The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and officials of the Gombe and Bauchi state governments have expressed divergent views over the seemingly stalled oil exploration activities at the Kolmani integrated oil field.
The field is located at Barambu village in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The government officials said no tangible progress has been recorded on the project for more than two years after Kolmani Integrated Oil was inaugurated by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2022.
But the NNPCL spokesperson, Femi Soneye, said the oil giant did not abandon the project or any other crude oil exploration and drilling in the Northern part of the country.
The Kolmani field in North-East Nigeria reportedly has oil in commercial quantities with Oil Prospecting Licences 809 and 810 cutting across Kolmani One, Two, Three, Four, and Five.
NNPCL had engaged Sterling Global to continue with exploration, lifting crude oil and developing the Kolmani Oil Field.
