Gas to power: NPDC hits 400 million standard cubic feet daily
The Federal Government’s efforts to sustain the improvement in power supply received a boost with the unveiling of the Oredo Integrated Gas Handling Facility by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, at the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) operated Oredo field in Edo State.
A statement signed by Tumini E. Green on behalf of the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), noted that the facility, which currently supplies 65 million metric standard subic feet per day (MMscfd) has ramped up NPDC’s total gas production to a record level of 400MMscfd with projected growth to 600MMscfd by year end. Read more