It added that it would spud the first oil well in Nasarawa State in March 2023 as part of its ongoing oil exploration efforts in the nation’s inland basins.
On January 5, 2023, The PUNCH reported that NNPC was prospecting for crude oil in more locations across the north, after discovering the commodity in Bauchi and Gombe states.
The report stated that NNPC was taking coordinated steps for more frontier exploration in the region, as part of measures to shore up the country’s oil output and reserves.
