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BP maps $1 bn for EV charging across US
European oil major, BP, has taken strong steps toward its transformation to an integrated energy company. The company announced plans to invest a billion dollars into electric vehicle (EV) charge points across the United States by 2030. The company stated…
Europe’s LNG demand jumps 60% TO 121 MMtpa
Rising demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Europe reached 121 million tonnes in 2022, amplifying the growing independence of the industrial continent from Russian gas supplies. European countries, including the UK, imported 121 million tonnes of LNG in 2022,…
GECF makes case for blue hydrogen
By Seyed Mohsen Razavi The energy sector is undergoing a transformation, with a growing focus on cleaner energy sources and technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to a more sustainable future. In this context, hydrogen is emerging as…
Sylva breaks ground for Oloibiri Museum,Hotel projects
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva is to perform the groundbreaking of the Oloibiri Museum and Research Center (OMRC), in Ogbia Local Government of Bayelsa State. The Minister would also perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction…
NCDMB offers Nigerian hub for African content incubation
NCDMB offers Nigerian hub for African content incubation Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has invited African manufacturers and petroleum industry players to take advantage of the time tested Nigerian operating environment to understudy, groom and…
Supreme Court advises CBN to ease cash crunch, adjourns to February 22
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Supreme Court on Wednesday reiterated its order for the old N200, N500 and N1000 notes to remain in the nation’s legal tender until the determination of the suit filed by Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara states challenging the…
Implosion in Abia PDP as Igwe’s camp rises against substitution
Sopuruchi Onwuka Anger over the insensitivity of some factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State to sideline initial Deputy Governorship candidate in the upcoming March elections may have finally sealed the chances of the party in returning…
WIEN takes gender debate to SAIPEC 2023
Nigeria’s frontline gender right advocacy group, Women in Energy Network (WiEN), will from Wednesday in Lagos begin its arguments on gender inclusivity, equity and capacity optimization at the ongoing Sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Conference (SAIPEC). The women rights group hosting…
Cameroon shuts border with E. Guinea over marburg pandemic
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports Outbreak of deadly Marburg disease which has killed nine people and forced some 4000 others into quarantine in Equatorial Guinea has forced Nigeria’s neighbor, Cameroon, to shut borders. According to online reports monitored from Lagos,…
China generates 1,190 TW of wind, solar power
The renewable energy industry in China now accounts for generation of significant 1,190 terawatts of electricity hours used in the country, nearly hitting its 2030 targets seven years ahead of time. The feat is expected to take out significant part…
