Tony Elumelu, chairman of Transcorp Group, urged the Federal Government to pay off over N2 trillion, long-standing debt owed the Generating Companies (GenCos) which is stifling the power sector, among other issues. He also called for the privatisation of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), the only yet-to-be-privatised entity in Nigeria’s power chain – which […]Read More
Iran will soon launch 32 oil industry projects worth a total investment of $4.6 billion, Jawad Owji, Iranian Petroleum Minister, said on Wednesday. According to Iranian media, Owji said Iran has also begun work on 50 new oil projects worth over $50 billion. Since 2021, Iran has boosted its oil production by 60 percent, the […]Read More
Dangote Cement Plc has revealed its commitment to transitioning thousands of its delivery trucks to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by 2025 as a significant step toward cleaner energy adoption in Nigeria. Aliko Dangote, chairman of the company, said the decision was to add to the Federal Government’s quest towards reducing dependence on fossil […]Read More
Iran has planned to boost its crude oil production to 4 million barrels per day, according to the country’s Tasnim news agency, as reported by Reuters. No specific sources for the plan were provided but the original report in Tasnim said that “An economic council headed by Iran’s interim president Mohammad Mokhber has approved a […]Read More
The federal government has revealed that the 378.3 megawatts (MW) Egbema power plant in Imo state is near completion, assuring the acceleration of the project. Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, who made this known over the weekend commended Hope Uzodinma, the State Governor, for his dedication to collaborating with Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) […]Read More
French oil major TotalEnergies has planned to invest $600 million to strengthen exploration and production activities in the Republic of Congo in 2024, snubbing the Nigerian oil and gas sector for the second time in a week. Patrick Pouyanne, TotalEnergies’ CEO, stated last week in Kenya that the company chose to invest $6 billion in […]Read More
ND Western has appointed Olanrewaju Kalejaiye, former senior vice president of the company, as the new chief executive officer (CEO). The company disclosed this in a statement, stating that its previous CEO, Eberechukwu Oji, has moved on to explore other opportunities. The firm expressed gratitude to Oji, crediting his leadership with achieving significant milestones and […]Read More
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited has signed an agreement with American oilfield company, Schlumberger, to boost upstream operations in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. The state-owned oil company made this known in a release signed by Olufemi Soneye, chief corporate communications officer of the NNPC on Thursday in Abuja. Speaking after the signing, […]Read More
John Anim, managing director of Platform Petroleum Limited, highlighted this improvement during a panel on ‘Investment Opportunities in Nigeria’ at the Invest in Africa Energy 2024 conference in Paris, France. He said that security challenges in the Niger Delta have significantly lessened. Anim attributed previous security issues to the exclusion of host communities from the […]Read More
Patrick Pouyanne, the chief executive officer of TotalEnergies, has revealed that the company is investing $6 billion in energy projects in Angola over Nigeria, citing inconsistency in policymaking in Nigeria as the primary reason for this decision. During the Africa CEO panel in Kigali, Rwanda, Pouyanne said that despite the Niger Delta’s status as West […]Read More