AN APPRECIATION OF THE ARMED FORCES: WEEKLONG ACTIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE THEATRES. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
An appreciation of the armed forces: weeklong actions across multiple theatres By Bayo Onanuga Some Nigerians and armchair analysts are often quick to criticise the Federal Government for perceived shortcomings in security, highlighting isolated incidents such as kidnappings, improvised explosive devices, suicide bombings, and attacks in parts of the country. Such perceptions, however, tend to downplay and discount the heroic exploits of members of the Nigerian armed forces, saddled with the responsibility of countering the evil machinations of God-forsaken non-state actors, who operate like guerrillas. My position is reinforced by the security reports I receive daily from Zagazola Makama, a journalist who has emerged as a counter-insurgency expert in Nigeria. This past week alone, Zagazola inundated me with reports from multiple theatres, indicating that our troops are making significant gains in the asymmetrical war against insurgents, terrorists, ISWAP, Boko Haram, IPOB, ...
This was contained in a statement issued and signed by Mr Precious Okolobo,the Corporate Media Relations Manager today monday.The statement quoted Mr Andrew Brown,Shell's Upstream International Director,as saying ''This new start up is another important milestone for Bonga,adding valuable new production to this major facility''.Brown said that Bonga Phase 3 is an expansion of the Bonga Main development,with peak production expected to be some 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent.He said that this would be transported through existing pipelines to the Bonga floating production storage and offloading {FPSO} facility.Brown said that the FPSO had the capacity to produce more than 200,000 barrels of oil and 150 million standard cubic feet of gas a day.According to the statement,the Bonga field,which began producing oil and gas in 2005,was Nigeria's first deep water development in depths of more than 1,000 metres.Bonga has produced over 600 million barrels of oil to date.The Bonga project is operated by SNEPCO as contractor under a production sharing contract with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company,which holds the lease for OML 118,in which the Bonga field is located.SNEPCO holds a 55 percent contractor interest in OML 118.
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