State-owned oil and gas company Qatar Petroleum (QP) said it had signed an agreement with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation to supply 3 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas annually for 15 years. The agreement was signed on Sunday in Kuwait by Qatar Petroleum CEO and Qatari Energy Minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi and Kuwaiti Oil Minister Khaled…
Eko Electricity Distribution Company says it has opened four additional Customer Complaint Centres (CCC) to fast track dispensation of customer complaints within its areas of operation. The company’s Head, Media and Communications, Mr Sulaiman Aledeh, made the announcement in a statement issued on Monday in Lagos. Aledeh said the move brings the existing customer complaint…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says there will be no increase in electricity tariff without consultations. Prof. James Momoh, the Chairman of NERC said this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. According to him, what the commission has done is a tariff review which is usually done twice a year. NERC had…
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distribution Companies (ANED), on Monday said that the Distribution Companies (DisCos) would enforce the new electricity tariffs from April 1. Mr Sunday Oduntan, the Director, Research and Advocacy, ANED disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Oduntan said that the present tariff shall remain the same until April…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says it will ensure that customers pay for only electricity consumed by providing meters for them. The Chairman of NERC, Prof. James Momoh, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. Momoh said that NERC would do everything within its power to ensure that distribution companies (DisCos)…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has threatened to sanction all unlicensed LPG retail outlets and operators with stiff penalties. The DPR North West Zonal Operations Controller, Mr Isa Tafida, made this known to newsmen in Kaduna while reacting to Saturday’s gas explosion at Sabon Tasha, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The gas…
The Federal Government on Monday said it is committed in cleaning up the hydrocarbon impact on communities in Ogoniland in spite of challenges being faced in the exercise. The Project Coordinator, Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project, Dr Marvin Dekil, disclosed this on the sidelines of the 2020 Ogoni Day celebration in Bori, Rivers. HYPREP, under the…
Last month, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, H.E. Chief Timipre Sylva declared 2020 as the Year of Gas for the West African Nation. In line with this initiative, the Minister and the Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, led by Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will host…
* Saudi oil output edges lower * Nigeria cuts supply but still exceeds quota * Angolan output posts biggest rise after maintenance OPEC oil output fell in December as Nigeria and Iraq adhered more closely to pledged reductions and top exporter Saudi Arabia made further cuts ahead of a new production-limiting accord, a Reuters survey…
Mexico City — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday it will be a long time before Mexico produces enough natural gas to become self-sufficient and the country will continue to rely on imports until then, a boon for U.S. exporters. Mexico imports more than 70% of its gas needs from abroad, and more…
