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Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has pledged its readiness to provide enough gas to power the Federal Government’s desire to achieve at least 6,000 megawatts of electricity generation by December 2009.
Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Mohammed Barkindo, made this commitment yesterday near Ughelli in Delta state during a tour of the Utorogu Gas Plant operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC).
The facility which was attacked in February this year by some militants has since come on stream with production rising to a record 300 million standard cubic feet, raising hopes that the nation’s 6,000mw electricity target was still on course.
He remarked that together with its Joint Venture Partners, NNPC was determined to beat the December 2009 deadline.
According to him, me state without any doubt that the Federal Government has indicated its resolve to provide full support to our desire to meet this target and we are ready to go the whole length to ensure that this dream becomes a reality.’’
Barkindo thanked President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua for coming up with the amnesty programme for Niger Delta militants, a decision which, according to him, is already yielding results for the oil industry.
“For the first time in over seven months, our total crude oil and condensate production has gone up to 2.3 million barrels per day. While crude oil production as at yesterday stood at 1.7million barrels per day, that of condensate came to 600,000 bpd.
“All these wouldn’t have been possible without the amnesty package which has made the operating environment friendlier,’’ Barkindo added. In line with efforts to meet the President’s 6,000mw target by December 2009, Barkindo led a management delegation of NNPC to visit the Utorogu gas plant, which accounts for 70 per cent of the gas need of the country’s power sector.
He was met on arrival by Shell’s Executive Regional Vice President for Africa, Ann Pickard, who briefed him on the major milestones of the gas plant.One of the milestones was that for the first time in recent years, the plant was producing over 300 standard cubic feet per day.
This is as a result of the return of peace to the Niger Delta, courtesy of President Yar’Adua’s amnesty for repentant militants.


		Thursday 3/9/ 2009
		6,000mw Target: NNPC Pledges to Make Gas Available
		Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has pledged its readiness to provide enough gas to power the Federal Government’s desire to achieve at least 6,000 megawatts of electricity generation by December 2009. Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Mohammed Barkindo, made this commitment yesterday near Ughelli in Delta state during a tour of the Utorogu Gas Plant operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC). The facility which was attacked in February this year by some militants has since come on stream with production rising to a record 300 million standard cubic feet, raising hopes that the nation’s 6,000mw electricity target was still on course. He remarked that together with its Joint Venture Partners, NNPC was determined to beat the December 2009 deadline. According to him, me state without any doubt that the Federal Government has indicated its resolve to provide full support to our desire to meet this target and we are ready to go the whole length to ensure that this dream becomes a reality.’’ Barkindo thanked President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua for coming up with the amnesty programme for Niger Delta militants, a decision which, according to him, is already yielding results for the oil industry. “For the first time in over seven months, our total crude oil and condensate production has gone up to 2.3 million barrels per day. While crude oil production as at yesterday stood at 1.7million barrels per day, that of condensate came to 600,000 bpd. “All these wouldn’t have been possible without the amnesty package which has made the operating environment friendlier,’’ Barkindo added. In line with efforts to meet the President’s 6,000mw target by December 2009, Barkindo led a management delegation of NNPC to visit the Utorogu gas plant, which accounts for 70 per cent of the gas need of the country’s power sector. He was met on arrival by Shell’s Executive Regional Vice President for Africa, Ann Pickard, who briefed him on the major milestones of the gas plant.One of the milestones was that for the first time in recent years, the plant was producing over 300 standard cubic feet per day. This is as a result of the return of peace to the Niger Delta, courtesy of President Yar’Adua’s amnesty for repentant militants.