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As at June 30, 2021, and as previously reported, Al-Keshriwi, at the NOC headquarters in Trip-
the KNJV was owed $8.34mn by TPDC (net oli. The chairman Technical Advisors, Dr. Taher
$3.50mn to Aminex). Of this amount, the Najah and Bashir Grea attended the meeting.
KNJV has agreed to waive its claim for interest First, Sanalla welcomed Al-Keshriwi, thank-
of $1.57mn under the Kiliwani North Gas Sales ing him for his visit to the NOC to discuss
Agreement (GSA) on the unpaid gas sales in the NOC objectives in the field of preparing a
order to settle the matter and secure payment by national energy plan, investing in renewable
TPDC. energies, energy efficiency, and reduction of
TPDC is required to make a payment of GHG Emissions. This visit was seen as an oppor-
$4.37mn to the Company within 30 days of exe- tunity to discuss how to benefit from the support
cution of the settlement agreement. After distri- provided by UNEP to Libya in the current stage.
bution of JV partner shares of the gas sales and Sanalla explained that through his previous
remittance of indirect taxes and export duties the meetings with REAOL and GECOL and other
Company will retain approximately $1.85mn. relevant bodies. He highlighted the NOC sup-
In the terms of the settlement agreement, port for diversification of sources of energy to
TPDC has reserved its rights relating to the generate electricity and the need to increase the
Nyuni East Songo Songo PSA and certain rights contribution of renewable energies, especially
under the GSA as has the KNJV in respect to the solar energy, sparing the high value oil and gas
GSA. for export to fund development and support-
Charlie Santos, Executive Chairman of ing diversification of the national economy. He
Aminex commented: “We are delighted with emphasised that the NOC aimed to maximise
the settlement reached with TPDC, which the Reform Coordination and Service Improve- the use of renewable energies in the extraction
brings some much-needed funds into the Com- ment Department of the Ministry of Petroleum of oil and gas as a priority to reduce consumption
pany. This settlement reflects the commitment of Resources. of oil and gas fuels.
TPDC to work constructively with its partners He also said that five LPG storage/bottling He added that the NOC has made impor-
and the determination of the Tanzanian author- plants and six LPG Depots being developed in tant strides in gas flaring and emissions reduc-
ities to establish conditions that will spur further partnership with Butane Energy Limited in 10 tion, and relies on the option of solar energy as
investment into the Tanzanian energy sector. We states in the North and Abuja would be com- a prime energy source in all the new green field
would like to thank TPDC and the Tanzanian pleted in two phases – six in Q1-2022 and the development projects as well as in maintenance
authorities for their efforts to bring this matter rest in Q4-2022, with the opportunity to create and reconstruction projects in brown fields.
to a satisfactory close.” 1,900 direct, indirect, and induced jobs. NOC, October 18 2021
Aminex, October 15 2021 Wabote also hinted that the Board was part-
nering with the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics
Base (LADOL) to develop a 24-MW power LOCAL CONTENT
INVESTMENT plant at Takwa Bay, Lagos State to provide unin-
terrupted power supply to the free zone which NCDMB commissions ICT
NCDMB, partners to finish hosts key facilities required to service the oil and Centre in Bayelsa school
gas industry. The project is expected to generate
four projects in Q4-2021 400 jobs.
According to him, the Board’s partnership The Nigerian Content Development and Moni-
Four major projects being developed by investors investments cut across modular refineries, LPG toring Board (NCDMB) over the weekend com-
in partnership with the Nigerian Content Devel- value chain, and other areas. He stated that that missioned an Information and Communication
opment and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) will the Board had 23 project sites spread across Technology Centre at Government Science and
be completed before the end of 2021, Executive Abuja, Bayelsa, Bauchi, Delta, Edo, Gombe Technical College, Okaka, Yenagoa, Bayalsa
Secretary Simbi Kesiye Wabote has disclosed. and Imo State. Other locations include Jigawa, state.
The projects include the Rungas facility in Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger The donation is in furtherance of the Board’s
Polaku, Bayelsa State that would manufacture Plateau, Rivers and Zamfara states. goal of promoting the learning of Information
400,000 units of Composite LPG Cylinders per NCDMB, October 14 2021 Communication Technology and Science, Tech-
annum and BUNORR production plant in Port nology and Mathematics (STEM) education by
Harcourt, Rivers State, which would produce secondary school students as a foundation for
48,000 litres of base oil per day. ESG building human and material capacities in the
The other two projects include NEDO Gas’ oil and gas industry.
80 mcf per day gas processing facility upgrade Chairman of Libya’s The new ICT centre was equipped with state-
and expansion, plus 300 mcf per day KGG man- of-the-art computers, projector, printer, photo-
ifold in Delta State and DUPORT Midstream NOC meets with UNEP copier and is powered by a generating set, with
Ltd’s Energy Park, which comprises 2,500 bpd a backup inverter to ensure stable and reliable
of crude oil modular refinery, 40 mcf per day gas representative power supply. The Board also put in place Oper-
processing plant and 2-MW power plant. ation and Maintenance contract for one year and
The Executive Secretary spoke on Thurs- On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, the Chairman engaged an instructor certified by the Computer
day in Abuja at the one-day workshop on the of the Board of Directors Mustafa Sanalla met Professionals (Registration Council of) Nigeria
“NCDMB Roadmap, A Catalyst for the Indus- the representative of the United Nations Envi- to support the centre.
trialisation of Nigeria 2017-2027,” organised by ronment Programme (UNEP), Dr. Nouri NCDMB, October 18 2021

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