Lessons from the P&ID Case In a stunning victory for Nigeria, the High Court in London set aside the arbitration award obtained in January 2017 by P&ID; a British Virgin Islands registered company, against Nigeria. The award was originally for about $6.6bn but had increased to about $11bn as of the date of the court…
Wärtsilä Signs 5yr Renewal of O&M for Masbate Gold Project Technology group Wärtsilä has recently signed a five-year renewal of its Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Agreement with Phil. Gold Processing & Refining Corp for the Masbate Gold Project (MGP) power plant, situated on Masbate Island in the Philippines. Wärtsilä has been responsible for operating and…
Investment in Oil and Gas Currently Almost Double Level Required in the Net-Zero Emissions Scenario in 2030 – IEA The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that investment in oil and gas in currently almost twice the level required in the Net-Zero Emissions scenario in 2030. According to IEA, this is a pointer that fossil…
Limited Gas Supply Causes National Blackout in Ghana A significant portion of Ghana is facing power shortages, leading to widespread darkness, primarily due to a shortage of gas needed to operate the machinery required for energy generation, as reported by the BBC. The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has reported a supply gap of 550MW…
Petroleum Minister Advocates for Home-grown Solutions to Address Challenges Confronting Nigeria’s Oil & Gas Sector The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri has charged stakeholders and experts in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry to come up with home-grown solutions to address the myriad of problems bedeviling the country’s oil and gas sector….
Vietnam Seeks Saudi Aramco’s Investment in Petrochemicals, Oil Refining Vietnam is seeking investment from oil giant Saudi Aramco in its petrochemical and oil refinery projects, the Southeast Asian country’s government said. Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday met with Aramco’s Yasser M. Mufti, its vice president of production and customers, on the sidelines…
NNPC Announces Soneye as New Chief Corporate Communications Officer The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has announced the appointment of Olufemi Oladapo Soneye as its Chief Corporate Communications Officer. This was disclosed to newsmen recently, in a statement signed by NNPC’s management. Soneye has therefore replaced Mr. Garba Deen Muhammad as the new spokesperson, who…
AEW: Wabote Urges African Oil-Producing Countries to Retain Oil, Gas Financial Outlays In-Country Speaking in Cape Town, at the ongoing Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2023, the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Content Development and Management Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Wabote, has called on oil-producing nations in Africa to develop local capabilities that would ensure that Engineering,…
Kyari, First Abu Dhabi Bank Team Meet on Project Financing for NNPC Limited The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, recently met with a high-level team from First Abu Dhabi Bank to discuss the financing of projects for the NNPC Limited. The team from First Abu Dhabi Bank…
AEW2023: Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone Invites Investors to Explore Oil & Gas Opportunities Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone, PDSL’s exploration history showcases the nation’s potential, with eight wells drilled and four significant discoveries, including the notable Mercury 1 well, Venue B1, Jupiter 1, and Savannah 1X Following the successful conclusion of its fifth licensing…