Oil & Gas

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Fuel Queues to disappear Nigeria this weekend – Kachikwu

…As NIPS holds next week  By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu has said that...

NNPC intensifies clampdown on illegal petrol hawkers

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Friday said that it has stepped up efforts to clamp down on illegal petrol hawkers across the...

Kechi Okwuchi, Sosoliso crash survivor on ‘Thank You’ visit to SPDC

There were emotional scenes as Miss Kechi Okwuchi, a survivor of the 2005 Sosoliso plane crash that claimed many lives visited The Shell...

NNPC concerned about porous borders, says petrol smuggling on the rise

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday expressed concerns about Nigeria’s porous borders and urged stepped-up efforts to beat back sustained nefarious activities of...

Baru Led NNPC to Build More Depots, Expand Market Share

NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru said Monday that the corporation is set to build more depots across the Country to ease products supply...

Oil price hits $69 per barrel after Niger Delta Avengers threats of attack

Oil prices rose on Thursday on a reported decline in U.S. crude inventories, and as the Niger Delta Avengers threatened to attack oil...

Gas Supply to Power Plants Remains Intact – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Friday explained that routine gas supply for power generation is not affected by the fresh fire...

Europe now biggest importer of Nigeria’s crude oil

While OPEC is implementing production cuts, Nigeria’s crude oil exports are steadily growing and winning huge customers in Europe. Europe remained the major...

Baru says 4,501 trucks loaded with fuel disappeared in December with 148, 533 million litres

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, has said that the nation lost about 148,533000 million litres of...

We Can No Longer Sell fuel for N145 – Marketers

  The Chairman of Depot and Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPMAN), Mr Dapo Abiodun, has revealed that the marketers can no longer import...

Buhari orders NNPC to distribute hoarded fuel free to Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to seal off fuel stations found to be hoarding petroleum products and...

Media reports Kachikwu ‘sought to embarrass Buhari’s administration with alleged fuel shortage memo

On Wednesday, some oil industry news outlets reported that Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, was ready to embarrass the...

NNPC To Marketers: We supply products despite your N24.7b debt

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has described as very unfortunate a statement credited to the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA)...

The Day in Pictures: Osinbajo visits petrol stations on Christmas day

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, today Christmas Day with the Minister of State Petroleum Resources  Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, continues “on the spot” checks on...

NNPC Says It Can Account for Every Barrel of Oil Sold in Nigeria

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has achieved 98 per cent automation of all transactions involving the supply, marketing and sale of the...

NNPC to Establish 4600MW Power Plants in FCT, Other States

…As Niger Governor Applauds Baru’s Stewardship The recently approved contract for the construction of Ajaokuta-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline project, dubbed AKK Pipeline, has started...