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Emeka Okwuosa, the group chief executive officer of Oilserv Group, says the Ajeokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline project will be completed by July 2024.
Oilserv is the contractor executing segment A of the 614-kilometer pipeline being developed by Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to transport natural gas from southern to central Nigeria.The $2.8 billion project represents phase one of the 1,300km-long Trans-Nigerian Gas Pipeline project being developed as part of Nigeria’s master plan to utilise its surplus gas resources.by the third quarter of this year.
“We have our schedule as far as where we are today and we are working hard to mitigate and make sure we deliver.Advertisement “Our commitment is more than 100 percent. Though we have challenges, but our job is to deal with the challenges and make sure the project is completed as scheduled,” Okwuosa added.
On his part, Ekpo expressed satisfaction with the pace of work on the project but harped on the need for it to be completed on schedule.The minister said when it is completed, many ailing industries “will come to limelight”, and there would be “efficient power supply, availability of compressed natural gas for vehicles, and liquefied petroleum gas for cooking”.
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