Cooking gas: Reps urge DPR to enforce ban on illegal operations

Cooking gas: Reps urge DPR to enforce ban on illegal operations

 The House of Representatives has urged the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to ban operators of illegal cooking gas outlets in the country.  This followed a unanimous adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Kolawole Musibau during the plenary presided over by the Speaker of the House, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila on Wednesday.  The motion is…

DPR launches new upstream guidelines to promote efficiency, transparency

DPR launches new upstream guidelines to promote efficiency, transparency

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has launched new upstream guidelines with the aim to promote efficiency, transparency and accountability in the sector. Speaking at the Annual Rig & Vessel Stakeholders Regulatory Workshop in Lagos on Thursday, the Director of DPR, Engr. Sarki Auwalu, stated that the guidelines will guide operators on what is expected…

BEDC to partner embedded power generation companies

BEDC to partner embedded power generation companies

In the bid to improve the quantum and quality of power being supplied to customers, BEDC Electricity Plc. (BEDC) seeks to engage with power generation companies within and outside Nigeria specializing in embedded generation in order to achieve its aims and objectives. According to the Management in a statement, BEDC desires to partner such companies…

3 DisCos exceed 50% metering of consumers in Q2, 2019 – NERC
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3 DisCos exceed 50% metering of consumers in Q2, 2019 – NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says only three out 11 Electricity Distribution Companies in the country had metered more than 50 per cent of electricity customers under their coverage areas as at June 2019. NERC, the regulator of the power industry, said the DisCos were Abuja Electricity Distribution Company , Benin Electricity Distribution Company…

African licensing round opportunities to remain strong in 2020, although uptake could still be limited, says GlobalData
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African licensing round opportunities to remain strong in 2020, although uptake could still be limited, says GlobalData

Throughout 2019 Africa has led licensing round activity; looking forward to 2020 this is set to continue, however results of the recent rounds have had limited success in a global context, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s report, ‘Q4 2019 Global Bid Round Outlook – US Dominating Current & Upcoming…

Buhari replaces Shakur, appoints Sarki Auwalu as DPR Director
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Buhari replaces Shakur, appoints Sarki Auwalu as DPR Director

  By Ikenna Omeje President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Sarki Auwalu as the substantive director of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR). He is  to replace Ahmed Shakur who was appointed Acting Director of the regulatory body in June this year following the expiration of the tenure of the former Director, Mordecai Ladan. This was contained…

Total’s Gonfreville refinery partially halted after fire

Total’s Gonfreville refinery partially halted after fire

 French oil major Total said production at its 253,000 barrel-per-day Gonfreville Normandy refinery in northern France was partially halted following a fire that broke overnight. Deliveries of refined products are continuing and petrochemical units are operating normally, the group said in a statement. The fire that broke out at 0300 GMT at Gronfreville, Total’s biggest…

Local firms access 70% of $200m NCDMB Content Fund
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Local firms access 70% of $200m NCDMB Content Fund

 Indigenous oil and gas companies have accessed 70 percent of the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board, NCDMB’s, $200 million local content fund. This was revealed by the Board’s General Manager, Corporate Communications & Zonal Coordination, Dr. Ginah O. Ginah at the capacity building workshop for media stakeholders in Lagos. The Nigerian Content Intervention, NCI, fund…