NLNG set to increase cooking gas supply
19 August 2013 
The Nigerian Liquifield and Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited has assured consumers that it will supply enough Liquifield Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, to the market. To do this, it has increased the supply of the product from 150,000 to 250,000 metric tonnes per year. The General Manager, Public Affairs, NLNG, Dr Kudo Eresia-Eke said this was informed by the need to forestall a glut and make consumers access the product. He said the organisation is committed to deepening the local market, and provide consumers with alternative and cheaper source of cooking materials. He denied that gas plants had not been getting constant supply of the products. He said: Our goal is to increase the use of LPG in the country. This made us to increase metric tonnes of cooking gas from 150, 000 to 250, 000, after realising that consumers are showing more interest in the product.” Meanwhile, the President, Petroleum and Technology Association of Nigeria(PETAN) Mr Emeka Ene said the domestic consumption of the product is relatively lower compared to some West Africa countries. He said the scarcity created by the NIMASA/NLNG face off was yet to abate, adding that consumers had not been accessing the product. He said NLNG’s decision to increase the supply of cooking gas was good but that this should be monitored. “We still need to step up the processing and production of gas locally to acheive meaningful growth in the country. When enough gas is processed for domestic users, the development would galvanise economic activities and the country grow. “I think we can generate a lot of revenue from domestic use of LPG, if enough commitment is showing to its production and marketing,” he added. He said efforts should be geared towards supplying gas plants’operators with the product, adding that it would serve as a better alternative to kerosene. |
