Arewa Oil and Gas Marketers, Foreign Partners to Invest in Domestic Gas Utilisation

Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano

The Chairman of Arewa Oil and Gas Marketers Association (AROGMA), Bashir Ahmad Dan-Mallam, has stated that arrangements have been concluded between the association and foreign companies to invest in the elastic gas utilisation value chain in the region.

Dan-Mallam, who is the newly elected chairman of AROGMA, disclosed this during a press conference in Kano yesterday.

He said Nigerians, especially northerners, are set to witness an energy transition and alternative energy from petrol to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).

According to him, “AROGMA, with the active support of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), is set to invite companies from Qatar, Turkey, Germany, and India for the establishment of gas facilities in Nigeria.”

He disclosed that the association was already in contact with their foreign partners and is currently studying their various proposals.

The chairman noted that the project would be a great achievement for Nigeria, and would be another milestone in the country’s development, especially in the Northern region.

He further explained that the move would ease the biting economic hardship, especially in northern Nigeria, occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidies.

Dan-Mallam also commended the effort of the management of NNPCL for its tireless and unflinching support and encouragement to the industry players to invest in various fuel substitution initiatives, CNG usage and conversion, autogas, and refineries.