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Trade envoy pldges stronger UK-Nigeria economic ties
Sopuruchi Onwuka The UK Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Florence Eshalomi MP, has declared the commitment of the British government to supporting Nigerian businesses as they scale globally and to ensuring our partnership delivers real, inclusive impact. Ms Eshalomi who concluded…
Dangote Refinery: One Year, One Refinery, A Nation Transformed
[By Abiodun Alade] In just 12 months, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has shifted Nigeria from fuel importer to regional energy supplier, stabilised its currency, slashed fuel costs, and sparked an industrial revival. As Africa’s largest refinery marks its first year…
Russia- China gas pipeline deal poses no immediate threat to Nigeria
Sopuruchi Onwuka The rising concern about the possible impact of the new deal between President Vladimir Putin and President Xi Jinping to develop a direct pipeline for shipping cheap Russian gas to China might not be totally unfounded; but it…
NNPC appoints Andy Odeh, Morenike Adewunmi external relations chiefs
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has appointed two distinguished professionals to manage interface with external stakeholders, finally filling yawning gaps in its public affairs department after the departure of the erstwhile Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the…
Divestments: UN body indicts IOCs on remediation breaches
Sopuruchi Onwuka The lingering concerns about who takes eventual responsibility for decommissioning of production facilities and remediation of oilfield environments have reached global arbitration despite earlier assurances that funding and roles have been resolved among deal parties. A panel of…
2025 Bid Round: NUPRC flaunts fiscal incentives to investors
Signs PSC with TotalEnergies-Sapetro consortium Sopuruchi Onwuka The government has called on global upstream petroleum industry investment community to seize the advantage of the prevailing regulatory, fiscal and governance regime in seeking exploration licenses in the upcoming next bid round…
Gas-to-methanol projects are frontiers for Nigeria’s prosperity – Ekpo
* Calls for Oil and Gas Asset Protection Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has described gas-to-methanol projects as a new frontier for Nigeria’s economic prosperity, highlighting their vast potential to drive growth and development in…
Thirty-nine youths begin Chevron-Intels NC-HCD programme
Capacity building for Nigeria’s maritime sector received a boost on Friday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where 39 young graduates underwent preliminary processes for cadetship under a Nigerian Content-Human Capacity Development (NC-HCD) programme of Chevron Nigeria Limited and Intels Nigeria…
Nigeria’s gas export leaps as domsupply, flares dim
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s gas production and export began the second half of the year on bullish note with both production and export posting new records while fluctuation in domestic consumption volumes posted disturbing signals. Latest industry production dashboard made available…
Zigma Energy Chief canvasses for holistic policy ecosystem for petroleum industry
Sopuruchi Onwuka Chief Executive Officer of Zigma Energy Limited, Mrs Funmi Ogbue, has called for integrated growth agenda, industrial ecosystem and policy implementation strategies that propel transformation in the petroleum industry. She specifically canvassed for development of industrialized operating base…
