Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations, said they released an average of 3,306 MegaWatts/Hour of electricity into the national grid on Sunday . The Advisory Power Team, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this in a daily energy report made available on Abuja on Monday. The report noted that the electricity sent out…
The U.S. on Monday kept the pressure on Iran, accusing it of perpetrating a damaging attack on Saudi oil refineries even as rebel fighters in Yemen doubled down on their claim of responsibility. The drone attacks on Saturday, which caused fires at two facilities operated by Saudi state oil giant Aramco in the eastern province…
Saudi stocks fell sharply on Sunday, after attacks on two plants at the heart of the kingdom’s oil industry a day earlier knocked out more than half of Saudi crude output. Sunday’s decline extended a losing spree for Saudi stocks, which in recent weeks have been hit by expensive valuations, weak oil prices and concerns…
… seeks stakeholders’ collaboration Nigeria’s leading energy giant, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), has deployed state-of-the-art high definition cameras for quick detection of and response to crude oil spills from its facilities. The cameras will also help in tracking vandalism of SPDC joint venture assets. SPDC’s General Manager, Igo Weli, disclosed…
Chevron Nigeria Limited, in collaboration with the Delta State Government kicked off the second leg of a Roll-Back- Malaria campaign on September 11, 2019, at the Ode-Ugborodo Health Centre located at Aruntan-Ugborodo in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State. The campaign involved free malaria tests for people, distribution of insecticide-treated nets and waste…
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) says that the utilisation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, has risen from 40,000 metric tonnes (MT) in April to 78,000 metric tonnes in July. The Executive Secretary of PPPRA, Mr Abdulkadir Saidu, disclosed this in statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in…
Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) on says Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) recorded the highest remittance efficiency of 43 per cent in the first quarter of 2019. The first quarter report was obtained on Sunday by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos from the website of NERC, which is the regulator of the…
Helps radiologists prioritize critical cases with a suspected pneumothorax – a type of collapsed lung – by immediately flagging critical cases to radiologists for triage, which could drastically cut the average review time from up to eight hours[1] Offers first-of-its-kind automated AI quality check features that detect acquisition errors, flagging images for technologist review and…
The operator of Africa’s biggest natural gas plant, Nigeria LNG, is seeking a loan of US$10 billion from domestic and international lenders to expand its operations with a seventh train, the company’s chief executive Tony Attah told Bloomberg in an interview. Nigeria LNG signed earlier this week a letter of intent (LOI) for the Train 7 engineering, procurement and…
No fewer than 150 indigenes of Ode-Ugborodo in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta were on Thursday tested and treated for malaria. The was the second phase of the Roll-Back-Malaria (RBM) Campaign Programme sponsored by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and Chevron Joint Venture (JV) in collaboration with the Delta Government. The programme…
