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  • Group signs 5m cubic gas plant project agreement in Delta

    Group signs 5m cubic gas plant project agreement in Delta

    FrazEnergy Limited, a subsidiary of Oil Serve Limited has signed a 5 million cubic feet gas plant project with Galileo technologies. The gas technology project which is to be established in Delta State is expected to convert the gas to liquefied natural gas (LNG), and then selling it to the marketplace.

    The project agreement was signed on the side-line of the just concluded 23rd Annual Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG), Energy Week, with the theme “Showcasing Opportunities, Driving Investment, Meeting Energy Demand Conference and Exhibition, in Abuja.

    The General Manager of FrazEnergy, Osi Okonkwo, said the gas plant would capture what would have been flared gas, and converting those flared gas into natural gas, which would turn into liquefied natural gas (LNG).

    Okonkwo said the plant would also produce propane, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), adding there will be some condensate also. “We’re literally going to take the raw gas, break it into its different components”, he stated.

    According to him, the company is also developing a 91 kilometer, 18 inch pipeline, with private, built, owned and operated by the company. According to him, the company would not be doing compressed natural gas (CNG) observing there is an energy density advantage for LNG.

    He explained for every truck of LNG produced from the plant and put on the roads, about four to five CNG trucks would be needed. Expressing the concern over the capacity and nature of the Nigerian road networks Okonkwo added instead of one petrol tanker or one diesel tankers; you’re putting four or five CNG tankers on the road.

    “It’s a good stopgap, we’re not saying we shouldn’t do CNG in the country, but for us, we’ve analysed it, and we’ve made the decision that, logistically, it doesn’t make sense to have so many trucks on the road when we can be more efficient with our logistics.

    To be fair, the capital requirements for LNG is a little bit more, but we do believe, because the operational expense is less, because we have less logistics, over time, LNG will win out. It’s a more sustainable business addi9ng it’s a marginal field operator”.

     “We’ll be building for ourselves and investing into the midstream, downstream sector. So gas processing, gas pipelines, petrol pipelines, petrochemicals, power as a service, anything to do with gas, from source to use, we’ll be participating in.

    With FrazEnergy, we intend to develop projects for ourselves and our investment partners. Our area of focus is in the space of gas, everything from gas processing, gas treatment, gas transportation, whether it’s by physical pipelines or virtual pipelines, also in the downstream, in gas utilisation, things like power as a service”, Okonkwo explained.

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    We can also do captive power, embedded power, and also any other industry that utilises gas, like petrochemicals, in each of these spaces, we are currently developing a project, he added.

    Gabriel Lorenzi, Commercial Vice President Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific, Galeo Technologies said the good thing about the technology is that each of the units would do just under a million cubic feet, so what that allows us to do is, we can stack them like blocks, Lorenzi added.

     “So, that allows us to expand in one location, but also to be able to move to other locations. One of the things we are working with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), we are actually one of the approved technologies for the FLARE program that NUPRC has been running. So, one of the things we can do is, we can go to any of these locations onshore or in the swampy areas and put our equipment”, the Commercial Vice President, added.

    On whether there had been similar projects in Africa executed by the company, Lorenzi explained that Galileo was a company that had been in the business since 1980. According to him, the company started with CNC, developing CNC in South America, then North America, Europe, Asia, and now coming to Africa.

    We have CNC stations in South Africa, virtual pipelines in Mozambique, we have 200 CNC compressors in Egypt, and we have a compressor in Cameroon, he stated.

    Lorenzi who stated that the company had compressors in Angola, doing gas lift, admitted that this particular project was the first of its kind in this region where the company is going to produce LNG with a very proven technology over the last 10 years. “So, we have in the region, African region, and CNC and process compressors”, he stated.

    “The LNG technology has been proved over the last 14 years in countries like Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, North America, Indonesia, and India. So, this is a very stable, modular scale LNG technology that finally is coming to the region with the partner, FrazEnergy and OilServe”, this is the first deployment of LNG in the region, Lorenzi added.

  • Ex-agitators reverse threat to shut down Utorogu gas plant

    The chairmen of Delta, Edo and Bayelsa states Phase 2 ex-militants under the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), yesterday reversed their threat to shut down Utorogu gas plant in Otu-Keremi, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.

    The ex-militants said the threat to shut down the gas plant came after hearing that some persons had hijacked N320m meant for Niger Delta ex-militants Phase 2.

