Tag: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Train-7 Project Hits 52%, Employs 8,300 Persons

Abibat Babalola

…NCDMB, NLNG Sign E-Market Place Agreement       The ongoing construction of the $5bn Train-7 project being undertaken by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) at Finima, Bonny Island, Rivers State has reached 52 percent and currently engages 8,300 Nigerians of diverse skill sets. These facts emerged on Friday as the Management of the Nigeria LNG Limited led by the Managing Director, Dr. Philip Mshelbila held an engagement session with the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote at the gas…

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How NNPC, Sahara JV Plots Cooking Gas Penetration Across W’Africa

ADEOLA YUSUF

Joint venture announces FID on sub-regional LPG jetties’ construction WAGL Energy Limited, a joint venture business operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and Sahara Group, is set to develop and construct jetties across West African countries to boost the supply and penetration of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the sub-region. Emmanuel Ubani, Managing Director, WAGL Energy Limited said discussions were already at advanced stages for the first in the lot. READ ALSO: Why Nigeria Cannot Introduce Subsidy On Diesel – NNPC All Nigeria’s Refineries Producing Zero Litre…

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NNPC, Sahara Group invest $300m in gas

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group have taken delivery of two 23,000 CBM Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessels at the Hyundai MIPO Shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, with plans to add 10 vessels in 10 years to enhance Africa’s transition to cleaner fuels. The new vessels, MT BARUMK and MT SAPET have increased NNPC and Sahara Group’s joint venture investment to over $300million,approaching the JV’s $1billion gas infrastructure commitment by 2026. The fleet previously comprised MT Sahara Gas and MT Africa…

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Why N480/kg Cooking Gas price surge rocking Nigeria may linger – NNPC

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

Platforms Africa reports that the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas in Nigeria, a major gas producer, has hit the roof, selling for N480 per kg and N6,000 per 12.5 kg.   The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, has declared that the cooking gas price surge rocking Nigeria may linger until the volume supplied to the domestic market is increased. Platforms Africa reports that the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas in Nigeria,…

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