Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria has reconfirmed its commitment to build a jetty worth $5m in support of the pilot pipe mill being promoted by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board in Polaku, Bayelsa State.
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Ernest Nwapa stated this when he received members of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) who came on an oversight visit to the Board in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
The jetty will be used for shipping raw materials and finished products from the 250 metric tonne pipe mill being located in the same precincts with the Shell GbaranUbie’s gas plant and the National Integrated Power Plant.
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Already, the 10 hectares of land acquired for the project is being prepared for civil works after bush clearing and Shell has begun technical of assessment the land preparatory to the construction of the jetty.
The construction of the jetty is part of the wide ranging industry support for the pilot pipe mill and other developmental initiatives of the Board, the Executive Secretary said.
He explained that the pipe mill will create over 1000 direct jobs and several thousands of indirect jobs for Nigerians as well as provide an invaluable platform for training Nigerians.
The mill will also supply pipes for-the over 2000 kilometers of new gas pipelines to be laid in the Gas Master Plan, replacement of aged existing pipes, as well as supply pipes for the numerous fertilizer, LPG and gas to power projects planned for the next few years.
Responding to questions from the Committee members led by their chairman, Senator Emmanuel Paulker, the Executive Secretary explained that the Board’s monitoring process starts from the conceptualization of industry projects through to the implementation stage, thereby ensuring that operators and stakeholders comply with provisions of the Act.
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