Category: Business News

The Federal Government and a consortium of three Chinese firms on Friday signed an agreement for the construction of the 3,050 megawatts Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Plant worth $5.79bn. According to the government, the project which is being constructed in Taraba State is expected to be completed in six years. Funding for the power plant will…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has pledged to provide more support to indigenous companies in Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Industry. Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, made the pledge while commissioning the Lagos Midstream Jetty (LMJ) at the Apapa Harbour in Lagos on Tuesday. “NNPC will continue to support all players…

One of Africa’s leading platforms for energy investment and policy, Africa Oil & Power, has signed an agreement with Atlas and Oranto Petroleum to assist the companies in attracting farm-in partners to their extensive portfolio of exploration licenses. Africa Oil & Power will be responsible for promoting all the available acreage of both companies and…

Nigeria loses an estimated $1 billion yearly in the West African bunkering market valued at over $3 billion as some oil companies operating in the country patronise cheaper petroleum products sourced from illegal bunkering activities to fuel marine vessels and Floating Production Storage Offloading vessels (FPSOs), investigation has revealed. In the global petroleum and marine…

Total has signed an agreement with Engie to acquire its portfolio of upstream liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets for an overall enterprise value of $1.49 billion. This portfolio includes participating interests in liquefaction plants, notably the interest in the Cameron LNG project in the US, long term LNG sales and purchase agreements, an LNG tanker…

By Oke Peter Residents of Oporoza, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom, and home town of wanted former Niger Delta militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, in the Warri South West Local Government  Area of Delta State, were on Tuesday, thrown into panic when they saw two military helicopters hovering round the community. It was gathered…

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, has said that Nigeria fervently looked up to the Nigerian Metallurgical Society (NMS) to assist in salvaging the country’s steel industry, noting that the sector was critical to the nation’s industrial revolution. Dr. Baru who stated this while speaking at the…

As the festive periods draw near, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has assured that it would ensure a hitch-free supply of petroleum products nationwide during the season. Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr Maikanti Baru, who made the commitment on Monday, during the inauguration of the Board of Directors of the Petroleum Products…

By Oke Peter Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr Usman Mohammed, has disclosed that right-of-way concerns are a major problem confronting Nigeria’s power transmission expansion programme. Mohammed revealed that right-of-way issues constitute about 80 per cent of court cases involving the TCN. “Right-of-way is a big issue in Nigeria and…

The international oil giant, Total, has announced the appointment of Marie-Noëlle Semeria as the organisation’s Senior Vice President, Group CTO, effective November 2nd, 2017. Marie-Noëlle Semeria began her career at Sagem, the high-tech unit of the SAFRAN Group before joining the French start-up PixTech in 1994 and CEA in 1996. During her previous 20 years…