The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has disclosed that the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC) designed to drive the three-pronged objectives of safety, value and cost efficiency in the petroleum industry, would be launched, January 21, 2021, by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Head, Public Affairs of the DPR, Mr. Paul Osu, in a statement on Monday said the NOGEC would be inaugurated virtually by the president, as part of efforts to boost the operations of the country’s petroleum industry and force down the cost of oil and gas production.
The DPR said NOGEC complex, which would be situated in Lagos, was structured to house the various flagship centres of the industry, in order to comprehensively cover key areas of the industry.
It listed the flagship centres as Search, Rescue and Surveillance, SeRAS, Command and Control Centre and National improved Oil Recovery Centre (NIORC). Others are Oil and Gas Dispute Resolution Centre (DRC) , Oil and Gas Competence Development Centre (CDC) and Integrated Data Mining and Analytics Centre (IDMAC).
Director of the DPR, Engineer Sarki Auwalu, said the objectives of the centre, which are safety, value and cost efficiency, were critical for the oil and gas industry’s stability, growth and sustainability.
Auwalu explained that the centre would afford the Nigerian oil and gas industry the crucial elements for competitive advantage in a changing global energy landscape.
