Nigeria to step up tar sands activity

Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Pace Synth. Fuels Rep.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6675472

The Nigerian government has directed its Ministry of Mines, Power and Steel to assume responsibility for the exploration and exploitation of tar sands deposits in Bendel, Ondo and Oyo States. The directive resulted from a survey report by the University of Ife's geological consultancy unit on bituminous sand deposits in the area. The statement said the government was satisfied that there were large commercial quantities of the sands in the three states. The survey had reported that Nigeria could recover between 31 and 40 billion barrels of heavy crude from the tar sand deposits. Exploration for hydrocarbons is currently going on in Anambra and Lake Chad basins as well as the Benue Trough. Apart from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Shell Petroleum and Gulf Oil have begun exploration activities in the Ondo area. Meanwhile, Nigeria has had to import heavy crude from Venezuela, for processing at the Kaduna refinery.

• OSTI ID: 6675472
• Journal Information: Pace Synth. Fuels Rep.; (United States), Journal Name: Pace Synth. Fuels Rep.; (United States) Vol. 24:1; ISSN PSFRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040100* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Reserves & Exploration-- (-1989)
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
293000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Policy
Legislation
& Regulation
294004 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Oil Shales & Tar Sands
AFRICA
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPLORATION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEOLOGIC SURVEYS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
IMPORTS
MATERIALS
NIGERIA
OIL SAND DEPOSITS
OIL SANDS
PETROLEUM
RECOMMENDATIONS
RESERVES
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
RESOURCES
SURVEYS
VISCOSITY