We spent N64bn to resuscitate Kaduna refinery without success —NNPC boss •Says fuel consumption, smuggling gulp 54 million litres per day ‌

By Oke Peter The Group Managing Director of theNigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC), Mele Kyari has disclosed that Nigerians and neighbouring countries that benefit from smuggling consume 54 million litres of petrol per day. Kyari said this at an interactive hearing on ‘Exiting petroleum subsidy: Ensuring self-sufficiency in domestic refining of petroleum products.” The event was…

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Sylva calls for keen sense of nationhood and patriotism as Nigeria consolidates its democracy

By Oke Peter Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has commemorated with Nigerians on the Nation’s democracy day celebrations, describing it as a moment of deep national pride and introspection. In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs, Julius Bokoru, on Friday, Sylva believes, as we all…

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What it takes to get a marginal oil and gas field in Nigeria

Nigeria’s marginal fields licensing rounds have been the cornerstone of Nigeria’s upstream local content development strategy since the early 2000s. Following its marginal fields licensing rounds in 2001 and 2013, the Nigerian Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) recently released guidelines on the 2020 licensing round. Under the 2020 licencing round, a total of 57 fields…

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We’ll encourage gas to power initiatives, support SMEs and job creation through our gas commercialisation —SEPLAT Chairman Orjiako

The Chairman, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, Dr. ABC Orjiako, recently spoke to journalists on the performance of the company, the oil and gas industry and other issues. Energy Worth Online brings the excerpts The year 2019 was an interesting year and 2020 has been characterised by so much uncertainties, what factors will drive the…

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Resolving nuclear power generation during COVID-19

Economic slowdown during the coronavirus quarantine led to decline in electricity consumption. Rosatom looks into the depth of this decline and its influence over the nuclear industry. The analysis covers countries with the largest number of operating nuclear power plants, namely, the United States, France, Russia and China, which are also among the most affected by the pandemic.

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