Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc’s planned $700m Assa North /Ohaji South (ANOH) gas and condensate field project, at completion, is expected to contribute significantly in addressing Nigeria’s deficit in thermal power delivery. This project straddles OML 53 (seplat 40 per cent working interest and operator) and OML 21 (Shell JV). In a presentation titled ‘Stability,…
Professor Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, bags award of excellence for attaining 2018 target on broadband penetration in the country THE Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, Kano branch, has honoured Professor Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, with an award of excellence in recognition of the commission’s attainment…
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture (JV), said it would continue to embark on programmes that would galvanise the economic growth of Delta. Mr Igho Weli, SPDC General Manager, External Relations made said this in a statement on Saturday in Warri. Weli said that the global oil multinational company had ongoing…
An Oil and Gas Expert, Mr Chikezie Nwosu, has advised the new Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Mele Kyari, to find a business model that guarantees end users’ payment for domestic gas used. Nwosu, former Chairman, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Nigeria Council, gave the advice in Lagos on Saturday….
L-R: Technical Adviser to the President/CE on Refinery and Petrochemical Projects, Dangote Industries Limited, Engr Babajide Soyode and C.E.O, National Petroleum Authority, Ghana, Alhassan Suleiman Tampuli at the event in Accra, Ghana Dangote Refinery, Key to Africa’s Economic Transformation – Oil Stakeholders With a wobbling Gross Domestic Product of $1.8 trillion, countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are…
The Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC), has called on the Federal Government to formulate stronger policies to address challenges facing the power sector. Dr Joy Ogaji, the Executive Secretary of APGC said this in Abuja on Sunday, that there was also the need for political will to ensure the implementation of viable policies in…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, debunked claims of a planned increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol. In a statement in Abuja, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, advised motorists and other petroleum products consumers to disregard trending rumour of…
Company Plans To Raise $170 Million by Year-End to Boost Production Nigerian oil and gas production company Lekoil Ltd. is contemplating a listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as it boosts output by more than threefold over the next three years, Chief Executive Officer Lekan Akinyanmi said. The energy firm, which trades on the London…
Lekoil, an oil and gas exploration and development company based in Nigeria and West Africa, announced that its joint venture (JV) with investment firm Green Energy International Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the development of the Otakikpo project in Nigeria The company stated that the JV has signed the MOU…
By Margaret Nongo-Okojokwu The President of the Oil and Gas Trainers Association (OGTAN) Dr. Mayowa Afe and the Vice Chancellor, Niger Delta University, Professor Edomiekumo G. Samuel and other Vice Chancellors drawn from the benefiting Universities were also present. The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Danvic Petroleum International have begun the training…