The disclosure was made yesterday at the 2017/2018 PTDF yearly oil and gas research grant competition close-out seminar in Abuja.Executive Secretary of PTDF, Bello Gusau, said sourcing of catalysts was a major challenge for the refinery. According to him, it was discovered that the refinery is lamenting about the high cost of importing refining catalysts and its attendant effect on its overall operations. Besides, PTDF’s General Manager, Strategic Planning, Olajide Adebulehin, said the agency was sponsoring research activities in relevant fields in the oil and gas industry that would be productive and very important, as well as increase production in the petroleum industry. “We are moving away from academic research and that is why we have assembled all the eminent academicians and former professionals in the industry. We have given the grants; they have done a lot of work and they are presenting and closing out the work for this research cycle.“In the oil and gas industry, research and development is very critical; that is what we need for the future growth of the industry,” he said.

Source: The Guardian August 16, 2018 04:41 UTC