The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the attainment of a two-year record spike in gas supply to power generation, which hits 854.40million Standard Cubic Feet of gas per day (mmscfd) for March 2018, translating to an equivalent power generation of 3,492MW. Details of the March 2018 National Gas Production figures contained in the…
By Energy Worth The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has drawn a comprehensive strategy of ensuring greater compliance with its Regulations and Orders by operators in the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). The Commission further noted the imperative for closer monitoring of the performance of its licensees and the ethical conduct of the respective managements….
By Energy Worth With generated power insufficient to meet demands of local producers, manufacturers in the country have generated at least 13,000MW of electricity under its Independent Power Projects (IPPs) and micro grid platforms to meet their operational demands.According to the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), manufacturers experience inadequate electricity supply with an average of…
By Energy Worth Security concerns may have stalled a stakeholders meeting between the Federal Government and Ogoni leaders to discuss planned resumption of oil and gas exploration in the area. Consequently, the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has enjoined President Muhammadu Buhari to stand on the side of humanity and the suffering…
By Vanand Meliksetian The Netherlands has been the source of cheap energy for northwest Europe for the past decades. The discovery of the Groningen gas field, the 9th largest in the world, provided a reliable source of energy in a period when the oil market was rocked by embargos due to the Yom Kippur War…
By Energy Worth Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has expressed the lawmakers’ determination to uncover all alleged frauds in the application of N10.08 trillion (about $30 billion) by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). Speaking at the opening of a public hearing by the House’s ad-hoc committee on alleged “Constitutional…
Africa’s largest and most experienced infrastructure-focused private equity fund manager and a member of Old Mutual Alternative Investments, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), has announced its acquisition, through African Infrastructure Investment Fund 3 (AIIF3), of a 50% stake in Société d’Exploitation et de Gestion Aéroportuaires (SEGAP), a holding company with an established portfolio of airport…
The elixir Nigeria needs to continuously grow her economy is electricity, which has impeded the growth of other sectors. Former Minister of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji, in this interview with Adeola Yusuf, expresses frustration over neglect of the power super grid scheme approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) six years ago. He also laid…
By Energy Worth The Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu has disclosed that the Federal Government is making effort to ensure that cost of crude production is reduced to 23 dollars per barrel from about 35 dollars. Kachikwu disclosed this at the on going Nigerian Oil and Gas conference and Exhibition on…
Secretary-General, Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Dr Mohammed Barkindo, has said that Nigeria has assumed a strong, proactive role in the oil industry globally. Barkindo said this while delivering a keynote address at the 17th edition of the annual “Nigeria Oil and Gas Strategic Conference and International Exhibition’’ in Abuja on Tuesday. The News…
