The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has told the BBC Hausa Service in an interview that oil drilling in the Kolmani Field, located at the boundary of Bauchi and Gombe states, would resume next month.
He said the Nigerian government remains committed to the belief in prospects for oil in the North, adding that the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline is also a top priority especially because of their strategic importance to national economic growth.
“NNPC will continue oil drilling in the Kolmani field and will continue the work on the AKK gas pipeline from Ajaokuta to Kaduna to Kano. The companies working on the projects will continue, and new ones are also welcome.
“The projects are critical in boosting the economy and the impact will be felt by all Nigerians. By next month, people will begin to see. We will start work on the AKK gas pipeline and the Kolmani.”
