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DPR head unveils
micro-LNG initiative
AFRICA NIGERIA’S government is sponsoring plans for where it can be transported to any [location].
the establishment of hundreds of small-scale With that strategy, energy security for this
LNG distribution centres across the country. country [can be] achieved through the virtual
According to Sarki Auwalu, the director of pipelines,” he said, according to a statement pub-
the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), lished by DPR.
Abuja wants to establish a total of 774 such cen- Auwalu did not comment on the cost of the
tres, one for each of Nigeria’s local government micro-LNG initiative or say how much gas the
areas. trucks might be able to deliver to consumers.
“DPR has developed a project we call Project Nor did he specify when gas might begin
774. The aim of this project is to ensure that each arriving at the local distribution centres within
and every [administrative division has] a gas the framework of this programme.
[regasification] and distribution centre with a However, he did state that the project would
micro-distribution centre,” he said on the side- support the Nigerian government’s efforts to
lines of the Nigeria International Petroleum promote the domestic utilisation, consumption
Summit (NIPS) last week. and commercialisation of natural gas and gas
Trucks will be used to transport LNG to the associated with oil production.
distribution centres and also regasify it, Auwalu Abuja has dubbed the 2021-2030 period the
added. “decade of gas,” and the country is now work-
As such, they will be able to serve as vir- ing to increase its reserves, develop new fields,
tual pipelines, bringing natural gas to areas of expand infrastructure and reduce flaring, he
the country that are not yet connected to any stated.
transportation or distribution pipelines, he Success on this front is expected to create new
commented. jobs while also contributing to economic growth,
“We have capabilities to have mini-LNG he added.
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