The third oil field in Northern Nigeria is scheduled to be officially opened by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday.
This was said in a statement released, on Monday, by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited.
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The oil field is situated near Ebenyi, the administrative center of the Nasarawa State’s Obi Local Government Area.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, is the scheduled day for the flagging-off.
It is the second oil field in the North Central region, the first was the Ibaji Oil field in Kogi State.
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In the history of Nigeria’s exploration, the Ebenyi Oil field is the third in Northern Nigeria; the first was Kolomani, located in the Bauchi/Gombe axis.
15 January 1956 was the first time Nigeria discovered crude oil in commercial quantity in Oloibiri, a community in the Niger Delta region.
