A white foundation stone next to a deserted beach near the soporific Libyan port of Susah is all to show for a seven-year dream to build one of North Africa’s biggest ports. Yet officials say Libya is now in final talks to award a U.S. firm a $1.5 billion deal to set up a “mega…
Centurion Law Group officially Equatorial Guinea’s leading law firm, according to Chambers Global 2019 rankings MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, February 15, 2019/ — Chambers & Partners has once again ranked Centurion (www.CenturionLG.com) as a Band 1 law firm in Equatorial Guinea. Chambers Global 2019 calls Centurion “a top firm in the market and are very well…
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company invites contractors to tender for the development of the Bonga South West Aparo oil field THE Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, SNEPCo, has announced the release of Invitation to Tender, ITT, to contractors for the development of the Bonga South West Aparo, BSWA, oil field. The…
Honorees to be Recognized 5 May at the Downtown Houston Marriott Marquis Houston, Texas, USA (14 February 2019) – The 2019 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) will recognize Carlos Mastrangelo with the Distinguished Achievement Award for Individuals and the ExxonMobil-operated Hebron Offshore Project with the OTC Distinguished Achievement Award for Companies, Organizations, and Institutions. Recipients will be…
Ahmed Bolaji Nagode is the Acting Director General, National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN). In this interview, Nagode says the institute is gradually becoming a hub for training of African electricity personnel. There are some Liberia Electricity Corporation staff currently undergoing training in your institute. In what capacity is this taking place? We have…
The Bank of Industry (BOI) and All On have announced the establishment of a N1billion Niger Delta Off-Grid Energy Fund. The fund will provide local currency debt financing to facilitate the deployment of energy solutions by access-to-energy companies in the Niger Delta at 10% interest rate per annum (with a one-year moratorium) and tenor of…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has decried the challenges in the slow uptake of the 2000Mw stranded electricity by the manufacturing sector and its implications. Its Director-General, Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir said the challenges had to do with accessing the stranded power and that eligible customers should not owe any distribution companies (DisCos). He recalled…
Officials of the Energy Commission of Nigeria and other allied Agencies have been charged to show uncommon commitment in the Federal Government renewable energy programme to effectively and efficiently reduce green house emissions and over dependence on fossil fuels. The charge was given in Abuja at a collaborative workshop for Capacity Assessment for Green Economy…
The overwhelming importance of estimated electricity billing, otherwise known as “crazy bills”, was demonstrated recently when a bill sponsored by the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila received the unanimous support of lawmakers across party lines at its third reading in the House of Representatives. It is now on the way…
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said the power ministry has no record of corrupt contractors who ran away with government money without executing awarded contracts. Fashola said he had searched the record of the power ministry and he could not find any such contractor. The minister stated this in a…