06 Apr Kyari seeks support of NUPENG, NARTO, Others to Tackle Crude Oil Theft
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, Mele Kyari has called for the support of the National Association of Petroleum and Engineering Gas Workers (NUPENG), the National Association of Road Transport Owners and other stakeholders in the oil and gas sector to tackle the issue of crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region.
He said this yesterday, at the 5th quadrennial delegates conference holding in Asaba, Delta State.
The conference with theme, “Just Energy Transition: For oil and gas workers social welfare and security,” was attended by the Minister of Labour and Employment Dr. Chris Ngige who was represented by the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress Ayuba Wabba; the Governor of Delta State who was represented by his Deputy Phillip Shuaibu and the Group Executive Director (Upstream), NNPC Ltd, Engr. Adokiye Tombomieye and other senior government officials.
Kyari told participants at the conference said that the impact of pipeline vandalism had reduced the capacity of the country to meet its production quota.
He lamented that currently, Nigeria was producing less than 1.5 million barrels per day of crude oil. Kyari said as major stakeholders in the oil and gas business, time had come for NUPENG and NARTO to collaborate with the NNPC in bringing the issue of crude oil theft to an end.
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