Critical stakeholders have emphasised the importance of combating illegal oil bunkering in the Niger Delta, lamenting that the country’s revenue is dwindling as a result of oil thieves’ activities.
Players in the oil and gas sector have also warned stakeholders in the industry to restrain from crude oil theft.
That was the highlight of the discussion at the maiden edition of the energy and labour summit orgamised by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN).
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Workers in the oil and gas at the summit spoke about various challenges facing the industry.
President of PENGASSAN Festus Osifo stressed the need for energy transition and its effect on the workforce in the oil and gas sector in the country.
According to him, he said workers have nothing much to fear but need to be prepared.
“We need to develop some skills, we need to develop some critical thinking abilities and problem solving skills.
“In PENGASSAN, we have the best, finest and most educated individuals which cuts across all fields.
During various presentations at the conference, the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National petroleum company NNPC, Mele Kyari said anyone caught in the act of oil theft will not be spared.
He said “It is our duty to do this, many of the things that you have seen could not have been delivered. Some of the connections that you have seen could not be done accept with the deployment of operation.
“We will spare no one. We will spare nobody in this action, so that ultimately, we can get back to our assets, so that we can also step forward and say look, we are doing well, let’s have a different task.
“Ultimately, as the energy transition draws closer, the government will develop robust jobs transition policies that will provide guidelines on how oil and gas professionals can leverage on their core technical expertise to pipe out to other clean energy sources.
Workers in the oil and gas sector have been encouraged to embrace technology and innovation, as the world continues to move towards cleaner energy.
