The Senate is throwing its full weight behind the 10 billion dollars Train seven Project investment in the nation’s gas sector, by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas NLNG.
It also urged Nigerians to actively participate in the project which would create 10,000 new jobs and expand gas production capacity by 35 per cent.
Senate commendation followed a presentation by the Managing Director of NLNG Tony Attah, to the Senate Commitee on Local Content.
Chairman of the Committee, Teslim Folarin affirmed senate’s commitment towards ensuring that Nigerians are active participants in the gas sector.
Folarin in a statement by his Senior Legislative Aid Bamidela Ajibola on Friday said the committee was delighted at the expansion of the nation’s gas capacity from 22MTPA to 30MTPA through the train7 project.
He said the project would be constructed by the SCD consortium, comprising of Saipem, Chiyoda and Daewoo.
