The federal government is weighing the consequences of imposing landing fees on Helicopter operators in the country’s oil and gas sector.
The country is estimated to lose over 1.1 million barrels of oil per day (mbd) as operators have vowed to down operations if the government implements the new charges on their operations.
It is estimated that 95 per cent of helicopter operations in Nigeria is connected to oil and gas services, and grounding operations may plummet crude output by 300 barrels a day, bpd.
About 90 per cent of Nigeria oil and gas production activities are conducted deep offshore where helicopter is the only viable means of daily transportation to and from the facilities.
Nigeria’s daily crude oil production output is reportedly around 1.3 million bpd and the action will force a drop of about 300 bpd.
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has approved a heliport certification list with oil production helidecks constituting over ninety per cent of the 105…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
