Tinubu Supports Local Firms to Boost Gas Capacity

President Bola Tinubu has endorsed indigenous engineering firms, urging international oil companies in Nigeria to offer them more opportunities for major energy projects. This initiative is part of his administration’s Nigeria First agenda, aimed at expanding local manufacturing and creating skilled jobs.

Tinubu made these remarks at the State House in Abuja while meeting Chief Leemon Ikpea, Founder and Chairman of Lee Engineering Group, which constructed two compressor stations to enable the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) to reach its full capacity of 2.3 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day. The compressor stations, located in Edo State, are part of an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract.

The ELPS II expansion increased the pipeline's capacity from 1.1 billion to 2.3 billion standard cubic feet, necessitating the compressor stations to enhance operating pressure. Tinubu emphasized the need for stronger partnerships between international oil companies and competent Nigerian firms, alongside his administration’s 2024 executive orders on local content compliance.