Jerome Onoja & Monday Edet As the transition from fossil fuels to green energy gains speed, one of the biggest hurdles standing in the way of adoption of energy-efficient devices on an industrial level is the battery problem. Beyond the battery problem, the massive investments required to offset energy poverty especially in Africa and other…
By Oluwatoyin Bayagbon Indigenous oil and gas firm, Platform Petroleum Limited, has set a year-end target to achieve zero flare status in its gas operations. A breakdown of the data obtained from Nigeria’s Gas Flare Tracker, reveals that 452.5 million standard cubic feet (SCF) of natural gas was flared in the country- both onshore and…
Charlotte Essiet is the Director of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs at AOS Orwell. She is also the Publicity and Business Director, Board of Directors and Board of Trustee member of the Women in Energy Network (WIEN).Charlotte is a highly motivated and knowledgeable professional with several years of experience, and a successful track record for taking…
By Ikenna Omeje and Jerome Onoja While it is prestigious to own a marginal field, the recent winners of Nigeria’s 57 fields who received their letters dated March 1, 2021 would need to be extra cautious in order to avoid the mistakes of those who had gone ahead. The worst case scenario is to have…
By Daniel Terungwa Charkin Maritime Academy Port Harcourt, an institution dedicated towards building human capacity in the Maritime, oil and gas industries has obtained accreditation by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and is now admitting cadets through the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).The Chief Executive Officer of the Academy, sir Charles Wami made…
As Nigeria’s oil and gas industry steps up to the global transition into clean energy, the relevance of indigenous companies as key players in this value chain has become increasingly obvious. Out of these numerous companies, we have Coleman Wires & Cables a pioneer of the Cable industry in the West Africa and poised to…
By Oluwatoyin Bayagbon As the United Nations’ 2030 target for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) inches closer, one thing remains certain- private sector participation is needed to galvanize the implementation of the global goals across communities, countries, and geographical divides.With good intention, companies familiar or involved with the SDGs usually fall into three…
The Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) has won the top prize in the maiden edition of Nigerian Content Science and Technology Innovation Challenge (STIC) sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).The team emerged the best among the six finalists at the grand finale held at the Nigerian Content Tower in Yenagoa, the…
Pacegate Energy and Resources Limited (PEARL), an arm of Pacegate Limited recently launched an ultra-modern manufacturing plant where drilling chemicals, water and oil-based production chemicals are formulated and manufactured in Nigeria and accessible to clients. PEARL, an Integrated Management System (ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 & ISO45001:2018) Certified will provide chemical treatment solutions, laboratory testing and…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and ZED Energy Limited has signed shareholders agreement on the construction of Brass Petroleum Products Terminal Limited (BPPT), to be located at Okpoama, Brass Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.The estimated cost of the project is N10.5bn (Ten Billion, Five Hundred Million Naira)….