Oil & Gas

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Baru Commends Oil Workers Over Averted Nationwide Strike

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has commended the leaderships of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural...

PANDEF opposes sale of Oil field, OML 25, vows to resist 

Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) led by Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has opposed the planned sale of Belema oil field, OML 25, ...

NNPC asks NUPENG, PENGASSAN to suspend strike over Chevron dispute 

By Ruth Olurounbi Following threat of a strike action by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum...

NNPC says funding structure for Ajaokuta-Kano gas pipeline project almost ready

Nigeria’s oil corporation, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday says it has made “significant progress” in negotiating the funding terms and...

NNPC Targets 10 Biofuel Complex Nationwide, Signs MOUs with Chinese Consortia

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in China with Nigerian-Chinese consortia towards developing sustainable biofuels in...

$200m Nigerian Content Fund Now Available to Oil companies

A N72 billion ($200 million) intervention fund, a single digit interest pool of loan designed by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board...

NNPC Plans Major New 100,000 bpd Refinery In Port Harcourt, Warri

Nigeria’s oil refining capacity is set to soar with the country’s  state oil firm announcing that two new oil refineries are being planned....

Wunti Unveils NNPC’s Three-Pronged Wining Strategy…As Corporation Brims With Ambition

By Per Second News Nigeria’s state oil firm, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has developed a three-phased corporate strategy with which it...

Nigeria’s fuel imports fall 9.8% quarter on quarter

Nigeria’s cumulative fuel imports of premium motor spirits (PMS), automotive gas oil (AGO), household kerosene (HHK) and aviation turbine kerosene (ATK) fell by...

NNPC GMD Drums Support for More Alternative Financing of JV Obligations

…Bags SPE Africa Regional Public Service Award Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, on Monday disclosed that the decision by the...

NNPC denies funding alleged Impeachment Plot Against Saraki

The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday denies that its Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru is funding alleged...

How Baru Steers the NNPC Ship

Namsowo Bassey It is apparent that most newspapers and columnists in Nigeria fail to realize the need to guard their reputations jealously like...

NNPC Targets 20 Percent in Fertilizer Company

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has charged members of the Joint Management Committee (JMC)...

Completion of $10billion Dangote refinery delayed by at least 6 months

The completion of the new $10 billion Dangote’s refinery is to be delayed by at least 6 months, according to reports from oil...

Repositioning the NNPC and Baru’s knack for openness

By Kingsley Ukah It will take a great deal of sustained and concerted reforms to ensure that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)...

FAAC deadlock: Buhari to decide on NNPC – Adeosun 

The Minister of Finance,  Kemi Adeosun, has disclosed President Muhammadu Buhari has agreed to take the next step to address the issues that...