The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has launched a device, Digital Seraphin Can, to help ensure accuracy in dispensing of petroleum products across the country. Mr Sadiu Abubakar, the DPR Head of Public Affairs, Abuja, who led some journalists on monitoring of some sealed filling station in Abuja on Tuesday, said the device was one…
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) says it has partnered with the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) toward reviving its moribund transformer repairs and testing workshop in Ijora Olopa area of Lagos State. Mr Chidi Izuwah, ICRC Director-General, who made this known during a facility tour to the workshop on Tuesday, said it would…
Total Exploration and Production Nigeria, yesterday, disclosed that it has significantly invested in the development of infrastructure in the petroleum industry to enable it boost domestic gas supply by 300 million standard cubic feet. Speaking during a visit to the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of…
Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons (MMH) is pleased to announce that U.S. oil and gas company Noble Energy has made a discovery in offshore Block I MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, August 27, 2019/ — Noble Energy makes oil discovery in Block I, located in Equatorial Guinea’s offshore sector; The well was drilled to…
Upgrade of three GE’s LM6000PA and one LM6000PC Aero derivative gas turbines Improved Plant Efficiency and Reliability DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, August 27, 2019/ — Songas Ubungo Power Plant provides more than 20 percent of the grid connected power in Tanzania; upgrade of three GE’s LM6000PA and one LM6000PC Aero derivative gas turbines Improved Plant…
Some stakeholders in the power sector have called on the Federal Government to fulfill its 40 per cent funding to electricity distribution companies (DISCOS) to enable them function effectively. The stakeholders made the call in interviews with the following reports that government was considering repossession of the 10 DISCOS as one of the options to…
Globally competitive fiscal policy, a robust legal framework and a healthy contract integrity culture has been identified as panacea and key drivers to profitability and attracting huge Investments in the oil and gas sector. This as ExxonMobil attributed its landmark achievements in the Nigerian oil and gas sector to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),…
Stakeholders have decried recalcitrant challenges undermining Nigeria’s efforts to boost electricity supply through gas. The nation’s enormous gas reserves, estimated at 187 trillion standard cubic feet, are grossly under-utilized in the gas to power value chain. Operators in the electricity sub-sector stated this, at a conference in Lagos. The event tagged “Harnessing oil and Gas…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Burarai, has assured that the Nigerian Army is committed to ensuring safe and secure environment for all oil companies to operate in the country. Buratai gave the assurance when the Managing Director of Total Nigeria Plc, Mr Mike Sangster led the management team to visit him on Monday…
A cross section of participants in the one-year specialised digital training and certification in financial accounting and project management sponsored by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company and SAP Africa, at their graduation ceremony in Lagos …last week Ten Nigerian graduates of business and information technology disciplines have completed a one-year specialised digital training…