    They said that the development fuelled their anger to call on President Bola Tinubu, the Interim Administrator, PAP, Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu (rtd.) and security agents to go after those behind the alleged hijack.

    The ex-militants said their earlier threat to shut down the gas plant was because nobody owned up to the hijack of the N320m, until some persons openly countered their publication without mentioning their names and reacting out of guilty conscience.

    In a statement made available to reporters in Yenagoa by the Delta State Chairman, ‘General’ Solomon Adu; Edo State Chairman, ‘General’ London Gbuke and ‘General’ Julius Belemu, from Bayelsa, they said the N320m alleged to have been hijacked by a few ex-militants was meant for the entire phase 2 ex-agitators in the region, noting that they were not fighting for themselves but for the entire region.

    The ex-agitator leaders said: “How would they say their attention was drawn to a publication by some self-appointed Chairmen of the Phase 2 ex-militants from Delta, Edo and Bayelsa states, alleging some persons of hijacking N320m, without mentioning their names, but quickly rushed to counter our publication, is that not laughable?

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    “It is shocking to respond to a publication whose name was not mentioned and allegations you know nothing about. We only petitioned the President and others over the hijack of N320m, and they started issuing statements, calling for our arrest for fighting a just cause.

    “It is therefore laughable that some persons who had hijacked N320m meant for the entire Phase 2 ex-militants are coming out to show their faces that they are behind the hijack of the N320 even when none of their names were mentioned in the publication.

    “They are urging the security agencies not to treat the threat of shutting down Utorogu gas plant by Delta, Edo and Bayelsa states chairmen, Solomon Adu,  London Gbuke and Julius Belemu with kid gloves, when their guilt has proved they are all prime suspects by revealing themselves through their response to a publication their names were not mentioned.

    “Like we earlier said since we saw the names of those behind our petition to the Federal Government over the hijack of the N320m, we are urging the security agents to swing into action by arresting those whose names were not in our publication but revealed their names by themselves through publication as threat to shut down Utorogu gas plant is dropped.”

  • Ex-agitators drop threats to shut down gas plant

    Ex-agitators drop threats to shut down gas plant

    • From Polycarp Orosevwotu, Ughelli

    The chairmen of Delta and Edo states Phase 2 Ex-militants in the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), yesterday reversed their threat to shut down Utorogu Gas Plant, Otu-Keremi in Ughelli South Local Government of Delta State.

    The ex-agitators said the threat to shut down the plant followed information that some persons had hijacked N320million meant for Ex- militants Phase 2, hence the call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Interim Administrator, PAP, Maj-Gen Barry Ndiomu (retd) and security agents to go after those behind the alleged hijack.

    The former militants said their earlier threat to shut down the plant was because nobody owed up to the hijack of the N320million, until some persons countered a publication they published without their names not being mentioned, but reacted out of guilty conscience.

    Speaking to reporters in Warri, the Delta State Chairman, Gen. Solomon Adu; Edo State Chairman, Gen. London Gbuke and Gen. Julius Belemu from Bayelsa said the N320million alleged to have been hijacked by few ex-agitators was meant for Phase 2 Ex-militants in the Niger Delta, adding that they were not fighting for themselves, but for the region.

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    They said: “How would they say their attention was drawn to a publication by some self-appointed chairmen of the Phase 2 Ex-agitators from Delta, Edo and Bayelsa states, accusing some persons of hijacking N320million, without mentioning their names, yet they rushed to counter our publication. Is that not laughable?

    “It is shocking to respond to a publication in which your name was not mentioned and allegations you know nothing about, your names not mentioned, we only petitioned President Tinubu and others over the hijack of N320million, and they started issuing statements, calling for arrest for fighting a just cause.

    “It is therefore laughable that some persons, who had hijacked N320million meant for the entire Niger Delta Phase 2 Ex-militants, are coming out to show their faces that they are behind the hijack of the money, even when none of their names were mentioned in the publication.

    “You are urging the security agents not to treat the threat of shutting down Utorogu Gas Plant by Delta, Edo and Bayelsa states, Gen. Solomon Adu, Gen. London Gbuke and Gen. Julius Belemu with kid gloves, when your guilt has proved you all out as prime suspects by revealing yourselves through their response to a publication their names were not mentioned.

    “Like we have earlier stated, since we have seen the names of those behind our petition to the Federal Government over the hijack of the N320million, we are urging the security agents to swing into action by arresting those whose names were not in our publication, but revealed their name by themselves through publication as threat to shut down Utorogu Gas Plant was dropped.”

