The Anambra State Government has announced the recovery of a substantial number of oil wells previously attributed to Delta State.
The Managing Director of Anambra State Solid Minerals Development Company and Chairman of Anambra State Petroleum Energy Resources Limited, Mr. Charles Ofoegbu, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing journalists in Awka.
Ofoegbu said the development followed a verification conducted by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission on oil wells located around the Anambra River Basin.
He noted that once the commission’s report is approved, the State would begin to receive additional revenue from oil wells located along the maritime boundary between Anambra State and Delta State.
“Anambra was fully admitted into the list of Nigeria’s oil-producing states in 2025 with an initial production output of about 3,000 barrels per day.
“Some oil wells belonging to the state had previously been subject to boundary disputes with neighbouring states, particularly Delta,” he said.
Ofoegbu also said the government wi collaborating with foreign investors to establish a modular refinery in Osamala in Ogbaru Local Government Area.
“This modular refinery will produce petroleum and diesel to serve Anambra and neighbouring states, thereby generating huge revenue for the State,” he said.
The official added that the government is working to recover additional oil wells currently claimed by Enugu, Imo and Rivers states amid boundary issues.
He noted that the recovery would increase the state’s 13 per cent oil derivation from the Federal government.
Ofoegbu further disclosed that the agency is opening a kaolin mining site at Ukpor to boost the State’s revenue profile.
According to him, the government is also working towards establishing a bentonite processing plant at Achalagu, Nteje, with raw materials sourced from Umuchu and Ufuma.
Ofoegbu said the revenue generated from the oil sector had contributed to the performance of the state administration under Governor Chukwuma Soludo across several sectors, including the development of the Solution Fun City.