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NNPC on brink of huge oil find

By orientalnewsngNovember 9, 2015No Comments2 Mins Read
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Nigeria may be “on the verge of a significant oil find” in the Lake Chad area of the northeast going by what the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) group managing director (GMD) Ibe Kachikwu said.

Kachikwu, who spoke at weekend in Lagos said the NNPC is projecting revenues of $20 billion in 2016.

Nigeria has been challenged by the sharp drop in global oil prices, because it relies on crude exports for around 70 percent of government revenues.

“There are signs from the latest 3D seismic studies that oil may be very close to being found now in Lake Chad,” Kachikwu was quoted as saying in a statement issued by NNPC spokesman Ohi Alegbe.

“I am optimistic that by the end of the year we should be able to announce something major on this,” he said in a presentation in Lagos, according to the statement.

Kachikwu said it would be important to pass the long-delayed Petroleum Industry Bill aimed at overhauling the oil sector, and to encourage investment in the country’s oil and gas industry.

“Kachikwu stated that the NNPC is projecting the inflow of $20bn in 2016 to enable the corporation to fund major projects,” said NNPC spokesman Alegbe.

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