The board for the international non-profit organization, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), has approved Angola’s application to become a member of its standards, demonstrating the southern African country’s commitment to the implementation of transparency practices in the extractive sector. With the approval, Angola becomes the 57th member country of the organization and the 28th…
Trident Energy says it has commissioned extensive upgrade of the Okume Field in Equatorial Guinea. “In Equatorial Guinea, we have launched and commissioned a major project to convert 15 gas lift wells to electrical submersible pumps (ESPs) by the end of 2022, aimed at unlocking the geological capacity of our Okume complex. The Okume complex…
Italian energy giant,Eni, says that the Coral South Project has safely achieved the introduction of hydrocarbons to the Coral Sul Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) plant from the Coral South reservoir offshore Mozambique. “Eni, as Upstream Delegated Operator of Area 4 on behalf of its partners ExxonMobil, CNPC, GALP, KOGAS and ENH, announces that the…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) independent gas-powered plant in Maiduguri, Borno State, will be completed by November 2022. Group Managing Director (GMD) of NNPC, Mele Kyari, disclosed in Maiduguri, that machineries for the gas engines are already on site with the technical team to fix the equipment. The 50MW power project was sited along…
By Ikenna Omeje The Minister of Power, Engr. Abubakar Aliyu, has inaugurated a 14-man Governing Board for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to oversee the company’s strategic direction in line with the policies of Federal Government for the power sector. Members of the Board, which was inaugurated in Abuja include Bukar Bulama Buni as…
By Ikenna Omeje Shell-funded impact investment company, All On has signed a $500k investment deal with Greenage Technologies Power Systems Limited, an indigenous firm, to fund the construction and expansion of its charge controllers and inverters manufacturing facility in Enugu State, Southeast Nigeria. Seeded with funding from Shell, All On works with partners to increase…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has commenced preparatory works to deploy high-resolution magnetometer to validate the on going wreck removal exercise of all identified wrecks listed for removal along the Badagry Creek in Lagos. A statement by NIMASA said that the Agency’s Director General Dr Bashir Jamoh who disclosed this during a…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has taken delivery of additional mobile assets for enhanced maritime security under his deep blue project. Two unmanned aircraft system, 9 interceptor patrol boats and 10 armored vehicles have been added to the existing assets earlier procured by the Federal Government and commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari…
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Engr. Simbi Wabote has lauded Nivafer Engineering and Construction limited for the Local Content accomplishments it recorded in fabricating a High-Pressure Fuel Gas Skid for Shell Petroleum Development Company‘s (SPDC) Assa North gas project in-country. He gave the commendation while delivering his opening remarks…
There is an urgent need for the Federal Government and other stakeholders of the oil and gas industry to intensify efforts in the promotion of quality petroleum education and development of competent manpower who would help Nigeria meet the challenges of the ongoing energy transition and expected boom in the gas sector. This was the…
