The Federal Government said it has engaged the services of Green Energy International Limited to commence the construction of the 12 million standard cubic feet per day, MMSCFD, capacity Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, extraction plant at Ikuru Town, in Rivers State, vanguard reports.
According to the report, the Approval To Construct, ATC, license of the 12MMSCFD capacity plant, was issued by the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, to Green Energy, operator of the Otakikpo marginal field in Oil Mining Lease, OML, 11, sequel to the company’s successful submission of the detailed engineering design, DED.
The company in a statement issued on Saturday said the engineering design was produced under supervision of the indigenous operator by its contractors, PCC-LAMBDA Consortium, formed between Nigeria Indigenous companies and a Chinese company – Peiyang Chemical Equipment Company Limited, PCC, who is the original equipment manufacturer, OEM, and would also be responsible for manufacturing and design activities associated with the project.
The company in the statement disclosed that the LPG plant would be completed within 12 months, adding that it was determined to ensure full utilization of the gas produced from the field for LPG and power generation amongst other projects.
