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NLNG’s ops are proofed against methane emissions. _Mshelbila
Sopuruchi Onwuka Africa’s leading gas liquefaction and export company, the Nigeria LNG Limited, says it is deploying technology to cut methane emission. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Philip Mshelbila, stated that NLNG is intensifying methane emissions reduction by embedding…
OGTAN restates commitment to stronger, high skilled workforce
Sopuruchi Onwuka Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) has restated its resolve to continue grooming effective fit-for-purpose skill set for stronger and more resilient energy industry in Nigeria. President of the of the group, Chris Osarumwense, declared at…
WIEN counts new members as capacity growth
Sopuruchi Onwuka Africa’s leading gender-based advocacy professional support group, Women in Energy Network (WIEN), has recorded significant growth in its membership base as it continues to welcome news members across the past year. According to updates on new members shared…
Rising oil production is way out of Nigeria’s economic quandary __Ekpenyong
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria has the opportunity of reviving old oil and gas facilities for enhanced oil production from old and abandoned oilfields in order to achieve broader economic aspirations that entail boost in foreign exchange income and strengthening of the…
NUPRC converts PPL 202 to OML 66 as Ingentia consortium preps devpt projects
Rig underway for drilling campaign Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has converted Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL) 202 to Petroleum Mining Lease (PML) 66, signaling approval for the operators of the oil block to proceed with field…
HSE breaches: NUPRC grounds Oritsemeyin Rig
Sopuruchi Onwuka Petroleum industry regulator, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revoked the license of indigenous drilling rig, Oritsemeyin, saying the equipment is unfit to safely continue operating in the country. The regulator also stated that the license of…
Dangote Refinery deploys gas fired trucks, breaks into retail market
* Dismisses NUPENG’s allegations as unfounded Sopuruchi Onwuka The Dangote Petroleum Refinery says it is set to deploy the hyped compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered trucks, saying that the measure was part of its logistics-free distribution programme aimed at significantly reducing…
Divestment: NUPRC tidies up $400m abandonment obligations
Clears 94 decommissioning plans Sopuruchi Onwuka Regulator of the Nigerian upstream petroleum industry has declared that it has worked the details of oilfield decommissioning and abandonment obligations among old players that divested their stakes and new players that acquired the…
NUPRC reports drastic cut in production losses, indicts oil firms
Millions of barrels still unaccounted for Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s upstream petroleum industry regulator has opened the window into the struggle to recover the country’s petroleum liquids output from thieving vandals and dubious players, indicating unfortunately that while significant progress has…
IEA cancels Peak Oil forecast, extends petroleum dominance by 25 years
Sopuruchi Onwuka Earlier predictions by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and similar analysts that oil and gas demand was crumbling under the weight of global campaign for energy transition and climate action are now facing a review to adjust them…
