*Bill Gates joins investors in new technology By Ikenna Omeje, Daniel Terungwa Orca in Iceland is able to capture the equivalent of the annual emissions made by 790 cars. Image: Climeworks From the melting ice in the Antarctica region to rising sea levels, flooding, and desertification in various parts of the world, we are all victims…
London/Daegu, February 14, 2022: The WGC2022 National Organizing Committee (NOC) has taken the decision to make a one-time extension of the Early Bird Registration for the 28th World Gas Conference (WGC2022) to 31 March 2022. The Early Bird extension will give our colleagues within the gas and energy industry more time to register and save…
Daniel Terungwa Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency Dr. Bashir Jamoh has reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment to continuously collaborate with all stakeholders to ensure that Nigeria attains the status of not only the hub of maritime activities in the West and Central Africa region but also a major maritime player globally….
Commissions ultra-modern valve assembling plant The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has secured approval to launch a US$50 million fund for NOGAPS Manufacturing Product Line. This fund would be dedicated to companies that would operate in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Parks and engage in the manufacturing of equipment components used in…
By Ikenna Omeje The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), in partnership with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), will lead discussions on local content at the sixth Sub Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC), which is scheduled to hold in Lagos from 22 – 24 February, 2022. At this year’s…
Reaffirm their Partnership Daniel Terungwa Samsung Heavy Industries (SHIN) Nigeria Limited and LADOL Integrated Logistics Free Zone Enterprise (LADOL) have executed a settlement that resolves the historic and outstanding issues currently before the Nigerian and international courts to bring the two sides back together in a lasting partnership. This comes after over three years of…
Daniel Terungwa The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has commended the Nigerian Navy for its unwavering support to the Agency over the years. The DG who noted this while on a working visit to the Admiral Superintendent of the Naval Dockyard Limited, Rear…
By Ikenna Omeje Nigeria is missing as Africa’s hydropower installed capacity is expected to continue to grow at a combined annual growth rate of 2.5 percent from 2017 to 2023. This growth on the continent will be driven by Ethiopia, Mozambique and Uganda, Rystad Energy research has shown. According to Rystad, the hydropower market will…
The organisers of the 2022 Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2022), scheduled to take place in Abuja from February 27th to March 3rd, 2022 says the session on the Petroleum Industry Act (P.I.A) will witness an intense and heated debate by industry professionals, policy makers and stakeholders. “There is no doubt that the biggest issue…
By Ikenna Omeje Climate change has become a topical issue at both local and international conferences, summits, and conventions, forcing more countries to roll out stringent policies to curtail carbon emissions. However, to achieve a sustainable outcome, policies and views on the energy transition should reflect global energy and economic realities surrounding…