Nigeria and Russia yesterday in Sochi, Russia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will enable both countries’ oil giants, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and Russia’s Lukeoil to elevate the commercial relationships to a government-to-government backed partnership.
With the signing of the MoU, NNPC and Lukeoil will work together in upstream operations and revamp Nigeria’s refineries.
Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mele Kyari and Vagit Alekperov, President of leading Russian oil company, Lukeoil, signed the MoU, which entails cooperation in deep offshore exploration of oil in Nigeria, production, trading, and refining.
The signing ceremony, which took place on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit, was witnessed by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva.
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Earlier in his remarks at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Lenin, President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria was prepared and willing to work with Russian businesses “to improve the efficiency of our oil and gas sector which provides us with the much-needed capital to invest in our security, infrastructure, and economic diversification programs”.
Speaking on the agreement between NNPC and Lukeoil, President Buhari gave an assurance that his administration will “ensure this initiative is implemented within the shortest possible time.”
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