GE’s $250m Calabar Manufacturing Plant Ready In Q3 – Angbazo

GE’s $250m Calabar Manufacturing Plant Ready In Q3 – Angbazo

BUSINESSGE’s $250m Calabar Manufacturing Plant Ready In Q3 – AngbazoPublished 1 year ago on June 19, 2017 By leadershipngr President Muhammadu Buhari is set to inaugurate General Electric’s (GE) $250 million manufacturing plant in Calabar, the  Cross River State capital, which is billed to be ready in the third quarter of this year. This aligns…

As Bangkok climate summit begins, CDM passes new milestone
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As Bangkok climate summit begins, CDM passes new milestone

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which has incentivized billions of dollars’ worth of investment in climate action and has registered thousands of projects throughout the developing world, has passed another milestone. As global negotiators were arriving in Bangkok for an important round of talks, the CDM Executive Board was wrapping up its 100th meeting, five…

NGSA Critical to to the Success of the Mining Sector- Mu’azu

The Permanent Secretary, Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Abdulkadir Mu’azu has said that the mandate of the Nigeria Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) is critical to the success of the Nigeria mining sector. Dr. Mu’azu said it is impossible to promote and achieve success in the sector without a functional, efficient, professional and well equipped geological…

PS Charges Agencies to Make Use of MMSD Web Portal

PS Charges Agencies to Make Use of MMSD Web Portal

The Permanent Secretary, Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Abdulkadir Mu’azu has called on all the Agencies under the Ministry to make use of the Integrated Automation and Interactive GIS Web Portal set up by the Ministry in other to showcase their operations and activities to the world. The Permanent Secretary made the call in his…

ConocoPhillips asks to extend operations in Indonesia gas block

ConocoPhillips asks to extend operations in Indonesia gas block

U.S. energy giant ConocoPhillips has asked Indonesia’s energy ministry to extend its operations in the Corridor natural gas block after its contract ends in December 2023, a ministry official said. ConocoPhillips (Grissik) Ltd had submitted a letter regarding its Corridor plans but still needed to submit a formal proposal, Oil and Gas Director General Djoko…

Brazil’s Petrobras wraps up $1.45 billion debt refinancing effort

Brazil’s Petrobras wraps up $1.45 billion debt refinancing effort

 Brazilian state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said it pre-paid, refinanced and raised new loans totaling $1.45 billion under a liability management exercise in August, according to a securities filing on Monday. The company said creditors involved in the refinancing effort included HSBC ,the Bank of China and the New Development Bank set up by…

Russia wants to curb fuel exports to Belarus, seeks more transparent oil deal

Russia wants to curb fuel exports to Belarus, seeks more transparent oil deal

Russia wants to curtail duty-free oil product flows to Belarus and is seeking a more transparent oil deal with the neighbouring country, Alexei Sazanov, head of the tax department in the Russian finance ministry, said in an interview. Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan have a duty-free arrangement under which Moscow has been sending crude oil and…

Saudi sovereign fund appoints ex-CEO of Dow Chemical as special adviser

Saudi sovereign fund appoints ex-CEO of Dow Chemical as special adviser

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign fund has named Andrew Liveris, the former chairman and chief executive of Dow Chemical, as a special adviser, in its highest-profile appointment of any global manufacturing executive. Liveris will work closely with the Public Investment Fund (PIF) on matters of strategic importance, assist the fund in efforts to boost the value of…

World stocks slip for third day as trade, emerging market worries bite

World stocks slip for third day as trade, emerging market worries bite

03 September 2018, News Wires — Global stock markets fell for a third straight day on Monday, hurt by worries over the escalation of trade disputes between world powers and a deepening sell-off across emerging market currencies. With U.S. markets closed for Labor Day, trading activity was generally subdued. European shares were largely flat although London’s…

NSCDC arrests 19 Benin nationals for alleged petroleum theft

NSCDC arrests 19 Benin nationals for alleged petroleum theft

04 September 2018, Lagos — The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Lagos State on Monday said it had arrested 19 nationals of Benin Republic for alleged theft of over 50,000 litres of petroleum products. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr Tajudeen Balogun, confirmed the arrest to newsmen while presenting the suspects and…