Oil Minister, lawmakers visit Atlas Cove Depot (Photos)

Yesterday, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva accompanied by the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari led the Senate Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream, Downstream and Gas) on a high-level visit to Atlas Cove Depot.

This was in line with the oversight function of the Senate Committees and instanced by the need to access the vandal containment action of Nigeria's security forces and the status of the ongoing capacity upgrade of the Depot.

HIGH-LEVEL VISIT TO ATLAS COVE DEPOT

Yesterday, the HMSPR, @HETimipreSylva accompanied by the Group Managing Director of @NNPCgroup, Malam @MKKyari led the Senate Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream, Downstream and Gas) on a high-level visit to Atlas Cove Depot. /1 pic.twitter.com/eYXfVN5q54

— Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria (@FMPRng) March 1, 2020

The lawmakers affirmed the heightened collaborative focus of oil firm with the relevant security forces towards containing activities of pipeline vandals in the area while applauding the ongoing work towards the capacity upgrade at the Depot.

The visiting lawmakers were led by the Chairman, Senator Sabo Mohammed Nakudu and consist of Senators Philip Aduda, Albert Bassey, James Manager, Ifeanyi Ubah, and Gabriel Suswan.