Category: Oil & Gas

Horsfall Assumes Office As GM, External Relations And Sustainable Development At NLNG

Ganiyu Amodu

Sophia Horsfall, has assumed her role as General Manager of External Relations and Sustainable Development of the NLNG following her appointment by the Company’s Board of Directors. She takes over from Andy Odeh, who retired on 1st November 2024. Before her appointment to the new role, Horsfall was the former Manager of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, of the company. According to a statement signed on Thursday by Anne-Marie Palmer-Ikuku, Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Horsfall will bring over 25 years of extensive experience in the oil and gas…

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Three Affected As NNPCL Makes Key Leadership Changes + NAMES

Aliyu Aliyu

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has effected key changes in its leadership. Platforms Africa reports that the key changes were unveiled in a statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, on Wednesday. Outrage In UCH Ibadan As Patients Protest 17-Day Power Outage N1,050/Litre: Again, NNPCL Increases Petrol Price Malaysia Mulls CNG Vehicle Phase Out Over Safety, Nigeria Reacts NNPC Set To Supply 100mmscf/d Gas To Dangote Refinery Platforms Africa reports that three key members of the management were affected by the leadership change. They include Adedapo A.…

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NNPC Set To Supply 100mmscf/d Gas To Dangote Refinery

Ganiyu Amodu

The NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has successfully executed a Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) with Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. The agreement, signed by the Managing Director, NGML, Barr. Justin Ezeala and the President/CEO of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote on Tuesday at the Corporate Head Office of Dangote in Falomo, Lagos State, outlines the supply of natural gas for power generation and feedstock at the Dangote Refinery, in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State. This major milestone is in…

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NCDMB Seeks Industry-wide Support for FDIs, NOGOF, Others, to Ramp up Crude Output, Energy Security

Ganiyu Amodu

As the 42nd Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) got underway in Lagos on Monday, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has canvassed industry-wide support for initiatives that would reverse negative trends in Nigeria’s energy sector. The Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, in a paper entitled “Resolving the Nigerian Energy Trilemma: Energy Security, Sustained Growth, and Affordability,” identified “alarming scale of pipeline vandalism and theft of crude oil” as the biggest threats to Nigeria’s energy security, noting that major…

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NCDMB, Butane Energy, Boost LPG Supply as Kaduna Plant Is Commissioned

Aliyu Aliyu

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Butane Energy Limited on Friday recorded a significant milestone in their collective drive to make liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) a widely accessible, cleaner, and more cost-effective fuel option for cooking in the country, with the commissioning of a 180-metric-tonne LPG Filling Plant in Kaduna, Kaduna State. The Filling Plant, the second after the commissioning of another 100MT LPG Storage and Bottling Plant in Kabukawa Layout, Katsina, Katsina State, in 2021, is part of a joint venture to establish five of such…

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‘Here’s The Latest,’ AMCON Speaks On Reported Dispute with Heyden

Ganiyu Amodu

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has refuted recent reports that it has pending litigation against Heyden Petroleum. The agency, in a statement on Wednesday, said its attention has been drawn to a publication in the media regarding to the pending litigation between the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and Heyden Petroleum Limited. It hereby notified the general public that AMCON and Heyden Petroleum Limited have settled all issues between them amicably, noting that Heyden Petroleum Limited has demonstrated commitment to meeting their obligations and has been making…

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Increased Crude Oil Production: NCDMB Advocates Annual FID Week

Abibat Babalola

As part of the strategies to increase Nigeria’s crude oil production and enhance revenue accruing to the national treasury, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has advocated for a week in each year to be dedicated to signing final investment decisions (FIDs) on new oil and gas projects. The Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe made the proposal on Tuesday in his presentation at the 2024 African Energy Week (AEW), holding at Cape Town, South Africa. A final investment decision is the final point in an energy…

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NNPCL Punctures Protesters’ Demand For Kyari’s Resignation

Aliyu Aliyu

. ‘No need to waste time engaging with individuals motivated by selfish interests, our GCEO not responsible for petrol price hike’ everything Olufemi Soneye said on protest at the NNPCL global Headquarters   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has declared that its Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mallam Mele Kyari, is not responsible for the hike in the prices of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol. Platforms Africa reports that some protesters have earlier stormed the headquarters of the oil giant in Abuja, demanding the…

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Dangote, Marketers In War of Words As Petrol Price Politics Degenerates

Aliyu Aliyu

. You’re unfair to Nigerians, Imported petrol Cheaper than your N990/litre, Marketers bomb Dangote . Any imported petrol cheaper than ours substandard, says Dangote   The petrol price politics rocking Nigeria has degenerated with Dangote Refinery and marketers embroiled in unprecedented war of words. Platforms Africa reports that after two months of petrol production, Dangote Refinery on Sunday disclosed its price for the product, a move that has stirred reactions from stakeholders including marketers. Rising under the auspices of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), the…

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African Atlantic Gas Pipeline: Regional Cooperation Key To Unlocking Energy Security – Ekpo

Ganiyu Amodu

ECOWAS Ministers in charge of Energy and Hydrocarbons met in Abuja yesterday to discuss the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline, a landmark project designed to unlock and connect Nigeria’s gas reserves to North Africa and Europe. The meeting also aimed to adopt key texts on energy and hydrocarbon sectors in the sub-region. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, who chaired the event (with invitation extended to two non-ECOWAS nations of Morocco and Mauritania) stressed the importance of collaborative efforts among ECOWAS member states to overcome challenges…

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