The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers has urged House Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) to avert looming danger by stopping the sale of liquified petroleum gas otherwise known as cooking gas in filling stations in the country. The president of the association, Mr Nosa Ogieva-Okunbor, made the call while addressing the Deputy Chairman of…
Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has appointed a Nigerian, Uduak-Joe Ntuk, as the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, responsible for managing the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR). DOGGR uses science and sound engineering practices to regulate the drilling, operation and permanent closure of energy resource wells. The division prioritises protecting the public…
NIGERIAN GAS SECTOR: STATUS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND WAY FORWARD The Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR said Nigeria is endowed with abundant Gas resources which currently put at 200.79 Trillion Cubic Feet (TCF) as at 1/1/2019, adding that thus, gas has the potential to catalyse industrial growth and development in addition to its role as a key revenue earner…
……. DPR approves 206 firms for gas flare deal The Federal Government has invoked its takeover rights on international oil companies (IOCs) that flare gas as it grabbed about 880 billion cubic feet of the commodity from firms that have no tenable plans to commercialise the flared gas. The 880 billion cubic feet, a document of…
Mr Chinedu Onyeizu has commended the Federal Government for signing a government backed partnership with Russia to revamp the nation’s refinery. Onyeizu gave the commendation in Abuja on Sunday that the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr Mele Kyari, at the Russia-African summit said the corporation has signed a Memorandum of…
………….Commended huge investment by Nigerians in Refinery The Federal Government has reiterated its support for the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical through feedstocks and offtakers of products and adds value to the nation’s economy. Mr Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, disclosed this during the tour of the massive refinery project in Lagos on…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Cross River has assured motorists and others residents of adequate supply of petroleum products to depot in the states. The Operations Controller of DPR in the state, Mr Philip Awolu, disclosed this during a tour of some tank farms at the Calabar depot. Awolu said that majority of…
Dr Jamilu Gwamna, the Managing Director of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO),has pledged the company’s commitment to ensuring effective service delivery that would boost customers’ satisfaction. Gwamna made the pledge at a ceremony organised to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the company in Kano on Friday night. He said KEDCO would continue to do its…
The Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Alhaji Usman Mohammed, said that the 1.66 billion dollars received from international donors increased generation capacity in the country. TCN recently received 1.66 billion dollars from multi-lateral donors to boost power supply in the country. Mohammed disclosed this at the Nigeria electricity awareness walk, organised by…
Lagos State Government says it will partner with Niger Delta Power Holding Company to increase power supply in the state. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this on Friday when officials of Niger Delta Power Holding Company paid him a visit at Lagos House, Ikeja. Sanwo-Olu said that the collaboration was necessary in view of the importance…
