Ministry Of Petroleum Resources’ Engagement With BURN Company

Representative of the Permanent Secretary MPR, Engr. Kamoru Busari FNSE (right) seated with the Deputy Director (Production) Ladan Umar making his speech after BURN Company virtual presentation to the representatives of the Agencies under the Ministry on Thursday in Abuja.

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In furtherance of its engagement with its Agencies in the development of the Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and some of its Agencies engaged in a meeting with BURN Company ( world’s largest modern cook-stoves company) to brainstorm on how to collaborate on clean energy for the country in Abuja yesterday 25th July, 2024 .

The meeting had in attendance representatives from the Offices of the Honourable Ministers of State Petroleum Resources (Oil and Gas), Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Nigeria Midstream/Downstream Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP).

Speaking at the occasion, representative of the Permanent Secretary MPR, Engr. Kamoru Busari FNSE said that he was impressed with the turnout and interest shown by the Agencies under the Ministry to partner with the company in delivering cleaner energy to Nigerians.

He advised Mr. Scott to make good use of the opportunity provided for him by the Ministry by reaching out to the Agencies for further technical discussion as soon as possible.

In his virtual presentation, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BURN Company, Mr. Peter Scott informed the meeting that the company has been operating in Kano State since 2020, producing world’s most fuel efficient wood and charcoal stoves and has plans to establish other manufacturing plants in Rivers and Ogun States.

Representatives of the Agencies and NGEP expressed their willingness to partner with the company and called on Mr. Scott to reach out to their Agencies individually for a better understanding on how best to collaborate with the company.

Below are some pictures from the engagement:

Cross section of representatives of the Agencies and some members of staff of the Ministry listening to the presentation by BURN Company

Representative of the Permanent Secretary MPR, Engr. Kamoru Busari FNSE(center) flanked by the representatives of the Agencies and some members of staff of the Ministry in a group photograph after the presentation.