In what has been termed a significant milestone in the advancement of Nigeria’s domestic gas industry and the generation of gas revenues, Temile Development Company Ltd – a key indigenous player in the oil and gas industry- recently commissioned a 23,000 cubic meters ultramodern Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Carrier.
Named ‘Alfred Temile 10’, the vessel was part-financed by Nigerian bank – Fidelity Bank Plc and was commissioned at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea.
The commissioning was witnessed by the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari; managing director/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe; minister of state, Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Luke Ekpo; the Charge D’Affairs Ad Interim of the Embassy of Nigeria in South Korea, Amb. Ferdinand Nwonye; executive secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Felix Omatsola Ogbe; amongst others.
Commending the company on the laudable development, Mele Kyari said, “I want to congratulate Mr. Alfred for the great feat you have achieved on behalf of our country and we understand that today clean energy is everything because the whole world is transitioning to cleaner fuel. In our country, biomass is the major source of energy, and I know that the efforts we are making collectively and with this effort by Temile Group will enhance that ability to produce cleaner energy in our country.”
On her own part, Dr Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, said, “This commissioning is a landmark achievement for Nigeria as the vessel would further support the nation’s drive to utilise cleaner energy sources especially as the world transitions to environmental-friendly energy options. Fidelity Bank is delighted to facilitate this transaction and we congratulate our amiable customer, Mr. Alfred Temile, as well as the good people of Nigeria on this feat.”
It was noted that this was the second of its kind being part-financed by the Bank and further underscores its support for the industry.
