The Delta State government said it would partner the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology on Methanol fuel production. The State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, made this known during a visit to Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, on Thursday in Abuja. Okowa said the visit was to work out a mutual partnership that would be of benefit to residents of the state and other Nigerians. “In the last few years, we have been thinking of how to put our gas resources into effective use and have been working on gas and energy investment to establish the Kwale Industrial Park.

The statement is a clear indication of the importance of gas resources in the country’s economic development. The government is committed to utilizing these resources in a sustainable and responsible manner. The government is also committed to ensuring that the gas resources are utilized in a way that benefits the people of the country.

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