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Ardova’s LPG facility to go live by December
Sopuruchi Onwuka Integrated petroleum marketing company, Ardova Plc, has declared that its ambitious storage facility for holding liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) also called cooking gas is targeted for commissioning by the end of the year. The company which held a…
NLNG provides RSUTH with infectious diseases unit
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) for the provision of a multi-million naira Infectious Diseases Unit to support robust healthcare delivery in Rivers State. At a signing…
Energy transition: Africa to host 2 bn cars by 2040
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria and other developing economies of the world must brace to host about two billion vehicles that are fired with petroleum fuels as the industrialized nations that currently champion the global movement for energy transition plan total switch…
Nigeria turns an OPEC laggard as oil demand surges above 100 mbd
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s crude oil production maintained fluctuating trend in December 2021, shedding 43,000 barrels per day to end the year at 1.338 million barrels per day. According to the Monthly Oil Market Report of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting…
NLNG set to crash domLPG prices with supply glut
Sopuruchi Onwuka Africa’s largest gas processing company, the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited, has determined to take full responsibility in supplying the domestic market with natural gas liquids mainly used as cooking gas. The company also warned the public…
Vandals throw power sector into crisis
Sopuruchi Onwuka Separate vandal attacks on two key gas pipelines have triggered fuel supply crisis across the nations upstream power sector, with operators of major thermal stations drastically cutting electricity generation due to acute gas shortage. Our enquiries showed that…
NIPCO positions for new regulatory environment
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) has declared readiness to align its operations with the emerging regulatory environment as the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) rolls into effect. The Oracle Today reports that the new law comes with far…
2021: Crude oil ruled commodity markets
Sopuruchi Onwuka Despite the vigorous push by the advanced industrial nations and environmental activists in 2021 to accelerate transition of demand from fossil fuels to greener renewable energy, petroleum commodities maintained strong market resilience in both demand and price. In…
OPEC: Barkindo to bow out as Sec Gen in August
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s oil diplomacy maestro, Dr Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, who has functioned as the Secretary General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) since 2016, will serve out his tenure this July and yield the position to newly…
Reasons why oil majors are leaving Nigeria
Sopuruchi Onwuka Key issues bordering mainly on the congeniality of business environment form the major reasons why Nigeria’s traditional petroleum industry partners are scaling down their businesses in the country in a move that have clearly indicates eventual exit from…
