PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu commissions 40,000 CBM liquefied petroleum gas vessel in South Korea
In a move that represented Nigeria’s commitment to deliver clean and sustainable energy solutions not just in-country but also across Africa and beyond, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday in Ulsan, South Korea, commissioned the WAGL Energy Limited’s 40,000 cubic metres (CBM) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessel, christened “MT Iyaloja (Lagos).
Represented by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, the President commended WAGL Energy Limited, NNPC Limited and Sahara Group, for their strategic foresight, technical excellence and unwavering dedication to expanding Africa’s role in the global clean energy value-chain.
The vessel owned by WAGL Energy Limited (an NNPC Ltd. /Sahara Group Joint Venture) is a dual-fuel, fully refrigerated LPG carrier. This latest addition brings WAGL’s total LPG vessel capacity to 162,000 CBM. Other vessels in the fleet include MT Africa Gas, MT Sahara Gas, MT BaruMK, and MT Sapet.
