ANOH Gas Plant reaches Mechanical Completion Seplat Energy Plc, on Wednesday, said that the ANOH gas plant installation works has reached mechanical completion. According to a statement made available to Majorwaves, Seplat said the project reached mechanical completion on December 29, 2023, in line with the revised timetable. The company noted that the milestone was…
Nigerian Professor to Release Book on World Oil Dynamics A renowned Nigerian professor of Economics, Professor Augustine Ikein, will on December 28, 2023 release a new book on world oil dynamics. The book titled “The World Oil Dynamics” was forworded by the (former) OPEC Secretary General – Dr. Rilwan Lukman. Ikein will also be officially…
Energy Security: Nigeria’s Endeavours in Exploring Oil and Gas in Frontier Basins In recent years, Nigeria has invested heavily in frontier basins exploration of oil and gas. Frontier, which is a very technical word, means where oil has not been found, but there is potential for finding oil. Frontier basins in Nigeria include the Chad…
Nigerian, German Businesses Sign 850,000tpa Gas Deal, $500m Renewable Energy Pact The economic partnership between Nigeria and Germany has witnessed further expansion with the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) between Nigerian and German businesses. The first MoU was on the supply of 850,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of gas from Nigeria to Germany,…
NDPHC Decries Low Invoice Payment for Energy Generated The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited, (NDPHC), Chiedu Ugbo, has decried low invoice payment for energy generated. The GenCo is owed over N180bn debt. According to Ugbo, huge indebtedness had impacted on the speed at which the company would…
Over 200,000 Graduates Targeted as NNPC Foundation Trains Corps Members on Financial Literacy The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Foundation has trained the Batch C members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in basic financial literacy skills. The training was done in partnership with Kudimata Nigeria Limited, a financial education outfit. The target is…
IMarEST 2023: Experts Deliberate on Maritime Decarbonization As the call for lower carbon emissions intensifies, leaders and professionals across the maritime industry, energy, digital, offshore wind, and academia have deliberated on how to achieve marine decarbonization. The experts who emphasized the importance of digitization and electrification in achieving maritime decarbonization gave their opinions at the…
Climate Change May Cause Nigeria to Lose Trillions of Dollars in Stranded Assets – Report A new report by Agora Policy, a think tank, has said that climate change may cause Africa’s biggest economy, Nigeria, to lose trillions of dollars in stranded assets. The report noted that the total economic cost of climate change to…
NUPRC meets with Operators to Address Challenges Around Feedstock Supplies To Domestic Refineries The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has met with operators of domestic refineries to address challenges around crude supplies to indigenous refineries. Domestic refiners, particularly modular ones, have been complaining of unavailability of feedstock, which is impacting negatively on their operations….
NIMASA teams with IMO and others against biofouling to protect marine environment The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has joined forces with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre (MTCC) Africa to address issues related to biofouling and protect the marine environment. Dr. Bashir Jamoh, the Director-General of NIMASA,…
