The start-up of the massive Johan Sverdrup oilfield sent Norway’s oil production rising to a nine-year high in December 2019, beating the authorities’ forecast by 12.7 percent, data from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) showed on Friday. According to Oilprice.com, in December 2019, the third month of operation of Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup oilfield in the…
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, has cautioned the public to guide against 10 challenges affecting the Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG sector in Nigeria. In his presentation – The Role of SON in the LPG Sector – presented at the just concluded Lagos State Executive and stakeholders’ LPG Workshop in Lagos, Engr. Nwaoma Olujie, Group…
Oil and gas companies are facing a critical challenge as the world increasingly shifts towards clean energy transitions, according to International Energy Agency, IEA, report. Fossil fuels drive the companies’ near-term returns, but failure to address growing calls to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could threaten their long-term social acceptability and profitability. In a document sent…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Monday said it was investigating with other relevant stakeholders the Jan. 19 pipeline explosion at Ile Epo, in Abule Egba axis of Lagos State. The DPR, which is the regulator of the petroleum industry, made the announcement in a statement issued by Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs…
Mr Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the corporation is working with security agencies to reduce incidents of pipeline vandalism in the country to the barest minimum, describing the problem as a major national security concern. Kyari spoke on Monday during an inspection visit to the scene of the Jan….
The Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman, has called for coordinated efforts among stakeholders to address the growing challenges in the power sector and propel it to a viable path of development. Mamman made the call at the 11th International Conference on Energy, Power Systems Operations and Planning (ICEPSOP 2020) in Abuja on Monday. The…
The Managing Director, Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), Alhaji Jamilu Gwamna, says the company had lost energy supplied to it by regulators worth about N52 billion in 2019. Gwamna reveled this in Kano while unveiling the new Customer Strategy and Company award and Empowered Conference. He explained that KEDCO cannot meet its obligations with the…
The Federal Government has filed a fresh 42-count charge against former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke and six others over alleged fraud in the $1.1 billion Malabu oil deal. Adoke is being charged alongside Rasky Gbinigie, A. Abubakar, Malabu Oil and Gas Limited, Nigeria Agip Exploration Limited,…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the national grid has been fully restored after the system collapse which occurred on Thursday, The collapse occurred while the grid was recovering from an earlier partial system disturbance. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, the TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday….
A cross-section of some of the Shell Nigeria Sabbatical and Research Internship participants during a visit to a Shell Petroleum Development Company Joint Venture flow-station in Port Harcourt, Rivers State as part of their induction programme. Thirty-one Nigerian academics and research interns including nine professors and four senior lecturers were last week inducted for a one-year sabbatical programme and…