Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and Peter Uzoho in Lagos
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) yesterday disclosed that Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the NNPC Ltd/CNL Joint Venture (JV), has found substantial presence of hydrocarbons across multiple reservoir zones in the Niger Delta.
In a statement in Abuja signed by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odey, the NNPC said the well is located in the shallow offshore area of the region, explaining that this was achieved after the completion of the Awodi-07 appraisal and exploration well.