Washington, D.C., April 22, 2020 – Despite 3.9 billion people sheltering in place and the tragedy of the pandemic, over 100 million people took action in 192 countries in honor of Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary. Mayors, national governments, and multilaterals made commitments on a wide range of environmental issues, including climate literacy, plastics, renewable…
The Managing Director, Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) Hadiza Bala Usman has commended, the management of APM Terminals for the new $80 million about N33.6 billion investment. She said it the Federal government enabling environment that has continued to encourage new investment in the maritime sector even in the midst of the current global economic…
Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) and Angola’s LNG project are offering three cargoes of LNG in the international market in the midst of Price Fall. While NLNG is offering two cargoes next month, Angola is offering one in June. The average LNG price for June delivery into northeast Asia LNG-AS is estimated at around…
The Department of Petroleum Resources has said it will continue to support oil and gas firms in the country to enable them to keep operating amid the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The DPR, in a circular to operators and service providers over the weekend acknowledged their efforts in implementing stringent measures to contain…
Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (“NAOC”) has said that it had implemented far reaching measures to ensure safety of personnel and facilities in its operating and field locations prior to the nation’s lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Agip, steps had been taken to ensure workers safety before the lockdown declared by…
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that plans are underway to build medical infrastructural facilities Nationwide. This is not unconnected to the pressure on the nation’s poor health facilities accessioned by the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. According to NNPC, despite the supply chain constraints involved in simultaneous nationwide delivery and distribution of medical…
Alexander Mollinger is a petroleum engineer with fifteen years of upstream oil and gas experience in areas including asset management, commercial and M&A. Prior to helping found Discover Exploration, he was the commercial advisor to Cove Energy, where he guided the company through a monthlong bidding war and its sale to Thailand’s national oil company…
Following a recent announcement from PGS that they had completed the acquisition of 3D seismic on Angola’s Kwanza shelf, we spoke with Christine Roche, New Ventures Manager, who worked closely on the project. Christine has worked with PGS for 6 years building wide-ranging experience in New Ventures and Basin Studies. She has significant exposure…
The West African nation has adapted to current circumstances by going digital. On 10th April, the The Liberian Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA), officially launched Liberia’s 2020 Licensing Round, with a follow-up online launch event on 15th April. Archie N. Donmo, Director General of the LPRA said: “This is a watershed moment for the country and…
The reoccurring attacks on oil pipelines across the country increased by about 50 per cent in January this year, even as Nigeria over $5.18billion from crude oil and gas export. Financial and operational details released yesterday, in Abuja, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), showed that earning increase of 94.30 per cent above December…