The Nigerian government has initiated discussions with Libya on the construction of a gas pipeline connecting the two nations. This was revealed by Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, during a meeting with Libya’s Oil Minister, Dr. Khalifa AbduAlsadik, at the Gastech Exhibition and Conference 2024 in Houston, USA. Ekpo indicated that the proposed […]Read More
French energy giant TotalEnergies has begun seeking deepwater rigs and support vessels to kickstart the development of vast oil reserves discovered off the coast of Suriname, according to anonymous sources familiar with the tenders, reported Bloomberg on Friday. The Atlantic Basin’s exploration and resource development are now thriving, particularly following ExxonMobil’s significant progress in neighbouring […]Read More
Kyari Bukar, a former Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), has said that President Bola Tinubu should have removed petrol subsidy gradually to lessen the effect on Nigerians. He said that fuel prices should have been removed by 5 percent every six months and that way, the public won’t quickly feel it. Bukar, […]Read More
Nigeria and some other African countries are set to be beneficiaries of $90 billion in electricity funds backed by the World Bank and the African Development Bank. The fund is part of the global financial institution’s plan to provide electricity to the 300 million African population by 2023, a Bloomberg report revealed. On Friday, leading […]Read More
In its continued bid to maximise the nation’s abundant gas resources for economic development and prosperity, NNPC Ltd. has begun discussions with investors towards bringing back two Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) projects, Brass and Olokola LNG projects. NNPC Ltd.’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Mr. Umar Ajiya disclosed this on the sidelines of the ongoing 2024 […]Read More
The $550 million upstream gas project between the NNPC Ltd and TotalEnergies on the development of the Ubeta field has taken off, the Presidency announced on Tuesday. Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, disclosed this during an inaugural US-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue, hosted by the US State Department in Washington, DC. The […]Read More
The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI), a project aimed at increasing the use of gas to power automobiles in Nigeria, has inked separate agreements with 75 conversion enterprises around the country as part of the government’s strategy to reduce dependence on petrol and diesel. With agreements now in place in eight states and plans […]Read More
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has disclosed the projected petrol prices sourced from the Dangote refinery for its retail outlets in Lagos and other states nationwide. According to a statement issued by the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, NNPC is purchasing petrol in US dollars from the Dangote refinery for September. However, […]Read More
The Dangote Refinery has refuted claims that it sold petrol to the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited at a rate of N898 per litre. Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer for Dangote Refinery, made this clarification on 15 September 2024. The NNPC commenced the loading of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from the […]Read More
Despite recent claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) that it is not the sole offtaker of refined petrol from the Dangote Refinery, Finance Minister Wale Edun has stated otherwise, affirming that the NNPC will be the only purchaser of the refinery’s petrol output. On Sunday, NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, […]Read More