Judul : Gombe, Bauchi dispel rumour of Kolmani oil drilling relocation
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Gombe, Bauchi dispel rumour of Kolmani oil drilling relocation
Gombe State Commissioner of Energy and Mineral Resources, Alhaji Sunusi Ahmad Pindiga, yesterday disclosed that a team from Gombe and Bauchi State visited the site of Kolmani Oil Well Projects to assure the host communities that the project is still on course.
He said this followed complaints received from the host communities over alleged dismantling of the oil drilling rig and movement to another location outside Gombe and Bauchi States.
In an interview, Pindiga said, 'The visit followed a report from the Host Communities about dismantling and moving out of the oil drilling rig to another location outside Gombe and Bauchi States. The host communities became worried and pleaded for intervention.
'When I heard about it, I called the field base manager, he told us to come for an on the spot assessment and I informed the Bauchi State Commissioner for Natural Resources. We went there with high powered delegates from Bauchi and Gombe State.'
He said when we arrived at the Kolmani project site, the Field Base Manager of AOML and representative of NNPCL received the high powered delegation warmly.
'They dispelled the claims going round about the possibility of suspending the ongoing project.
'They informed the team that the rig to be taken out has completed its job description, it's a small rig now, that a bigger rig will be required to continue with re-entry into KR 2, KR3 and KR 4.' oil wells.'
He further explained that the small rig already dug over 10,000 meters, adding that two fields have been cleared in addition to casting along the site of Bauchi State where the big rig would be deployed.
Pindiga said two wells had been completed with each having deposits around Bauchi and Gombe, adding that three more wells have been completed on the Gombe site.
The team was taken round the project sites and everything was working well, he added.
Daily Trust reports that the Kolmani oil field on the border between Bauchi and Gombe States was first inaugurated two years ago by former President Muhammadu Buhari, marking the first oil exploration venture in northern Nigeria.
The licence expired recently but President Bola Ahmed Tinubu granted approval for the issuance of all critical regulatory licences for the project to continue.
The project is located between Bauchi and Gombe States, where the NNPCL said oil search would resume with the imperative to activate all available oil platforms for increased production.
Oil and gas remain vital to Nigeria's development and revenue generation and the Federal government is ready to work closely with both Bauchi and Gombe states to ensure the project's success.
Recently, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Lokpobiri Heineken explained that crude oil from Kolmani has already been factored into Nigeria's projected production capacity, highlighting its role in the nation's broader energy strategy.
Heineken said, 'The Federal Government is looking forward to drilling more barrels of oil, hence the need for more commitment in drilling the Bauchi site. When this government came in, we were drilling about a million barrels. Today, we are drilling about one million, eight hundred thousand (1,800,000) barrels. Our target is to drill two million barrels before the year ends. What we want to see is to ensure that the Kolmani region also contributes to our barrels.'
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