By Ikenna Omeje Asharami Energy, a Sahara Group Upstream company, has exceeded industry target with 2,000,000 man-hours without Lost Time Injury (LTI) over 1085 days. The Chief Operating Officer, Asharami Energy, Henry Menkiti made this disclosure during the company’s Safety Week – an annual event geared towards reinforcing Asharami’s commitment to global occupational safety and…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Nigerian Navy on Wednesday agreed to collaborate closely to enforce the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act in maritime operations by curbing the use of non–compliant and non–categorized vessels and intercepting illegal vessels and non–compliant crew members on oil and gas locations….
Daniel Terungwa Leading international mining company Monterey Minerals has signed a letter of intent to purchase a uranium exploration land package consisting of seven properties from a group of private prospectors in the Erongo region. This is according to a statement released on the company’s official website recently. The company said Monterey will acquire an…
Daniel Terungwa South Africa has launched three nanosatellites to help keep an eye on oceans, especially in and around its territories. The satellites were developed by Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) as part of South Africa’s new Maritime Domain Awareness Satellite (MDASat) constellation. The three MDASat-1 satellites will detect, identify and monitor vessels in…
LAGOS January 16, 2022: LADOL Free Zone, LADOL has once again renewed and retained its International Organization for Standardization, ISO 45001:2018+14001:2015 certifications. The certifications are part of the company’s efforts to continuously improve its management System of Occupational Health and Safety, OH&S and Environment Management System, EMS to meet and beat international best practices…
Simon Olanipekun The use of solar energy to power businesses has been found to significantly improve the socioeconomic status of Nigerians. This is according to findings of a study conducted by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and All-On- a Shell-funded impact investment company. The study, which was conducted to analyze the impact of solar energy implementations…
Daniel Terungwa GEITA Regional Commissioner, Rosemary Senyamule has said the grid connection to the Geita Gold Mine Limited (GGML) is underway with the construction of the special lines going to the mine reaching 90 per cent. The move comes after the completion of a project to build a large Mpomvu power station located in…
The Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has assured the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba of support and strengthened partnership in the fight against maritime crime. Jamoh at a meeting with the police IG in Abuja promised to extend the ongoing collaboration NIMASA is having with other…
At least 50 per cent of the N14 trillion funding needed for Infrastructure Company Limited (Infra-Co) will be raised from the local market, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, disclosed yesterday. President Muhammadu Buhari, earlier this year, approved the creation of the company expected to bridge the wide infrastructure-funding gap with…
By NJ Ayuk, Chairman, African Energy Chamber Nigerian energy-industry leaders have been reminiscing lately about the country’s earliest efforts to develop marginal oil and gas fields. That’s because after nearly two decades, Nigeria recently stepped up its marginal-field development efforts, a wise move that I hope other countries will follow. Marginal oil and gas fields are sites with reported…