  • Imo community threatens to shutdown oil facilities over abandoned projects

    Angry youths under the auspices of Egbema Elites have threatened to shut down oil facilities if the Federal Government fails to complete an abandoned Gas plant in Ohaji-Egbema Council Area.

    They lamented the project, which was awarded in 2001, has been abandoned for 13 years without any feasible reason.

    They accused the federal and state governments, as well as the oil companies operating in the area of deliberately marginalising the oil0 producing communities.

    Leader of the group, Francis Uzor, said that the community had been in total blackout for over 30 years.

    He alleged the Ministry of Power had treated the people of Egbema community with disdain, adding that the management of the abandoned gas plant refused them access into the facility.

    According to him:  “We are here to inquire why the Egbema gas plant which, was awarded in 2001 has been abandoned since 13 years now.

    “Egbema people are very peaceful people we are not as restive and violent as people think we are. We are here to know if there is any way we can help out. Since I was born we have not had electricity yet we have the highest deposit of gas in the whole of Africa.”

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    Also speaking, Ademachukwu Chimaraoke, called on the anti-graft agencies to probe the N18b awarded by the FG to ensure that the project was completed.

    Chimaraoke said if the federal government failed to ensure that the abandoned project was revived in a two week,the group would March to Abuja for a protest.

    He stated that not even the promises made by Vice President Yemi Osibanjo when he visited the state in 2017 the abandoned gas plant would be revived in two weeks had yielded any fruit.

    The woman leader, Mrs. Elizabeth Opara, said if the federal government fails to revive the abandoned gas plant within two weeks, the women of the community would protest naked in Abuja.

    She asked the federal government to start engaging their youths for meaningful endeavours and not for electoral violence.

  • NIPCO has world-class gas plant, NLNG chief

    NIPCO has world-class gas plant, NLNG chief

    Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas limited (NLNG) Managing Director,  Mr. Tony Attah, has described NIPCO Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) terminal as a world class facility.

    He described the plant as a game changer in the industry,  adding that it could assist the nation effectively.

    Attah spoke during a facility tour of NIPCO terminal in Lagos. He said the operations and the human capital of the company were worthy of emulation in the quest to deepen LPG access nationwide.

    “I never in my wildest imagination believed that this kind of facility exists in Apapa. The mental picture I have of Apapa is just a congested area, but coming to NIPCO, I can see that beyond the congestion, there is quite a lot of value for Nigeria through the operations of NIPCO Plc,” he said.

    The  NLNG chief noted that NIPCO does not only have an advantage of operating in front of three or four  jetties receiving both white products and gas but also investing heavily to upscale the amount of LPG that it can be received into its facility.

    Attah said: “For me NIPCO is a real game changer and we are committed to continue to support the company and indeed Nigeria to bring about the positive change in terms of energy availability for Nigeria.”

    He noted that there is a big scope for the company to strengthen the handshake, deepen the partnership between NLNG and NIPCO, adding “we stay committed to the partnership and most importantly, we stay committed to Nigeria.”

    Attah restated NLNG’s commitment to Nigeria, stressing that the company’s vision is to be a global player in the LNG market and to help build a better Nigeria, adding that part of it is its direct involvement in the LPG space.

    He said as at 2007, Nigeria was doing only about 50,000 tonnes of LPG before NLNG gom glad to say that as at 2016, NLNG’s LPG contribution to Nigeria was well over 25,000 tonnes with a plan to increase it to 300,000 tonnes this year.

    NIPCO Group Managing Director, Mr. Venkataraman Venkatapathy, confirmed NLNG as the biggest producer of LPG locally and has played commendable role in supplying LPG for domestic consumption.

    He recalled that NIPCO’s entry into the LPG business in 2009 was in apparent response to Federal Government’s call for genuine investors to improve LPG access to Nigerians through provision of infrastructure that could aid supply.

    According to him, the historic completion of the 4,800 MT facilities in 2008 and the unparalleled support of NLNG encouraged NIPCO to commence construction of the largest LPG facility in Africa (5,000MT) in continuous effort to improve access, facilitate gas evacuation across the country and quick turnaround of NLNG vessels.

    He told the visiting NLNG delegation that safety remains the company’s watchword as it has never experienced any lost time injury (LTI) in its operations since 2009.

