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SHELL, OKUNBOR receive PETAN Award for Excellence
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Managing Director, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN), Osagie Okunbor, has received an “Award of Excellence to an Astute and Visionary Technocrat” from the newly instituted…
Presidential NC directive: NCDMB cuts contracting cycle, weeds out job traders
Sopuruchi Onwuka Players and investors in the Nigerian petroleum industry have started enjoying speedy responses from regulators and approval authorities in the country following the strict implementation of the presidential directive on local content. The improvement in process time is…
Nigeria’s gas resources is crucial to energy independence __ Wole Ogunsanya
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Chairman of Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), Engr. Wole Ogunsanya has reiterated that Nigeria’s energy independence hinges on effective gas utilization, addressing its challenges, leveraging opportunities, and implementing strategic initiatives that will propel it towards energy…
Africa to continue hosting oil investments despite climate activism __ Mantashe
Sopuruchi Onwuka Government of South Africa has called on petroleum players across the world to extend their exploration to the nation’s prolific hydrocarbon basins, assuring that Africa still remains relevant to global energy supply despite disruptions from climate activists. In…
More ratification underway for Africa Energy Bank
Sopuruchi Onwuka African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) is pushing significant progress with the establishment agreement and ratification of the African Energy Bank. In a passionate speech delivered on the opening of AOW 2024, Dr Farouk Ibrahim called on African stakeholders…
APPO demands Pan-African chorus against EU carbon tax
Sopuruchi Onwuka The African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) has called on African nations to rise up to the global debate on the future of the energy industry, stating that a unified African front has become necessary in the global energy…
Ghana gets nod to host Africa Oil Week in 2025
Sopuruchi Onwuka The African Oil Week (AOW), the continent’s premier energy event which is traditionally hosted in Cape Town, South Africa, will now move to Ghana in 2025 for its “Investing in African Energy” conferences. Organizers, Sankofa Events, declared at…
EKEDC advises customers to settle bills ahead of impending system upgrade
Payment platforms downtime expected from October 18th Sopuruchi Onwuka Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) demands all its customers to hurry with the settlement of their electricity bills ahead of planned systems upgrade that would likely impact its payment platforms with…
African ministers agree to address energy poverty, economic growth
Sopuruchi Onwuka Ministers and senior energy officials from over 20 African countries have agreed to accelerate delivery of resource benefits for enhanced living standards and enhanced economic growth of the continent. The ministers held a closed-door session at the ongoing…
NLNG extols the media, sponsors new Prize on energy reporting
Nigeria LNG Limited, over the weekend, celebrated the media for its contribution to the development of The Nigeria Prize for Literature and The Nigeria Prize for Science in the last 20 years, recognising media stakeholders for their dedication and commitment…
