ANAMBRA RECLAIMS OIL WELLS: 10 WELLS RECOVERED FROM DELTA
GREATROBUNETVNEES–ANAMBRA State Government has recovered 10 oil wells from Delta State, boosting its oil production prospects.
Key Issues:
– _”Anambra was fully approved to the list of Nigeria’s oil-producing states in 2025 with an initial output of 3,000 barrels per day.”_
– Recovered Oil Wells: 10 wells around Anambra River Basin, previously assigned to Delta State.
– _”The oil wells belonging to the state had been the subject of boundary disputes with neighbouring Delta State.”_ – Charles Ofoegbu
– Modular Refinery: Plans to set up a modular refinery in Ossamala, Ogbaru Local Government Area.
– _”This modular refinery will produce petroleum and diesel to serve Anambra State and its neighbouring states, which will generate huge revenue for the state.”_ – Charles Ofoegbu
“The state government is working tirelessly to recover a substantial number of Anambra oil wells currently claimed by Imo, Delta, Rivers, and Enugu States due to boundary issues, which will, in turn, increase the state’s 13 per cent oil derivation from the Federal Government.
“However, about 10 oil wells located around the Anambra River Basin, belonging to the state but initially seeded to Delta State, have been recovered.”
According to him, “an agency is opening a kaolin mining site at Ukpor in the Nnewi South Local Government Area, which will also generate significant revenue for the state.”
He further said the state government was working towards establishing a processing plant for bentonite at Achalagu, Nteje, while the raw materials were found in Umuchu and Ufuma.
He noted that bentonite, which was used in the oil industry, would also generate additional revenue for the state.
Ofoegbu maintained that the revenue Anambra State earned from the oil sector had contributed immensely to the spectacular performance of the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo in all sectors, including the construction of Solution Fun City.
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