The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said it will resume crude oil search in the Chad basin immediately it gets clearance from security agencies in the country.
The Group Managing Director, Dr Maikanti Baru made the disclosure during the visit of Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed to his office in Abuja on Wednesday.“We will go back there as soon as we receive security clearance. There seem to be some prospects there because Niger Republic drilled over 600 wells and now they are producing while we have only drilled 23 wells,” he said.
He also assured the governor of synergy between the institution and the Petroleum Training Institute, Warri, for exchange programmes and manpower development.
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