The management of BUA Refinery and Petrochemicals has refuted reports claiming its 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery in Akwa Ibom is 90 percent complete. In a statement shared via the Group’s official X account (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, the company acknowledged significant progress in the project while clarifying that the facility has not yet […]Read More
Oil marketers under the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) have called on the Federal Government to privatise state-owned refineries, including the 125,000 barrels per day Warri and Kaduna refineries, as part of broader reforms to enhance transparency, competition, and operational efficiency in the downstream petroleum sector. In a report titled 2024 […]Read More
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has announced that the Port Harcourt Refinery, with a capacity of 150,000 barrels per day (bpd), and the Kaduna Refinery are undergoing extensive rehabilitation to achieve world-class operational standards. This was revealed in a statement issued by Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd., in response […]Read More
The Jigawa State Government has approved and allocated N1 billion to acquire a 10 percent stake in the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO). Sagir Musa, the Commissioner for Information, Youths, Sports, and Culture, made his known in a statement on Tuesday that the state executive council had approved the release of the funds. Musa said […]Read More
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has officially transferred regulatory oversight of Ogun State’s electricity market to the Ogun State Electricity Regulatory Commission (OGERC), in line with the provisions of the amended Electricity Act 2023. Seven states, including Edo, Enugu, Ekiti, Imo, Ondo, Oyo, and Lagos, have also gained regulatory autonomy over their respective electricity […]Read More
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), India’s second-largest fuel retailer, has unveiled plans to invest up to $11 billion in constructing a state-of-the-art refining and petrochemical complex in southern India. This development was revealed by the company’s chairman in a recent interview with Reuters. “We feel there is a big opportunity in refining sector. India’s primary […]Read More
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced planned power outages in Abuja this weekend to facilitate critical maintenance at two major transmission substations. In a statement issued on Saturday, 28 December 2024, Ndidi Mbah, General Manager of Public Affairs at TCN, confirmed that the maintenance work aims to improve the efficiency and reliability of […]Read More
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), under the leadership of Mele Kyari, has unveiled the Production Monitoring Command Centre (PMCC), a cutting-edge initiative to revolutionise hydrocarbon operations. Spearheaded by NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS), the PMCC builds on the achievements of the Command and Control Centre, aiming to improve monitoring, operational efficiency, and […]Read More
Nigeria’s Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) continues to grapple with financial instability, driven by an unsustainable subsidy burden and insufficient market payments to Generation Companies (GenCos). As the sector teeters on the brink of liquidity crises, the Power Consumer Assistance Fund (PCAF) emerges as a critical solution, offering a structured alternative to subsidies while addressing the […]Read More
Saipem, alongside two Nigerian firms, has clinched a significant offshore contract valued at approximately $1 billion with Shell for a deepwater oil and gas project off Nigeria’s coast, according to Offshore Energy magazine.  The contract, awarded by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), involves Saipem delivering Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (EPCI) services. […]Read More
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