The Federal Government has said that it
will soon begin the surveillance of Nigeria’s
pipelines with aircraft manned by Nigerian
pilots, trained under the Petroleum
Technology Development Fund, PTDF
programme. Speaking at the Upstream and
Downstream Oil and Gas Exhibition and
Conference, in Abuja, Mr. Oluwole Oluleye,
Executive Secretary, PTDF, who expressed
government’s concern with the increasing
rate of crude theft in the country, said the pilots are effectively trained in line with
international standards to help in the fight
against crude theft and pipeline vandalism. Oluleye, represented by Mr. Jacob Neeka,
Head, Research and Documentation,
PTDF, said the pilots will be contracted to
survey the pipelines right of way in order
to monitor the pipelines, identify crude
theft points and provide the necessary information for the federal Government
to take the requisite action. He further stated that the PTDF is also
collaborating with the military in ensuring
the effective surveillance of pipelines and
petroleum assets across the country. He said, “PTDF has undertaken the
training of 20 Nigerians as pilots. They will
do the real surveillance, through piloting of
our oil and pipelines right of way and other
facilities in the country. “The reason is because we have to sustain
oil and gas facilities. We have to ensure
that they are well protected. Of course, if
we have pilots that can carry out that
responsibility, it is a huge contribution in
saving the cost of maintenance, repair or replacement of some of the broken down
pipelines. “PTDF is actually contributing towards that
direction and I believe that over time, we
are going to come to the front burner to
ensure that Nigerians get the recognition
and value addition for money. “We trained even military personnel in our
scholarship programmes in some of the
trainings that will help them maintain
effective surveillance activities across our
pipeline right of ways in the country.
Collaboration is ongoing and is effective too.” Also speaking, the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, SGF, Mr.
Pius Anyim, bemoaned the rising incidence
of crude theft in Nigeria, saying it is
negatively affecting the revenue
accruable to the country. Anyim, who was represented by his
Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, Mrs.
Jemila Shwara, called for concerted effort
to stop the menace, saying, “Crude theft
is not insurmountable. All hands must be
on deck to put in place a hitch-free process in the sector that will tackle the
menace and also help grow the sector. He said the Federal Government is
desirous of an effective service delivery
system in the oil and gas sector, adding
that the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, when
passed will stimulate growth in the oil
industry and the economy in general, while also strengthening the capacity of
indigenous companies to compete
globally.
will soon begin the surveillance of Nigeria’s
pipelines with aircraft manned by Nigerian
pilots, trained under the Petroleum
Technology Development Fund, PTDF
programme. Speaking at the Upstream and
Downstream Oil and Gas Exhibition and
Conference, in Abuja, Mr. Oluwole Oluleye,
Executive Secretary, PTDF, who expressed
government’s concern with the increasing
rate of crude theft in the country, said the pilots are effectively trained in line with
international standards to help in the fight
against crude theft and pipeline vandalism. Oluleye, represented by Mr. Jacob Neeka,
Head, Research and Documentation,
PTDF, said the pilots will be contracted to
survey the pipelines right of way in order
to monitor the pipelines, identify crude
theft points and provide the necessary information for the federal Government
to take the requisite action. He further stated that the PTDF is also
collaborating with the military in ensuring
the effective surveillance of pipelines and
petroleum assets across the country. He said, “PTDF has undertaken the
training of 20 Nigerians as pilots. They will
do the real surveillance, through piloting of
our oil and pipelines right of way and other
facilities in the country. “The reason is because we have to sustain
oil and gas facilities. We have to ensure
that they are well protected. Of course, if
we have pilots that can carry out that
responsibility, it is a huge contribution in
saving the cost of maintenance, repair or replacement of some of the broken down
pipelines. “PTDF is actually contributing towards that
direction and I believe that over time, we
are going to come to the front burner to
ensure that Nigerians get the recognition
and value addition for money. “We trained even military personnel in our
scholarship programmes in some of the
trainings that will help them maintain
effective surveillance activities across our
pipeline right of ways in the country.
Collaboration is ongoing and is effective too.” Also speaking, the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, SGF, Mr.
Pius Anyim, bemoaned the rising incidence
of crude theft in Nigeria, saying it is
negatively affecting the revenue
accruable to the country. Anyim, who was represented by his
Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, Mrs.
Jemila Shwara, called for concerted effort
to stop the menace, saying, “Crude theft
is not insurmountable. All hands must be
on deck to put in place a hitch-free process in the sector that will tackle the
menace and also help grow the sector. He said the Federal Government is
desirous of an effective service delivery
system in the oil and gas sector, adding
that the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, when
passed will stimulate growth in the oil
industry and the economy in general, while also strengthening the capacity of
indigenous companies to compete
globally.
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