FIDs Surge: NCDMB to empower 10,000 Nigerians with high-demand skills
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has launched a major Human Capital Development (HCD) initiative that will train more than 10,000 young Nigerians in the top 10 high-demand technical skills required in the country’s oil and…
NCDMB brokers pan-industry commitment to local linepipe usage
Sopuruchi Onwuka Players in the Nigerian petroleum sector have declared their commitment to utilization of locally produced line pipes in the full industry value chain as a way of accelerating realization of targets set by the Nigerian Oil and Gas…
Mistakes in divestment process come with consequences __NUPRC
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has called for patience of players in the industry over the pending divestment of commercial interest from international oil companies to mainly indigenous independent petroleum companies; warning that any mishap in…
FG, players polarize on calls for PIA amendment
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, has called for full implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to unlock investments that restore vibrancy in the industry. Engr Wabote…
Investors willing to stake $40 bn in gas development _OPTS
Sopuruchi Onwuka Some key players in the upstream petroleum industry have accepted to collectively shoulder some $40 billion investments in new development if the government would dismantle operational challenges that impact returns on investments. The pledge came in response to…
