NCDMB Holds Training for Indigenous Contractors Personnel of over 50 indigenous oil and gas contracting firms have completed a two-week intensive course on ‘entrepreneurship skills development and access to finance’ sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). A statement from the board, said the training was held in Port Harcourt, Rivers state,…
12th Practical Nigerian Content (PNC) Forum The 12th Practical Nigerian Content (PNC) Forum will take place in-person safely and securely between on 4-7 December 2023 in Bayelsa. 12 years on from the enactment of the NOGICD Act, many strides have been made in developing domestic capacity that has spurred new business activity and retained wealth in the country. The Practical Nigerian Content…
MOZAMBIQUE Gas and Energy Exhibition THE LEADING INTERNATIONAL MEETING PLACE FOR MOZAMBIQUE’S GAS, LNG & ENERGY INDUSTRY The 8th Mozambique Gas & Energy Summit & Exhibition will take place in person on 27 – 28 September 2023 at the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Center in Maputo, convening national and international energy industry leaders to discuss…
Tanzania Energy Congress 2023 Following the success of the previous edition of the Tanzania Energy Congress, the organisers dmg events along with their strategic partners Ocean Business Partners Tanzania, have confirmed that the 5th edition will be returning to Dar Es Salaam from 20 – 21 September 2023. Tanzania is swiftly becoming an enabler of new business…
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MER DEC 2022 African Content: A playbook for continental emancipation Africa is a continent with vast potential for economic development, but for far too long, it has been held back by a reliance on the extraction and export of raw materials without adding value locally. This has resulted in a lack of local production capacity…
Chinese Shipbuilder Gets VLCC Design Approval-in-Principle from RINA Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) has received approval in principle from RINA for its design of a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) that uses liquified natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen as fuel. According to a joint statement from SWS and RINA, the vessel’s propulsion system will reduce ship resistance by…
Russia to End Oil Shipment to Countries Implementing Price Cap Moscow on Tuesday issued a decree banning oil export to countries and companies that comply with a price cap imposed by Western nations in response to Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine. “The supply of Russian oil and oil products to foreign legal entities and individuals is…
PE Energy Group Commissions Nigeria’s First HIPPS Recertification Facility In line with Nigeria’s energy transition plan to attain zero routine gas flaring by 2035 and the nation’s increasing efforts to improve local participation in the oil and gas value chain, PE Energy has commissioned the nation’s first fully equipped facility for the full overhaul, maintenance,…
Laser Engineering Establishes Laboratories for Testing, Quality Control As part of efforts by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, (NCDMB) to increase indigenous capacities, capabilities and competencies in the oil and gas industry, the Executive Secretary, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote recently commissioned a block of Quality Control and Assurance Laboratories christened, Nigerian Content Laboratories…
