The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a set of reports on energy transitions in G20 countries, describing progress and challenges along the path towards modernising and diversifying their economies, while improving energy security. ESI Africa has reported. The reports also focus on challenges around energy access, improving air quality, as well as mitigating climate…
By Damilola Shittu The Acting Public Relations Officer, Nigerian Army Records, Lokoja, Captain Nick Ejeh, has announced the seizure of 45,000 litres of crude oil from suspected vandals. The troops of the command made the seizure during a raid on Irekpene, Kogi State. The crude oil was handed over to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence…
By Tsvetana Paraskova Total will be looking to develop low-break even deepwater resources in the coming years, expecting to increase production by 6-7 percent every year through 2020, the French oil and gas company said in its Strategy & Outlook presentation on Tuesday. Between 2018 and 2020, Total expects its production to rise by 6…
By Damilola Shittu The Acting Public Relations Officer, Nigerian Army Records, Lokoja, Captain Nick Ejeh, has announced the seizure of 45,000 litres of crude oil from suspected vandals. The crude oil was handed over to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kogi State command on Wednesday. According to the information made available to our…
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, has urged oil workers under the auspices of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), to halt their planned industrial action over a labour dispute involving…
By Oke Peter The popular power exhibition event, Power Nigeria 2018 begins today. The programme is a must attend event for anyone with an interest in the power industry. According to the organiser, this year’s edition of the event will provide participants the opportunity to meeting industry professionals and take home valuable market information through…
By Oke Peter The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu has warned that any oil company that cannot stop gas flaring by 2019 should stop producing in Nigeria. Kachikwu stated that the Department of Petroleum Resources would become severe in upholding sanctions against defaulters by preventing them from oil production from next…
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engineer Simbi Wabote on Thursday, in Lagos performed the re-christening of ‘ADABA’, a dynamic positioning system vessel owned by NigerStar7, valued at $10 million. NigerStar7 ADABA will be flying the Nigerian National Flag, rated as DP2 and is equipped with Kongsberg DP system….
By Oke Peter The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Honourable Abubakar Bawa Bwari said his Ministry has consistently been a critical player in advancing the alternative supply of energy for the country. He made this statement today during the Nigeria Mining and Geoscience Society (NMGS), and the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), 2018 NMGS-NGSA…
There appears to be no end in sight to the lingering crisis between the Federal Government and the electricity distributors who bought some of the assets of the successive companies of the defunct Power Holding Companies of Nigeria (PHCN) The parties in crisis are embroiled in the propriety and legality to comment on the issues…
