223 firms bid for sale, purchase of gas

223 local and foreign companies on Tuesday offered to sell and purchase natural gas liquids in domestic and export market.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, group managing director, Maikanti Baru, who was represented by the chief operating officer, Gas and Power, Saidu Mohammed presided over the bid opening ceremony in Abuja.

The exercise was monitored by agencies such as the Department of Petroleum Resource, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Bureau of Public Procurement and others transparency organisations in Abuja.