DPR Director inaugurates Network Code operationalization teams

The Director of Petroleum Resources, Engr. Sarki Auwalu has inaugurated the network code operationalisation teams for the full implementation of the Nigeria Gas Transportation Network Code (NGTNC) which was recently launched by the Honorable Minister of State Petroleum Resources with a six-month mandate to go live.

The Director in his address at the virtual inauguration ceremony stated that the major objective of the industry wide and highly proficient teams was to provide the needed impetus for the full operationalisation of the network code.

He reiterated that basic regulatory instruments for the operationalisation of the network code like licence regime and administrative system will be expedited by DPR before the go-live ministerial mandate and also the operational readiness of the gas transmission system as well as migration of extant agreements into the network code by the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) will be concluded to align with the go-live date.

Engr. Sarki further stated that the constitution of the teams of experts was a product of extensive consultation and he was confident that they will perform beyond expectation to help in the accelerated development and maturation of the Nigerian domestic gas sector.

He thanked the leadership and members of the NNPC, GACN, NGA, OPTS and DPR gas team for their commitment towards the successful operationalisation of the network code.

The inaugurated teams with their Terms of Reference (TOR) are as follows:

Team 1: NC Operationalisation Technical Working Team (NCO-TWT)

Terms of Reference:

Team 2: NC Operationalisation Commercial/Legal Working team (NCO-CLWT)

Terms of Reference:

Team 3: NC Operationalisation Steering/Governance Committee (NCO-SGC)

Terms of Reference:

Interface with Honourable Minister of State Petroleum Resources on NC and provide strategic market update on impact/performance of NC

 

Source: DPR