…Says NNPC Will Remain Transparent, Accountable to Nigerians In yet another recognition of his efforts since becoming the GMD/CEO of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari has been honoured with the “The Sun Man of The Year Award”, the biggest recognition by The Sun Publishing Comapany Ltd, publishers of The Sun Newspaper titles. Kyari received the…
Operations Support Team Leader at the North Sea Headquarters of BP Plc, Lydia Balogun-Wilson, has received the BME (Black Minority Ethnic), “Leader of the Year” award, at the 2021 Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE), UK, Scotland Diversity and Inclusion Awards. The award ceremony which was held recently at The Marcliffe Hotel and…
As the world pushes forward to find ways to reduce carbon emissions and transition to net-zero, hundreds of millions of people still lack access to reliable energy sources like electricity and the basics in life it affords. To bolster its work around this and help ensure the energy transition is just, the Center on Global…
….a sneak peek at COP26 Intrigues; any hope for Africa? By Ikenna Omeje, Jerome Onoja The effects of climate change is being felt by everyone. It’s going to be more devastating for the regions that are least prepared; and Africa among others, tops that list of continents with very little adaptation and mitigation measures in…
By Ikenna Omeje As the world pushes towards clean and greener energy sources, part of measures to reduce global temperature to 1.5 degree Celsius, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that energy transition can no longer be limited to incremental steps. Osinbajo sated this while declaring open Seplat Energy Summit 2021, which held…
Four major projects being developed by investors in partnership with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) would be completed before the end of 2021, the Executive Secretary NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote has disclosed. The projects include the Rungas facility in Polaku, Bayelsa State that would manufacture 400,000 units of Composite LPG Cylinders…
Daniel Terungwa President of the Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria, OGTAN Mazi Sam Azoka Onyechi has predicted that the outcome of the country’s renewable energy transition will be a mix of several energy types across worlds. He made this assertion in his welcome address at the OGTAN Lectures Series, titled “Nigeria’s Energy Sector,…
…Stakeholders raise concerns over the continent’s clean energy outlook Gas is seen as the energy of the future and Nigeria has over 200 Trillion Cubic Feet (TCF) of proven gas reserves and over 600TCF of unproven gas reserves, which if properly harnessed will keep the country relevant in the energy space as the world transits…
In just a little over a week, Africa’s elite interests in downstream oil and gas will converge for the 15th Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Africa Downstream Week at Oriental Hotel in Lagos Nigeria. This edition takes place from 26 to 27 October 2021 (continues till 29th virtually) with the theme “Downstream in Transition – Getting Set”,…
Eni and Fincantieri have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a partnership for promoting initiatives focused on the energy transition. The aim is to create a system of integrated solutions for decarbonization projects in the fields of energy, transport and the circular economy, a release by Eni has said. Eni and Fincantieri have…
