Transafam to Increase Electricity Generation by 240MW in 2023 The Transcorp Group says its Transafam Power Limited will increase its electricity generation by an additional 240 megawatts, MW, this year. Transafam Power recently increased electricity generation from 48MW to 188MW in less than two years following the rehabilitation of a unit of its production plant….
Mainland Oil slashes petrol prices, accelerates services Nigeria’s newest major marketer, Mainland Oil and Gas Company Limited, has accelerated petrol retail services at all its over 54 stations across the country. The company has also slashed the prices of the product at its retail outlets even at a time most other marketers have taken advantage…
NCDMB Begins Year 2023 with Platinum Level Ranking Higher and higher soars the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) as it shatters the records again, emerging “a Level 5 Platinum Level organization” in a summary report of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) Self-assessment Tool (SAT) released in Yenagoa on Wednesday. According to…
NCDMB Pledges Continuous Support to Local Content Development in Africa The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is ever ready to support other African nations in developing and implementing local content policies as a strategy for improving indigenous participation and value optimization from hydrocarbons and mineral resources. The Executive Secretary NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye…
Participation for SAIPEC 2023 grows with further attending delegations confirmed from Namibia, Guyana, Senegal and Tanzania and other countries across the globe The seventh edition of the Sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC), hosted by the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) will return to the Eko Convention Center, Lagos next month (13-17…
MER Jan. 2023 The Russia-Ukraine war, Covid-19 related restrictions in China, and disrupted global supply chains which fuel inflation to record high, have all impacted on the prospects of economic growth post-pandemic era. According to Galt & Taggart in its 2023 investment outlook, “these developments coupled with the aggressive monetary tightening observed in most major…
Tanzania Signs Agreement with UAE’s ENOC to Address Oil Storage Problems Tanzanian authorities have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a United Arab Emirates (UAE) firm, Emirates National Oil Company Group (ENOC) for the construction of infrastructure to receive and store petroleum products. The deal was brokered on Saturday between the Tanzanian Ministry of…
‘We’re Winning against Oil Theft’ – OPDS The joint military task force operating in the Niger Delta region with the codename Operation Delta Safe, OPDS says they are winning the war against crude oil theft and militancy in the region. The Commander, 16 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Sector 2, OPDS, Brigadier General Sadisu Yakasai, disclosed this…
Qatarenergy Joins Totalenergies and Eni on Two Exploration Blocks TotalEnergies and Eni have completed the transfer to QatarEnergy of a 30% interest in exploration Blocks 4 and 9 off the coast of Lebanon. The agreements were endorsed in Beirut on January 29, during a ceremony attended by His Excellency Dr. Walid Fayad, the Minister of…
OPEC+ delegates meet next week to review crude production levels The U.S Federal Reserve’s next decision on interest rates will be made at meetings over Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 against a backdrop of a dip to inflation and gross domestic product that grew by a faster than expected 2.9% in the fourth quarter. “The…