He said this while presenting a keynote address on “A Vision for Deregulation and Gas Utilization for Sustainable Energy in Nigeria” at the ongoing PENGASSAN Energy and Labour Summit in Abuja.
Kyari also called for the deployment of an inclusive and just energy transition in such a way that resource-dependent countries like Nigeria can be protected.
This, he added, would enable the country to make use of its resources of today to build the infrastructure of tomorrow and to create shared prosperity.
With the transition of the NNPC into a Limited Company, the focus of the current management led by Kyari in line with Nigeria’s quest for energy transitioning is to develop the country’s natural gas for the export market.
With attention shifting from fossil fuel to more cleaner energy sources, the NNPC Limited is leading Nigeria’s drive for more investments that would unlock these energy sources.
Nigeria’s quest for energy transitioning is to develop its natural gas for the export market.
The country has a reserve base of 36.97 billion barrels of oil and 208.83 trillion cubic feet of gas which represents.
In all, Nigeria controls 33 percent of Africa’s total gas reserves of 620 tcf.