Oil & Gas

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Major shake-Up in NNPC

….Roland Ewubare is New Head of NAPIMS The ongoing restructuring of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC received fresh impetus on Tuesday with...

NNPC Tasks Indigenous Companies to Bid for 30 Marginal Fields

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has urged members of the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) to participate in the forthcoming bid round...

Nigeria’s oil output in July slightly below 1.8 barrels per day, says Kachikwu

Minister of Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu has revealed that Nigeria’s oil production, excluding condensates, was slightly below 1.8 million barrels per day in...

Shell begins gas production from Gbaran-Ubie project

Anglo-Dutch oil major Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) has started gas production from the second phase of the Gbaran-Ubie project in Nigeria, the company...

Conmen sell fake NNPC oil allocation papers

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has raised the red flag on the activities of con men who specialize in circulating phantom letters...

You are hurting the economy, Baru tells pipeline vandals

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru has appealed to oil pipeline hackers to desist from such...

NNPC Pledges Support to FG’s Aspiration to Generate 10GW of Electricity

…As Chinese Banks Begin Oil and Gas Projects’ Financing in Nigeria In its bid to support the Federal government’s aspiration to increase power...

NNPC Set To Increase Federal Government Revenue by $30 Billion

…As Baru Inaugurates Anti-Corruption Committee The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed that the four major investments it recently embarked upon with...

NNPC Commended For Clean, Updated Audit

Once again, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has received a positive audit report. ‘’Let me at this juncture commend the Group Managing Director,...

Energy Integration: Nigeria to Extend Gas Pipeline to Cote d’ Ivoire

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) would be extended from Ghana to Cote d’ Ivoire...

Chad Basin Ambush: NNPC Announces Short Term Palliatives for Family of Victims

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, Prof. Ibrahim Njodi has pledged the commitment of the institution to go the whole hug with...

Shell Shuts Down Supply Pipeline in Ogoniland

Shell’s Nigeria division has shut down a key crude supply pipeline in Ogoniland because of a leak. “Efforts are ongoing for a joint investigation...

Africa’s Prosperity Lies in Human Resources Not Extractive Potentials- Osinbajp

Remarks made by the Acting President, Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, San, Gcon at the Extra-Ordinary Session of the Council Of...

NNPC Hits Milestone As Daily Gas Supply to Power Plants Increases by 64 Per Cent

The average national daily gas supply to the nation’s power plants has risen by 64 per cent,  according to the Nigerian National Petroleum...

Kerosene: Nigeria Refineries Meet 60 Percent of Local Consumption, Says NNPC

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday revealed that the Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries, are presently producing five million liters...