Expired cylinder can explode any time once the expiration date elapses and that makes it a time bomb. Here’s a simple explanation for you to know the status of the one in your kitchen Incidents of gas cylinder explosion have become incessant in Nigeria in recent past. While other factors contributed to these explosions that have sent many to their early graves, Platforms Africa reports that expired and weak cylinders have been generally responsible for these fatal incidents recorded in cities like Abeokuta, Portharcourt, Owerri and others. To make…
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‘Although Not 100% Complete,’ Warri Refinery Resumes Operations, Says Kyari
“Many people think these things are not real. They think real things are not possible in this country,” what the NNPC boss wants Nigerians to know, believe about refinery and why the asset will not produce petrol for now The much expected Warri Refining & Petrochemicals Company (WRPC) in Delta State has resumed operations. The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mele Kyari, disclosed this during a tour of the facility today (Monday). He said: “We are taking you through our plant. This plant is…
Read MoreSaudi Hits JACKPOT, Discovers ‘White Gold’ in Its Oil Fields
Saudi Arabia, whose economy is based around its vast reserves of oil and natural gas, has found another source to diversify its oil-rich economy as the kingdom recently found lithium reserves in its oil fields near the sea. According to reports, Saudi Aramco aka Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s state-owned petroleum and natural gas company, extracted lithium under a pilot project from one of its oil fields. Khalid bin Saleh Al-Mudaifer, Saudi Arabi’s Deputy Minister of Mining Affairs, announced that the kingdom will soon launch a commercial pilot program to promote the…
Read More’25 Winners, 10 Reserve Bidders,’ Results of 2022/2023, 2024 Nigeria’s Oil Licensing Round
Platforms Africa obtains, publishes full names of winners in the Nigeria’s three-year Licensing Round announced by the NUPRC at the 2024 Commercial Bid Conference The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the final results of the 2022/ 2023 Deepoffshore Licensing Round and the 2024 Licensing Round. Platforms Africa reports that these results were announced at the 2024 Commercial Bid Conference organised by the commission on Wednesday in Lagos. After Platforms Africa Report, Oil Ministry Director Queried, Minister Disowns Claim ‘Drill Or Drop,’ NUPRC Begins Idle Oil Blocks’…
Read More‘Drill Or Drop,’ NUPRC Begins Idle Oil Blocks’ Recovery, Announces 2025 Licensing Round
. ‘5 Key Things To Know About 2025 bid round’ Komolafe gives information on fresh licensing The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has begun the recovery of Idle Oil Blocks in Nigeria as it announced a fresh oil licensing round for 2025. Platforms Africa reports that Gbenga Komolafe, Commission Chief Executive of the NUPRC, made the announcement on Wednesday at the 2024 Licensing Round Commercial Bid Conference In Lagos. According to him, the 2025 licensing round would focus on underexplored assets, fallow fields, and natural gas development as…
Read More‘How Suspended Accountant-General Diverted N109 Billion TSA, IPPIS Funds Into Personal Accounts’
. EFCC gives account on alleged mega fraud by Nigeria’s number one exchequer Hayatu Ahmed, chief superintendent of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says Ahmed Idris, suspended accountant-general of the federation, diverted public funds by compromising government account systems. He listed the account systems as the Treasury Single Account (TSA), government integrated financial management information system (GIFMIS), and the integrated payroll and personnel information system (IPPIS). Idris, Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, and Mohammed Kudu Usman are standing trial over alleged N109 billion fraud. According to a statement by…
Read More‘It Has Reached Shoreline,’ Shell Oil Spill At Bonny Terminal Worsens
. NIMASA gives update, SPDC shuts pipeline as cleanup still awaited 24 hours after spill The oil spilled at the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) loading terminal, (SMI), in Bonny, Rivers State, has reached the shoreline, as incident clocked 24 hours. Platforms Africa learnt that the spill, which occurred yesterday Saturday, December 14, 2024 has led to the shutdown of the export pipeline, which serves the terminal. Shell is yet to respond to inquiries as at press time, but the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) which confirmed…
Read More’12th Time In 2024,’ National Grid Collapses Again
The Nigeria’s electricity transmission system known as national grid collapsed again on Wednesday, plunging the country into darkness. Platforms Africa reports that this failure is the 12 th collapse from January to December 11, 2024. Within one week in October, the grid collapsed three times with its attendant blackouts, sparking reactions from Nigerians. How Greed Led To Frequent Collapse of National Grid – EFCC 2027: ‘There’s Vacancy in Aso Rock,’ Bode George Says Tinubu Yet To Get It Right Abuja Airport Shut As Plane Skids Off Runway Malaria Kills 597,000…
Read MorePort Harcourt Refinery Working Effectively, Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers Declares
▪️ ‘Every refinery does blending every day. This is science, it has no room for emotion or sensation,’ everything National President of the Association, Mr Tony Ogbuigwe said about the refinery during Arise TV interview Highest body of chemical engineers in the country, the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers, has given the Port Harcourt Refinery a clean bill of health, declaring that the plant is running, contrary to claims made by critics about the facility. Platforms Africa reports that the National President of the Association, Mr Tony Ogbuigwe, who…
Read More‘Loading Bay Empty,’ Port Harcourt Refinery Halts Operations +REASON
‘The refinery started operations truly, but trucks loaded at the gantry contained “dead stock.”’ You actually want to read the revelation by a staff at the refinery + what Saturday PUNCH found out after an unscheduled visit to the facility Operations at the newly rehabilitated Port Harcourt refinery have been temporarily halted as the loading gantry of the newly revamped installation is now empty. The Lagos-based PUNCH newspaper, which reported this in its Saturday edition, declared that a visit by its correspondent to the refinery on Friday revealed that…
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