Oil &Gas: Bauchi Govt, Commits Support on Kolmani Oil Exploration

By Adamu IMAM, Bauchi 

Oil &Gas: Bauchi Govt, Commits Support on Kolmani Oil Exploration

By Adamu IMAM, Bauchi     16th Dec, 2024

The Deputy Governor of Bauchi state, Mohammed Auwal Jatau has assured of people of Bauchi and Nigerians of government readiness towards providing the necessary supports and motivation for the full actualisation of Kolmani Oil Exploration.

Speaking to journalists recently when he led members of the Crude Oil Committee of the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission (RMFAC) to inspect the level of progress at the Kolmani Oil Field, Auwal Jatau promised that the state government will ensures the construction firms to work in an efficient and effectively.

Jatau also assured to work in close collaboration with both the Federal Government through the NNPCL and all stakeholders involved to see the full actualization of Kolmani Integrated Oil filed for the economic development of the state, neighbouring communities and the country in general.

“As a government, we have already assured the federal government and whoever is working here, be it a company or multilateral of our wholistic support be it security, social amenities and logistics. This has been our stand right from the day that the idea of the development of Kolmani was conceived through to this day,” Jatau maintained.

On his part, the acting chairman RMFAC crude oil committee, Engr. Hassan Mahmoud said the visit became necessary because of the potential of discovered crude oil deposits at the field to contribute significantly to the revenue pulse of the nation and bemoaned the delay in the actualisation of full-scale lifting of crude oil from the  Kolmani Integrated Oil filed years after its inauguration. 

He said, “We were thinking it wouldn't take time like this proceeds from this location should go to the purse of the federal government and then the 13% derivation to the two states that own this place.

“We were waiting, and then apparently, the waiting was too long, so we decided to write to the state governments that we wanted to visit the location to see for ourselves because it is always said that seen is believing. Honestly, we are not satisfied with the level of progress at the Kolmani oil field, we will sensitise them to do more. 

“Also, the Bauhci State Deputy Governor is here, they are going to go and discuss with the government. They are also going to keep visiting this place until we can see the level of development that we are okay with.”

The representative of the construction firm, Sterling Global, Abdulhamid Aminu said the present efforts are being channelled to drilling two additional wells that would feed the already drilled PL809 and OPL810 before the lifting of crude oil from the site would commence.