The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says the recent explosion at a filling station in Ikeja, Lagos did not affect its newly commissioned NNPC Gas Marketing Ltd (NGML)-NIPCO compressed natural gas (CNG) stations.
In a statement released on Thursday, the NNPC assured the public that its CNG stations are operating safely and without risk.
Earlier in the day, a fire broke out at a Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc filling station on Obafemi Awolowo Road in Ikeja, following the explosion of a gas tanker that was discharging its contents.
The incident was confirmed by Margaret Adeseye, director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, who noted that the blaze began when the tanker exploded while offloading gas into the station’s storage tanks.
However, NNPC in its statement emphasized that the explosion was unrelated to its operations, reinforcing the safety protocols in place at its CNG stations.
“The NNPC Ltd wishes to state that the reported explosion at a filling station in Ikeja, Lagos, has nothing to do with the recently commissioned NNPC Gas Marketing Ltd (NGML)/NIPCO Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Stations, which are currently functioning and running safely without any incident,” the statement reads.
“The NNPC Ltd also wishes to add that the NGML was not affected by the explosion; it is not involved in the activities of the affected station and all NGML facilities in Lagos, including pipelines, metering stations, above-ground installation and CNG facilities are in safe operating condition.”
