據3月8日The Punch報道，尼日利亞內容開發和監測委員會(NCDMB)宣布與殼牌尼日利亞天然氣公司簽署了一項協議，殼牌公司將租賃巴耶爾薩州波拉庫一公頃的土地，開發一個天然氣減壓和計量站。

NCDMB在一份聲明中表示，該協議是由執行秘書Simbi Wabote和殼牌尼日利亞天然氣公司總經理Ed Ubong在阿布賈簽署的。并表示，天然氣的供應將為新投資者和現有投資者打開機會通道。

他補充道：“隨著天然氣管道網絡的擴展，更多的企業可以獲得天然氣供應，從而創造就業機會，促進有影響力的經濟活動。通過這種伙伴關系，我們預計在未來兩年內，建筑、制造業和服務業將創造3萬個直接和間接的就業機會。”

Wabote表示，董事會決定利用部分土地，促進天然氣在巴耶爾薩和鄰近各州的用戶中分配和供應。

洪偉立 摘譯自 The Punch

原文如下：

NCDMB, Shell sign deal on Bayelsa gas facility

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has announced the signing of an agreement with Shell Nigeria Gas for the lease of one hectare of its land at Polaku, Bayelsa State, for the development of a Pressure Reduction and Metering Station by Shell.

The agreement was signed in Abuja by the Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Simbi Wabote, and the Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Gas, Mr Ed Ubong, the NCDMB said in a statement.

According to him, the availability of natural gas will open up the corridor of opportunities for new and existing investors.

”With the extension of the gas pipeline network by SNG, more businesses can be supplied with natural gas thereby creating employment and enabling impactful economic activities. With this partnership, we expect 30,000 direct and indirect jobs to be created in construction, manufacturing, and services sector within the next two years,” he said.

Wabote said the board decided to use part of its land to catalyse the distribution and availability of natural gas to domestic gas to users within Bayelsa and neighbouring states.