Ouagadougou: Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine officially launched the oil exploitation activities of the National Petroleum Company (SONIDEP) yesterday Saturday.'June 22, 2024, SONIDEP officially starts its upstream oil activities as national operator on the Bilma and Agadem blocks, which is undoubtedly a great moment of national pride which charts the development path revealing Nigerien expertise in oil exploration and exploitation,' rejoiced the Nigerien Prime Minister, quoted by the ANP.For the general director of SONIDEP, Ali Seibou Hassane, these blocks acquired by the national operator represent 'an undeniable asset which will make their exploitation a real boon for the development of our dear country', according to the ANP'In the medium and long term, he said, it will be about bringing local added value, creating local jobs in the industrial and oil value chain through the use of expertise. as well as local goods and services,' reports the same source.Source: Burkina Informati on Agency