Appetite for imported gas is growing steadily across the African continent LONDON, United Kingdom, August 14, 2019/ — With record-breaking US gas production this year, and the promotion of gas as a “cleaner, cheaper” energy source a continued priority for the current White House, the US Department of Energy is now looking towards Africa…
Congo has 2 billion barrels of proven oil reserves from about 20 fields being exploited and about 10 permits granted and waiting to be developed JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 15, 2019/ — The recent onshore discovery made in the Delta de la Cuvette deposit in the Republic of Congo is a game changer for…
Home / Pollution / NNPC, NOSDRA partner to mitigate incidence of oil spillage The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) have said they will partner to check the incidences of oil spill across the country. Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Malam Mele Kyari, made this known when he received…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) said they would partner to check the incidences of oil spill across the country. Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Malam Mele Kyari, made this known when he received the Director General of NOSDRA, Mr Idris Musa, at the NNPC…
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Eroton Exploration and Production Company, Ebiaho Emafo, has identified insecurity as the major challenge confronting indigenous operators in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. He stated this while speaking with an online news source at the just concluded Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference, which was held in Abuja in July….
Iroghama Ogbeifun-Obuoforibo is the Chief Operating Officer of Starzs Investments Company Limited, she is also the Chairman Finance and Membership for Ship Owners Association of Nigeria (SOAN). The young and vibrant COO spoke passionately on the need for women to build competency and not use gender as a right; she also touched on the need to develop local…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board is pursuing a ten-year road map that would see it cover grounds on a number of daring goals, ranging from the proliferation of refineries across the country; creation of industrial parks at strategic regions which would attract original equipment manufacturers (OEM), encourage inflow of investment and jump start…
Australia has announced 500 million Australian dollars ($338 million U.S.) in funding for the Pacific region to tackle climate change, including disaster resilience and renewable energy investment. “The Pacific is our home, which we share as a family of nations,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Tuesday, August 13, 2019 ahead of a visit to…
The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) says it has reclaimed over 70 active gully erosion sites and 2,500 hectares (ha) of degraded land across the country. Salisu Dahiru, National Project Coordinator of the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) Mr Salisu Dahiru, the National Coordinator of NEWMAP, disclosed this to the News…
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distribution (ANED) says it is working with stakeholders in the power sector to address issues that led to the suspension of some of its members. Mr Sunday Oduntan, Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, ANED -umbrella body of electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos)-disclosed this in an interview on Tuesday. Oduntan said the…