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Heroic Idun: The fireworks over Akpo oil lift
Sopuruchi Onwuka After months of hunting, catching and detaining the ocean going crude oil carrier, MT Heroic Idun, swings in legal battle has started in Nigeria while diplomatic dispute is brewing in India where lawmakers are coming under pressure to…
NLNG N18.4b award: When the Senate kills the environment
Sopuruchi Onwuka The recent decision to impose N18.4 billion penal measure against the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited over pipeline right of way dispute stokes existing concerns among petroleum industry investors about the threat of political interference in the…
Energy transition is creating huge opportunities in Nigeria, Seplat CEO
Energy transition creates huge opportunities in Nigeria as it supports economic and social development, job creation, improved health and education, the Chief Executive Officer, Seplat Energy Plc, Mr. Roger Brown has said. Mr. Brown said this during a panel session…
Canada, Nigeria target oil and gas methane emissions with new laws
Oil and gas producers Canada and Nigeria have become the latest countries to tackle the potent greenhouse gas methane with laws to rein in emissions in the fossil fuel energy sector. The announcements came as the United States on Friday…
Energy pundits demand regulation on gender diversity
Professionals and technocrats in the energy industry have demanded government to evolve deliberate policies for gender balancing and diversity in the management and boards of public and private entities in the Nigerian corporate community, arguing that enhanced gender parity would…
Flood: NCDMB takes PNC Conference to Uyo
The management of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has announced the movement of her flagship annual Practical Nigerian Content conference to Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State. The Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote made the announcement in an email…
“We can make pipelines invulnerable to sabotage” __Okwuosa
Sir Emeka Okwuosa stands tall among his peers and also commands the respect of people who understand the values he generates for the society, the economy and humanity. In the engineering profession, oilfield services, infrastructure development, solid mineral development, agriculture…
Pilot, other killed as plane plunges into Lake Victoria
A Tanzanian passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria Sunday morning as it attempted to land in the lakeside town of Bukoba, killing at least 19 people, including two pilots. Precision Airlines took Flight PW494 from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania…
Price dive: Traders float $2 bn LNG in 30 vessels off Europe’s coast
More than 30 tankers carrying liquefied natural gas are idling off Europe’s coast as traders hold out for higher market prices, the Financial Times reported. The ships, which combined are carrying LNG worth $2 billion, are at sea around north-west…
As blood flows in Ukraine, Kalashnikov posts revenue windfall with AK-47
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports As many soldiers die every day and civilians suffer brutal effects fear and destruction in the pursuit of Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, makers of the legendary AK-47 assault rifle is reporting a huge increase…
