Campaign for Reduced Funding of Fossil Fuels Leading to Gale of Divestment by IOCs Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has noted that the global campaign for reduced funding of fossil fuels exploration has led to a gale of divestment by International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria. IOCs have continued to…
NIGERIA CAN BE THE ENERGY HUB OF AFRICA – OSERAGBAJE Nigeria must work to position itself as the energy hub of Africa. This was the assertion by Ado Oseragbaje the CEO of Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited (HEOSL), at the ongoing Nigeria Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Society of Petroleum Engineers in Lagos Nigeria…
CNL decries the circulation of false recruitment information press release Lagos, July 29, 2022: Chevron Nigeria Limited (“CNL”), operator of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/CNL Joint Venture, is aware of the circulation of false recruitment information posted in several media and online channels by unscrupulous persons and organizations in the name of CNL and…
184 NNPC/Shell Cradle-to-Career beneficiaries migrated to varsity scholarship A total of 184 beneficiaries of the NNPC/Shell Cradle-to-Career scholarship for secondary school students have been migrated to the SPDC JV university scholarship programme in the last five years, Shell’s Head of Corporate Relations for Nigeria, Igo Weli, has said, adding that the beneficiaries are all from the company’s…
2022 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition From Left to right: Micheal Oyere – Conference Chairman Priscilla Enwere – Lagos Section Programs Chair and Chairperson NAICE 2022 Awards Committee Prof. Olafuyi A. Olalekan – SPE Nigeria Council Chairman Temitope OSHUNTUYI, Lagos Section DIRECTOR & NAICE 2022 Venue and Entertainment Committee…
PIA is a monumental leap from where the industry was coming from PROF. OLALEKAN OLAFUYI, a professor of Petroleum Engineering at the University of Benin, is the 2021/22 Chairman of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Nigeria Council. In this interview with select journalists, he spoke about energy mix, the gale of divestment by the international…
IPMAN to Partner with EFCC in Fight against Distribution of Illegally Refined Products The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says it would partner with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the fight against the distribution and sales of adulterated products. Mr Chinedu Anyaso, Chairman of IPMAN, Enugu Depot Community in charge…
Petrochemical Plant by Dangote Will Boost Non-Oil Export Earnings of Nigeria Mr Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, says the company’s two- billion-dollar petrochemical plant, when fully operational, will position Nigeria as one of Africa’s largest petrochemicals hubs. Dangote made the assertion in a statement signed by Mr Francis Awowole- Browne, Media and Communication Personnel,…
APPO Visits NCDMB, NOGaPs, Seeks Collaboration in Capacity Building A delegation from the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) has paid a two-day study visit to the headquarters of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). Part of the facilities inspected during the visit included the 17-storey Nigerian Content Tower located in Swali, Yenagoa Yenagoa…
Renewable Energy Sources Cannot meet Demand by 2050 Due to Rising Population- Sylva The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, made it known that the discussion on divestment in Nigeria's oil and gas industry is highly crucial at this time in the petroleum industry. However, the Minister stated clearly at the Nigerian…
