Mr Oluyemi Olaonipekun, the Operations Controller of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Ibadan, has advised residents not to panic as petrol and other petroleum products would be available at official rates. Olaonipekun stated this in Ibadan on Monday in an interview. He said: “I want to assure you that there will not be…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Monday advised Lagos residents to shun panic buying and stockpiling of petroleum products at home during the Yuletide. The DPR, which is the regulator of the petroleum industry, also assured the residents that there would be no scarcity of products before, during and after the Christmas and New…
L-R: General Manager, Conventional Oil and Gas of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Toyin Olagunju; Managing Director, SPDC, and Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria, Mr. Osagie Okunbor; Imo State Governor, Sir Emeka Ihedioha; the Deputy Governor, Gerald Irona; Chairman of Imo State Oil and Gas Committee, John Ottih; and SPDC’s General Manager External…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the Federal Government will continue to support efforts to ensure the take-off of Waltersmith Modular Refinery by May 2020 Sylva gave the assurance during an inspection tour of the refinery construction site located in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The Modular refinery…
… As Corporation’s Monthly Financial Operations Report Marks 50thEdition The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced crude oil and gas export sale of $355.93million in September 2019, indicating a significant increase of 52.84 per cent, compared to the August, 2019 figure of $232.87million, a release by the corporation’s Acting Group General Manager, Group Public…
In the bid to improve the quantum and quality of power being supplied to customers, BEDC Electricity Plc. (BEDC) seeks to engage with power generation companies within and outside Nigeria specializing in embedded generation in order to achieve its aims and objectives. According to the Management in a statement, BEDC desires to partner such companies…
Mrs Olayinka Abe, the Forum Secretary of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Ibadan says it has resolved a total of 435 out of the 580 complaints it received on electricity from January till date. Abe, who made the on Sunday in Ibadan, said that this amounted to about 75 percent of the complaints. She…
The Federal Government and other shareholders of the Nigeria LNG Limited failed to take a final investment decision on the company’s Train 7 project last week, our correspondent has learnt. It was gathered that the Final Investment Decision was due to be reached at a meeting held last Thursday in Abuja by the shareholders, with…
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has received an award for being an Employee-Friendly organization from the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE). Godwin Idemudia, EKEDC Spokesman, said in a statement said the award was in recognition of the company’s efforts toward protecting interest and ensuring a conducive environment for employees. He said NUEE cited the…
The Executive Director, Services, Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC), Dr Abdullahi Idris has called for greater synergy between the media and oil and gas industry in the country to enhance activities in the sector. Idris stated this on Saturday in Kano at the 7th KRPC annual workshop for media practitioners. He said such relationship…