The Minister of State Petroleum Resources [Oil] HEINEKEN LOKPOBIRI and other stakeholders yesterday held a meeting with the Chairman and CEO of Dangote Group, ALIKO DANGOTE over issues surrounding the Dangote Refinery.
DANGOTE and Nigeria’s regulatory authorities have been in dispute in recent weeks over the refinery located in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State and this reached a new high when the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) said the government was yet to license the refinery for the commencement of operations.
However, as part of moves to resolve the issues, LOKPOBIRI and other players in the oil and gas sector met with DANGOTE yesterday, a meeting which had in attendance; the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) FAROUK AHMED; the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) GBENGA KOMOLAFE and the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) MELE KYARI.
A statement by the Special Adviser Media and Communication to the minister, NNEAMAKA OKAFOR, revealed that LOKPOBIRI at the meeting, restated the importance of cooperation among stakeholders to ensure the success of the oil and gas sector which he said was critical to Nigeria’s economic growth and energy security.
