Shell-Led Dutch Wind Farm Delivers First Electricity The first electricity has been produced from the large Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, companies running the project said on Monday. In a statement, the CrossWind consortium led by Shell and Mitsubishi subsidiary Eneco said it had delivered several megawatt-hours worth of electricity to the Dutch mainland…
Rivers Government endorses NNPC, Shell LiveWIRE Programme RIVERS State Government has said it will collaborate with The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and other corporate citizens to achieve its major objective for young men and women of the state to take up livelihoods that will give them brighter future. Permanent Secretary, Ministry…
Israel Approves Gas Field Development Offshore Gaza Strip Israel has decided that the Gaza Marine natural gas field offshore Gaza should be developed, subject to security coordination with the Palestinian Authority and Egypt, Israel’s government said on Sunday. “In the framework of the existing efforts between the State of Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority…
NGA Congratulates Verheijen on FG Appointment, Commends Innoson for producing gas-fueled vehicles The Nigerian Gas Association (NGA), the umbrella body and the voice of the operators and players in the country’s gas value chain, has hailed the appointment of Ms Olu Verheijen as the Special Adviser on Energy to the newly sworn-in President of the…
SNEPCo Paid More than $900 Million in Taxes, Royalties in 2022 Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) paid a total of $907 million as taxes and royalties to the Nigerian government last year as its operations continued to contribute to the national purse to finance development. Also last year, the company and its partners…
The IEA Believes Oman Could Become a World Leader in Hydrogen Oman could turn into one of the biggest hydrogen suppliers in the world, the International Energy Agency has forecast in a recent report. The tiny Gulf sultanate currently generates some 60% of its export earnings from oil and gas but has set itself ambitious…
UN Nuclear Watchdog Returns to Zaporizhzhya amid Escalating Security Concerns An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission led by the head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, has arrived at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant for an inspection amid growing concerns about the safety of Europe’s largest nuclear station following last week’s breach…
WTI Plunges 4% Ahead of Fed Rate Decision Oil markets have kicked off the new week on a sour note with both Brent and WTI crude sliding over $3 per barrel after Goldman Sachs’ latest call. Last week, Goldman Sachs’ oil ultra-bull Jeff Currie once again lowered his Brent forecast for December, this time to…
NPA Commissions Rehabilitated Apapa, Tin Can Ports Control Towers The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Thursday commissioned the control towers it rehabilitated at the Lagos Port Complex Apapa and the Tin Can Island Port Complex, both in Lagos. The Managing Director of NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, during the commissioning ceremony, said that the towers will ensure…
All On, GEAPP Commits $11 Million to Support 25 Mini-grid Projects in Nigeria Shell funded impact investment company, All On, through its Demand Aggregation for Renewable Technologies (DART) program, has announced its commitment of $11 million to support 25 mini-grid projects in Nigeria. This was made known at an inaugural DART workshop with off-grid developers,…
