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Lokpobiri to support Waltersmith Refinery expansion
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has pledged his full support for the expansion plans of Waltersmith Refinery. The Minister made the pledge during his official visit to the Waltersmith Refinery located in Ibigwe, Imo State….
ESC-2023: FG seeks collaboration with players on sustainable energy goals
Sopuruchi Onwuka Federal government has declared its intention to partner private players in driving and delivering energy security for the economy even at a time global energy choices are shifting towards cleaners and more sustainable options. Special Adviser to Nigeria’s…
FG commends NCDMB on catalyzing domestic refining
Sopuruchi Onwuka Federal government has declared priority on midstream petroleum projects that would solve immediate domestic energy needs of the country, stating that small scalable refining and marginal field development projects have become critical in industry value creation. The Minister…
What has Austin Avuru become?
Sopuruchi Onwuka It is almost a bizarre struggle to attempt describing a phenomenon that is continuously amorphous because constant changes in such circumstances introduce new features that compel relentless modifications in interpretation, depiction and appellation. Such phenomenal dynamism, normally associated…
Roger Brown urges Africa to conserve its resources for future energy
Africa should reposition the energy industry for the future and become much more efficient with its energy resources, the Chief Executive Officer, Seplat Energy Plc, Mr. Roger Brown has said. He urged African countries to accept the fact that energy…
Refining capacity might outstrip crude production, Wabote warns
Sopuruchi Onwuka With capacity regeneration in the midstream petroleum industry in the country, the falling crude oil production capacity might turn Nigeria into a net importer of crude oil if concerted efforts are not speedily coordinated to boost petroleum liquids…
TotalEnergies pledges 9.4 MW of renewable energy by 2025
Sopuruchi Onwuka French multinational energy major, TotalEnergies, has pledged to assist in meeting Nigeria’s electricity demand by adding significant 9.4 megawatts of supply through renewable sources. The company which has developed more oilfields in the past decade than any operating…
How to deepen rural LPG penetration in Nigeria- NIPCO Boss
The Managing Director of NIPCO Plc, Suresh Kumar, has advocated the need to deepen the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas through improved penetration into rural areas in Nigeria. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consumption in Nigeria, is still low, and at variance…
NNPC settles Total’s labour crisis, restores 275,000 b/d output
Following a peace deal brokered on Sunday by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, between the Management of Total Energies, operator of the NNPC/Total JV, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association, (PENGASSAN) and the Nigeria Union of…
FG flaunts free zones to foreign investors
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, has stated that foreign investors seeking space in the country would enjoy the fiscal incentives built into the numerous free trade zones around the country. The minister, according to a Bloomberg report…
