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WAPCo scales down gas flow, begins major offshore pipeline maintenance
Pigging, inspection and valve replacement Sopuruchi Onwuka Operators of West Africa’s gas conduit corridor, the West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo), has declared that gas flow in the 5,700 kilometers of offshore pipeline running from Lagos in Nigeria to…
Devil in the air: Aviation accidents spill fear into 2025
Sopuruchi Onwuka No one survived when an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, in what analysts record as the deadliest plane crash in the United States in the past…
NCDMB pledges full utilization of oilfield service capabilities
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has restated its resolve to support for local service companies in creating jobs in the economy by providing them with greater opportunities in the oil and gas industry. The Executive Secretary,…
Olu Verheijen’s flawed investment appraisal
Sopuruchi Onwuka The calculation by the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, that the Nigerian energy industry attracted impressive $6.7 billion investments in 2024 has found players in the industry looking around in surprise. In presenting the…
Energy editors upbeat on petroleum industry activities
The Society of Energy Editors, SEE, expects the Nigerian energy sector to witness significant developments in the first quarter of 2025. This, according to the Society, would be driven by President Bola Tinubu’s proposed N49.7 trillion-naira budget for the year….
Seplat to strengthen partnership with Akwa Ibom State
Nigeria’s leading indigenous oil and gas producer, Seplat Energy Plc, has expressed its commitment to partnering with the Akwa Ibom State Government for sustainable development. This was disclosed during a courtesy visit to the State Governor, His Excellency, Pastor Umo…
Oando plants a foot in Angola with Block KON 13
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s fast growing energy firm, Oando, has successfully clinched a joint venture deal, clearing the way for it to become the first Nigerian company to lead an exploration and production joint venture in the Africa’s second largest oil…
Lekoil changing energy and agriculture business in Akwa Ibom
Sopuruchi Onwuka Indigenous independent petroleum company, Lekoil, has declared that it is driving impactful change in energy and agriculture to promote new investments in oil and gas operations, create employment opportunities and spur community growth though its operations in Akwa…
Africa needs women’s perspectives for energy security __Olu Verheijen
Sopuruchi Onwuka Bringing the perspectives, capacity and the energy of women into the capacity mix remains the critical requirement to accelerate Africa’s development. Presidential Adviser on Petroleum Resources, Olu Verheijen, declared at an industry conference that harnessing the strength and…
Climate action: Nigeria, APPO want petroleum decarbonization
Sopuruchi Onwuka Global funding for cleaner energy should be used in developing technology for decarbonization of available, affordable and abundantly accessible energy forms instead of driving demand migration to newer, costlier and scarce greener options. The Oracle Today reports that…
