The Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) will on Tuesday, September, 2020 host a one-day workshop for media professionals covering energy and the oil and gas sectors of the Nigerian economy.

Professionals working in the corporate communications departments in oil and gas companies are also expected to participate in the…

No fewer than 30 persons suffered varying degrees of injury from the explosion that rocked Iju Ishaga area of Lagos on Thursday afternoon.

The incident occurred when a truck conveying gasoline suddenly exploded after a lone accident at Cele Bus stop, Iju Ishaga, Lagos

The Lagos State…

The House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on Tank Farms has called for overhaul of facilities at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) depot in Calabar.

Chairman of the Committee, Mr Sergius Ogun, said this on Thursday in Calabar during a stakeholders meeting with tank farm operators.

In its effort to continue to enable business and create opportunities in the oil and gas sector, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said it has outlined four cardinal focus for downstream operations.

The DPR’s Head, Public Affairs, Mr Paul Osu on Thursday said the agency’s Director, Mr Sarki Auwalu, made this…

         …Awards 84 projects in 3 phases in Niger Delta
Total Upstream has said that so far, Total and partners have awarded 84 projects in its 3 phases corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects, adding that some have been inaugurated while others are yet to be commissioned.

The company said…

Siemens Energy has confirmed that the company has been selected by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) to provide a cryogenic boil-off gas (BOG) compression train for its Bonny Island liquefaction plant in Finima, Nigeria.

Siemens’ senior vice president for Industrial Applications Products, Arja Talakar, said with more than 20…

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, confirmed yesterday that no fewer than 23 persons, including five students of Kogi State Polytechnic and three children on their way to nursery school lost their lives when a tanker loaded with petrol caught fire after hitting multiple vehicles along the Lokoja-Abuja highway, in Kogi state.

        …Says delay is due to COVID-19

Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (COPL), an international oil and gas exploration and development company focused on sub-Saharan Africa, has expressed confidence that it will receive confirmation of its exploration licence extension during Q4 2020.

In an update yesterday to investors on…

London-based market intelligence firm, S&P Global Platts, believes that refinery outages in Nigeria and other African countries will ramp up fuel demand, a situation that will in turn brighten Asian and European markets’ chances of earning bigger revenue.

The global market watchdog said given Africa’s healthy appetite for fuel, market…

Ambitious emissions targets, post Covid19 ways-forward, which are currently forcing oil and gas operators worldwide to re-evaluate – and in many cases slim down their portfolios, will top the agenda of discussants at the “Operators’ Strategic Outlook” session at Africa Oil Week (AOW) Virtual coming up October 7, 2020.

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