The bill, which was sponsored by Babajimi Benson (APC, Lagos), aims to prohibit the flaring and venting of natural gas, except in strictly regulated circumstances, while encouraging the utilisation of gas resources to foster economic growth and energy generation.
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The bill, which was sponsored by Hon. Babajimi Benson (APC, Lagos), seeks to curb the flaring and venting of natural gas, except in strictly regulated circumstances.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has inaugurated an Ad hoc Committee to investigate alleged $9.05 billion revenue loss from gas flaring in the last one decade in Nigeria.
Sylva made this known on Monday at a Public Hearing on gas flaring organised by the House of Representatives on Monday in Abuja.
Sylva said the move had the potential for enormous multiplier and development outcomes for Nigeria, adding that it would create jobs and help curb environmental pollution.
The bill, which passed second reading in 2017, seeks to ensure that any person who acted on behalf of a licensee to supply inaccurate data to the Department of Petroleum Resources or to any other person duly empowered by a lawful authority, commits an offence.
Onyeizu disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday, in Abuja.
Kachikwu made this known while speaking at the 2018 Buyers’ Forum/Stakeholders’ Engagement organised by the Gas Aggregation Company of Nigeria in Abuja, on Monday.
Pat Maseli, the Deputy Director, Head, Upstream, DPR, gave the statistics at the just concluded 10th Annual Sub-Saharan Africa Oil and Gas Conference in Houston, Texas, US
Gompertz regretted that many oil companies in the country still flared their gas and thereby pollute the environment with its attendant consequences.
“This means that an average of $4.9 million worth of gas is being flared on daily basis, which translates to about 1.4 billion cubic feet of gas flared daily by the international oil companies