NNPC begins oil drilling in Nasarawa March 21, explores more 9 northern states
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, Thursday tweeted that the oil firm would commence the drilling of crude oil in Nasarawa State on March 21, 2023.
The oil company is to begin drilling of the first oil well in Obi/Keana Nasarawa State in March, as Kyari pointed out that the exploration would not be limited to the current location in Obi/Keana location.
On January 14, 2023, NNPCL announced the discovery of oil in Nasarawa State and said it was set to drill the first foot of an oil well in the Northern state.
The company had disclosed this in a document on the frontier exploration services activities of the NNPC from 2020 to 2022, as outlined some prospective states where oil was expected to be discovered to include Niger, Nasarawa, Sokoto, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Bauchi, and Gombe.
It said the discovery was in continuation of its oil exploration activities in the country’s inland basins, adding that it would spud the first oil well in Nasarawa State in March 2023.
Recall that NNPC has been prospecting for crude oil in more locations across the north, after discovering the commodity in Bauchi and Gombe states.
The report stated that NNPC was taking coordinated steps for more frontier exploration in the region, as part of measures to shore up the country’s oil output and reserves.
