The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that the rehabilitation of the two Port Harcourt Refineries were still ongoing. Mr Ndu Ughamadu, the Group General Manager, Group Public Affair Division disclosed this in Abuja, on Monday. The first refinery in Port Harcourt was commissioned in 1965 to process 60,000 barrels of oil per stream day…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says suspension of some Distribution Companies (DisCos) from the Electricity Market does not affect most electricity consumers in their franchise areas. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager Public Affairs of TCN made this known in Abuja on Sunday. Mbah said that the impact of the disconnection was minimal and was…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has inaugurated a Community Interface Committee (CIC) for the Nigerian Oil and Gas Park Scheme NOGaPS) located at Emeyal 1 in Ogbia LGA of Bayelsa State. The committee was set up to enhance the interface between the communities, the contractors and the Board and would ensure community…
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has appealed to its customers not to engage in self-help in fixing electrical faults during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Mr John Ayodele, IBEDC Chief Operating Officer, in a statement on Sunday in Osogbo also urged Muslim faithful and others to observe critical safety measures in the spirit of celebrating the…
Some electricity consumers in Enugu State, have expressed joy over the installation of pre-paid meters in their premises by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) after 10 days of payment. The feat was made possible by the ongoing Meter Asset Provider (MAP) scheme initiated by the Federal Government. The scheme is being coordinated by the…
After three days of exhibitions in the 2019 Society of Petroleum Engineers Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibitions (SPE NAICE), through an evaluation exercise anchored by PricewaterhouseCoppers (PWC), Shell, CypherCrescent and Chevron emerged 2019 winners at the event award nights held on August 7, 2019 at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria. While the Anglo-Dutch…
Nigerian indigenous oil firm, Oando Plc, has appointed Dr. Ainojie Alex Irune as an Executive Director of the company. Dr. Irune is the current Chief Operating Officer, Oando Energy Resources, OER, the upstream subsidiary of Oando Plc. His appointment takes effect from August 9. He joined the company in 2011 and OER’s management team in 2018….
Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has received the report of the committee on the review of the Nigerian Ship Registry, with a declaration that the Agency’s target is to have a world-class ship registry. Dakuku said the goal was for Nigeria to have a ship registry that will meet…
-“The culture would transform from seeing data collation as a burden to an asset.” Debo Fagbami The Chairman Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Council, Mr. Debo Fagbami, has said that the 2019 edition of Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE), promises to be bigger and innovative, adding that the programmes for the 3-day event…
China Mobile, China’s leading telecom services provider, on Thursday reported a decrease in profit in the first half of 2019. Profit attributable to equity shareholders dropped by 14.6 per cent year on year to 56.1 billion yuan (about 8 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half, according to a company statement. Operating revenue in the…
