…Deliberates On Strategies To Harness Alternative Energy. By Jerome Onoja (Houston, Tx) As the Offshore Technology Conference marks its 50th anniversary, the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria, PETAN, led Nigerian delegates in discussions at Houston, Texas on how to deepen the nation’s wealth from its largely untapped hydrocarbon resources in its territorial waters beyond 1,000…
“ We Are Shareholders of the Oceans, Not Just Stakeholders” – Dr Onyung, President SOAN High Chief Dr Mkgeorge O. Onyung is the President of Ship Owners Association of Nigeria (SOAN). He is also the chairman, founder and co-founder of a wide range of companies and organizations including but not limited to Jevkon Oil &…
By Margaret Nongo-Okojokwu Sifax Group is advocating for 70 per cent involvement of Nigerians in the shipping industry for economic advancement and development of the country. The Head, Group Development and Strategy, Sifax Group, Victor Olaseyin, stated this in an exclusive interview with Majorwaves Energy Report on the side lines of the Day of the Seafarers…
Over the years, the Nigerian petroleum industry, apart from making significant contribution to the country’s revenue, has made little impact to the growth and development of the economy. Specifically, in some cases, the inability of the country to reach its full economic potentials had been blamed on the discovery of crude oil and gas in…
Mr. Robert Kretschmer is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kabelmetal Nigeria Plc., a foremost cable manufacturer in the country since 1966.Kabelmetal Nigeria Plc has been admired for its cable making expertise for more than 50 years. The company has established itself as the leader and pioneer in the Nigerian cable market because of its drive for excellence in…
Unfriendly regulatory environment has been described as a major impediment to the growth of the nation’s maritime sector. In this interview held on the sideline of the Offshore Technology Conference, in Houston, Texas, Dakuku Peterside, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Safety and Administration, NIMASA speaks on how the Agency is working with operators…
At the Nigerian British Chamber of Commerce organised workshop on Local Content, which held in June at the Four points by Sheraton hotel, Lagos, the Managing Director of SNEPCo, Mr Bayo Ojulari advised industry professionals to take bold steps and jointly tackle the elephant in the room by shunning corruption. He alluded to a recent…
In this interview given to Majorwaves Energy Report magazine recently in Lagos, the scholarly Managing Director of Aiteo and 1st Vice President of Nigeria Gas Association (NGA), Mr. Victor Okoronkwo highlights the prospects of gas development in Nigeria, its challenges and opportunities. Excerpts: What kind of challenge does the seeking to attract investment to Nigeria…
The Sub Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC) returns to Lagos 25-27 February 2020 “Now established as the leading oil and gas meeting for the whole region and due to collective agreement of all involved across Sub Saharan Africa, WAIPEC will become the Sub Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC), taking…
Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc has announced the resignation of one of its Non-Executive Directors as well as the appointment of a new Company Secretary. The oil and gas company, which is dual-listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE), made the announcement (yesterday) in a notice issued to the NSE. The…