Nigeria exported crude oil and gas valued at over $3.8bn to Indonesia in 2023, the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Usra Harahap, has said.
Harahap disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during a courtesy visit to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Nicholas Ella.
At the meeting, he expressed the desire of the Republic of Indonesia to deepen the existing collaboration with Nigeria in the development of the oil and gas sector, according to a statement issued by the petroleum ministry’s Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations, Oluwakemi Ogunmakinwa.
The Indonesian ambassador said Indonesia was exploring ways to sustain its relationship with Nigeria.
He was quoted as saying, “We are looking for ways to maintain and improve a beneficial cooperation and relationship that we have held for the past 59 years.” The ambassador noted that the oil and gas sector of the economy was of common interest to both countries, adding that his country would want to explore areas of more collaboration with Nigeria in that regard.
