By Ikenna Omeje The London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Wednesday June 8th celebrated the many achievements of the pioneer chairman of Seplat Energy Plc, Dr ABC Orjiako. Orjiako stepped down recently as the chairman of Seplat Energy and from the Board of Directors of the company. Orjiako who notified the Board of Directors of…
By Ikenna Omeje About 568 million people in Africa do not have access to electricity and Sub-Saharan Africa’s share of the global population without electricity rose to 77 percent in 2020 from 71 percent in 2018, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). In a statement, citing its 2022 Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress…
By Jerome Onoja Okojokwu-Idu Sustainability experts have urged stakeholders driving sustainable development in local communities in the Global South to focus on capacity-building partnerships with indigenes and strengthening collaboration with the Global North through technology utilisation. At the May 2022 edition of the EnvironFocus monthly webinar which was focused on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development…
Energy company, Shell, has inaugurated the second and final phase of its comprehensive health care projects for Oloibiri and other communities in Ogbia Local Government area of Bayelsa State. “Corporate Social Responsibility means doing well. What you have done today means you’re doing well. You are impacting the lives of the communities, of people, and…
By Jerome Onoja Okojokwu-Idu The European Union has hinted at the possibility of extending mandatory recycled content targets for its construction, automotive and packaging sectors to drive up demand for recycled plastic products and protect the environment. This was contained in a statement by the Independent Commodity Intelligence Services which quoted the director-general of the…
By Margaret Nongo-Okojokwu Despite making up 48 per cent of the global labour force, women only account for 22 per cent of the labour force in the oil and gas sector and 32 per cent in renewables, the Director of External Affairs & Sustainability, Seplat Energy, Dr Chioma Nwachukwu has said, citing data from the…
By Joshua Narh Introduction Due to several failed energy policies, the institutional and policy framework that shapes Africa’s energy sector as a whole is perceived to be falling short of expectations. How to reform the institutions involved in energy generation and distribution is of particular interest. Similarly, a greater understanding of how energy policies…
Jerome Onoja Okojokwu-Idu Oil and gas industry stakeholders in Africa have called for more collaboration among African countries to create value in the industry. They stated this at the recently concluded Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), in Houston – Texas, United States. Speaking on a panel session at the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) organised…
By Pat Davies Szymczak South Africa’s chemical and synthetic fuels giant Sasol Ltd. is ditching plans to import natural gas via the proposed African Renaissance Pipeline (ARP) from the Rovuma Basin, opting for tanker deliveries of liquified natural gas (LNG) to best tap into Mozambique’s offshore gas reserves. Investing in the ARP would tie Sasol…
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) in its bid towards fulfilling its mandate of providing electricity to unserved and underserved rural communities across the country held a 2-day Stakeholders Workshop with State Governments and their designated Focal Persons to strengthen the collaboration and sustainable acceleration of rural electrification. The two-day workshop occurred on the 9th and…
