Monday 6 July 2015

EXPERT URGES CONTINUED SEARCH FOR OIL IN CHAD BASIN

Former Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Taofiq Tijani, has urged the Federal Government to continue its search for oil in the Chad Basin in spite of fruitless efforts that have gone into the exercise in the past.

He said there is possibility that oil would be found on the Nigeria’s side of the Chad Basin as oil is being produced on Chad’s side of the basin. He was optimistic that there might be oil reserves in the Basin, adding that with the increasing advanced technology, the reserves could be unlocked one day.

Read more @ Nation online

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