Sylva Commends LNG, Daris Tele on Decade of Oil and Gas

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has applauded the management of Daris Tele Limited under the leadership of Tokunbo Olateru-Olagbegi for the commitment and eͿorts put into making the documentary on Nigeria’s decades of oil and gas production.

The minister who spoke at the launch of the documentary: ‘The Nigerian Gas Journey... Past, Present and Future’, recalled that the National Gas Policy approved by the federal government in 2017 foresees Nigeria as an attractive gas-based industrial nation, centred on satisfying local gas demand requirements, and developing a signiÀcant presence in international markets.

He disclosed that the documentary by Daris Tele, which was put together through the assistance and support of the Nigerian LNG captured the story from all angles of the industry insisting that it was a wise decision “in getting this documentary and brochure produced on behalf of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources in line with FG’s declaration of the “The Decade of Gas”.

The policy according to Sylva seeks to deÀne and set the framework necessary to move Nigeria from being a crude oil export-based economy to becoming an attractive, oil and gas-based industrial economy.