    Venkatapathy informed the team that NIPCO has excellent relationship with off-takers for obvious reasons including proximity to jetty, enduring LPG business operations, improved loading and weighing facilities to ensure accuracy of product loaded, and faster turnaround, among others. These factors  make NIPCO first choice LPG terminal.

     

  • ‘Stop militants threatening Utorogu Gas Plant’

    The Environmental Health and Communications Initiative (EHCI), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has urged the Federal Government to stop militants terrorising a section of Delta State.

    The NGO, with a mandate to monitor the communities hosting the multi-billionaire Utorogu Gas Plant in Ughelli South council of Delta State, said the activities of militants endanger the livelihood of residents.

    A report by EHCI after a study of how agitation by the Niger Delta Peace Coalition (NPDC) against companies in Iwrekan, Otor-Udu and Otu-Jeremi communities, which host the Utorogu Gas plant Phase 2, showed that militancy endangers their economic lives and constitute grave security challenges in the Niger Delta.

    It called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the group ‘’because any attempt to jeopardise operations of the existing companies in the area, would further worsen the economic hardship of the people as these companies, such as Lee Engineering, are the ones building and maintaining the stability and economic wellbeing of the communities.”

    The stakeholders, who spoke in the report include: Matthew Ediri Egbi, Okaboro of Ughievhen Kingdom, some of his palace chiefs,  and the past Chairman of the Iwrekan Community Development Committee (CDC), Chief George Djukpan.

    A statement by Comrade Ogheneovo Otobrise and Egbanki Onovughe, said any attempt to breach the peace and security of the area through fraudulent propaganda would not be tolerated.

    It urged security agencies to stop the militants, adding: “The organisation has lost touch with reality and is only trying to blackmail the locals and shut down the economic livewire of the people through reckless blackmail and baseless, untruthful and fake petitions aimed at cheap propaganda.”

  • Host community shuts gas plant over alleged neglect

    Angry residents of Otorogun, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State yesterday shut down the town’s gas plant for alleged neglect by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC).

    Host communities of oil mining licences (OML) 30, 34 and 65 in Urhobo parts of the state had protested the alleged neglect for some time.

    This led to the June 30 agreement with the NPDC, which the protesters claimed the company had not honoured.

    The leadership of host communities of producing oil and gas (HOSTCOM) had issued a seven-day ultimatum to NPDC management to resolve outstanding issues with them.

    Chairman of Urhobo HOSTCOM, Comrade Efe Okowvurie, who led the protest, said: “Following the expiration of the seven-day ultimatum given to NPDC to implement the resolution earlier reached with HOSTCOM, the host communities decided to shut down the Otorogun gas plant.”

    Okowvurie added: “NPDC and HOSTCOM had an agreement on June 30 in which NPDC agreed to pay all the outstanding salaries of community workers in OMLs 30, 34 and 65, which are in arrears of between six to nine months. But till this moment, the NPDC has refused to pay the workers and the contractor.”

    The spokesman urged the Federal Government to compel NPDC to implement the resolution it signed with HOSTCOM on June 30.

    He said the host communities would not reopen the shut facilities until NPDC implements the resolution.

    The protesters warned NPDC not to reduce the 20 per cent mark-up attached to contracts being handled by indigenous contractors to 15 per cent.

    They noted that such STEP would cause a crisis in the host communities and create more troubles for NPDC.

     

  • Union Bank to fund Egboama gas plant with N4b

    Union Bank of Nigeria Plcn has signed a N4 billion agreement to finance Egbo-ama Gas Plant owned by PNG Gas Limited.

    In a statement, the bank said the facility will provide the required funding for the refurbishment and upgrade of gas plant located in Delta State.

    The Executive Director, Corporate Banking at Union Bank, Mr. Emeka Okonkwo said: “Union Bank is pleased to be supporting PNG with the financing of Egboama plant which is expected to produce about 101 tons of liquefied petroleum gas per day. This project will no doubt enhance efforts towards increasing domestic utilisation of gas in the country and reducing dependence of oil.”

    In addition to producing 101 tons of liquefied petroleum gas per day, the Egboama gas plant is also expected to produce 38 tons of propane gas per day, 750 barrels of natural gas liquids as well as 25 million standard cubic feet of lean gas per day.  The lean gas would be piped into the national gas grid to support power generation.

    Union Bank is a key player in oil and gas financing and is resolute in promoting and developing industries in the sector as part of its transformation programme.