The Federal Government has said gas would continue to form a major part of the country’s energy mix until 2030.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC Gbenga Komolafe, stated this at the Society for Petroleum Engineers Nigeria Council 2023 conference held in Lagos recently.
Komolafe said although FG was still committed to achieving the United Nation’s 2060 zero emission goals, Nigeria would continue to explore its abundant gas resources for the development of its communities.
He added that the government was hoping to achieve part of the target through the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited’s Train 7, Nigeria-Morocco, and Ajaokuta gas pipeline projects.
Also, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd,NNPCL Mele Kyari, noted that Nigeria was not transiting away from fossil fuels.
According to him, the target is to grow the gas reserves from the current 209.5 trillion cubic feet to 600 trillion cubic feet in the nearest future
