The Board established the NCI Fund in 2018 with the purpose of financing Oil and Gas companies to increase capacity and grow Nigerian Content in the Industry Presently, the NCI Fund has five product lines which are being managed by the Bank of Industry. They include - Manufacturing Finance -$10m; Asset Acquisition Finance -$10m; Contract Finance -$5m; Loan Refinance -$10m and Community Contractor Finance - N20 million.
“We have partnered with credible investors to develop critical projects in the sector to take Nigeria towards the goal. It is worthy of note that 70 percent of our investments are on gas-based activities, especially midstream and downstream gas. Our investments underscore the importance of gas to Nigeria’s economic sustainability, apart from its role in the energy transition,” he said.
He gave the breakdown of the Board’s achievements and initiatives and hinted that NCDMB was developing the oil and gas parks in conjunction with key operators in the oil and gas industry.
According to NLNG’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Philip Mshelbila, the Company had signed an MoU with UNEP in the last quarter of 2022, stating that the signing demonstrated the Company’s commitment to reduce methane emissions from its operations as part of its decarbonisation journey.
The new regulations are: Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Operations Regulations, 2023, Assignment or Transfer of License and Permit Regulations, 2023; Petroleum Measurement Regulations, 2023;. Gas Pricing and Domestic Demand Regulations, 2023; Petroleum (Transport and Shipment) Regulations, 2023 as well as Natural Gas Pipelines Tariff Regulations, 2023.
NDPHC, from data gathered by energy TIMES, was billed N854,104,159 million, having consumed 861,007.18 million cubic feet of gas in the month of January.
