Tag: Ekpo

Gas Minister Commissions Tetracore Energy’s 3.1 MMscf/d CNG Facility

Ganiyu Amodu

. “Why investment in CNG, LPG infrastructure is critical for Nigeria’s energy security,” What Ekpo, Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun, Olakunle Williams, said at the event that also witnessed groundbreaking ceremony of 5.2MMscfd LNG facility   Tetracore Energy Group, an integrated energy solutions provider, has commissioned its new state-of-the-art 3.1 MMscf/d (84,000 scm/d) compressed natural gas (CNG) facility. The facility, Platforms Africa reports, aims to supply CNG to approximately 1,500 vehicles per day in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Presidential CNG Initiative (Pi-CNG). Also, the gas company held the groundbreaking ceremony of…

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NCDMB Co-Chair, Ekpo, Meets ES, Pledges Support For Local Content Programmes

Ganiyu Amodu

The Co-Chair of the Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo on Thursday in Abuja received in audience the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe. The meeting provided an opportunity for the Executive Secretary and the Board’s top management to brief the Minister on the agency’s mandate, activities and initiatives. The presentation dwelt extensively on the Board’s third-party investments, over 60% of which are gas based. The NCDMB team informed the minister that…

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Ekpo Visits Site Of Gas Truck Accident In Ogun State

Ganiyu Amodu

… demands distributors invest in more pipelines to deliver gas to end users   Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, today visited the site of the gas explosion at Ita Oshin in Abeokuta, Ogun State, where there was a loss of life and destruction of property, as a truck conveying CNG, which experienced brake failure, crashed into the road barricade and the truck head went up in flames. On the Minister’s entourage were the Authority Chief Executive (ACE) of NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, members of the Minister’s…

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Ekpo Assures Of Security, Safety Of Investments In Gas Sector

Ganiyu Amodu

Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo has assured of the security and safety of investments in the gas sector. The minister stated this on Wednesday while hosting top officials of Shanghai Huayi Energy Chemical Company Group of China (HUAYI) and China Road and Bridge Corporation, who are strategic investors in Brass Methanol and Gas Hub Project in Bayelsa State. Ekpo who spoke against the backdrop of political risks and security often nursed by prospective foreign investors to Nigeria, described the Brass project as one critical project of the…

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LPG Vessel: Ekpo Lauds Nigerian Firm’s Seal In Harnessing Local Content Law

Ganiyu Amodu

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has lauded the courage, vision and hard work exhibited by Nigerian firms in breaking new frontiers in gas businesses in line with the local content law. Ekpo stated this at the commissioning of Temile Development Company Limited’s 23,000 cubic meters ultramodern Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Carrier, Alfred Temile 10, at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea, yesterday. This was contained in a statement signed by his spokesman, Louis Ibah, and made available to the media. The Minister…

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Nigeria Gives Priority To Gas Production, Commercialisation, Industrialisation Projects – Ekpo

Ganiyu Amodu

Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo on Friday met with a delegation of promoters and top officials of the Brass Petrochemical and Gas Project to be located in Bayelsa State. The team was led by its Managing Director, Chief Ben Okoye and the Chief Gas and Power Investment Officer of NNPC Ltd., Dr. Salihu Jamari. A statement by the Minister’s spokesman, Louis Ibah, quoted Ekpo during the meeting as restating the commitment of the Federal Government in supporting private sector investments geared at unlocking the gas…

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Gas Minister, Ekpo, Promises Fillip For Akwa Ibom Devt

Abibat Babalola

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo has called on politicians across the country to bury their political differences and join hands with President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to work for the common good of Nigerians. Ekpo who stated this at a Thanksgiving Service held at Our Lady of Mercy Chaplaincy, Abak, Akwa Ibom State, pledged to collaborate with the state Governor, Pastor Umo Eno for the growth and development of the state. The Thanksgiving was held to commemorate Ekpo’s appointment as minister, the emergence of…

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Ekpo Seeks Private Sector Collaboration In Deepening LPG Utilisation

Ganiyu Amodu

Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo has solicited the cooperation of private sector investors in deepening the utilisation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Nigeria. The minister, according to a statement signed by Louis Ibah, spokesman for the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), stated this in a speech at the 13th Nigeria Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association (NLPGA) Conference and Exhibition in Abuja on Tuesday tasking investors and other stakeholders in the industry to address the energy transition gap with a sense of urgency and strategic direction. The…

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Ekpo Felicitates Tinubu, Shettima, APC On Supreme Court Victory

Ganiyu Amodu

Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the victory at the Supreme Court on Thursday. The minister in a statement he personally signed said: “The unanimous judgment by the Justices of the apex court has put a seal of authority on the overwhelming victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, Vice President Kashim Shettima GCON, and the APC made possible by majority of Nigerian voters during the February 25, 2023…

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CSR: Emulate Egbin, Nigeria ex-Internationals, Agali, Ekpo, Task Investors

ADEOLA YUSUF

Egbin Power Plc’s Football team, Strike Force, wins Grid Controllers of NCC Osogbo 4-1 in a friendly encounter   Two of Nigeria’s ex-International Football Stars, Friday Ekpo and Victor Agali, have tasked Investors in Nigeria to emulate the Egbin Power Plc., in terms of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and dedication to Sports. Platforms Africa reports that Egbin, the bggest power generation company in Sub-Saharan Africa, has surged the ratings and hope for investments and Sports development in Nigeria with company’s Football Club, the Strike Force, beating a team of…

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