Energy Archives — Page 11 of 58

April 16, 2023 No Responses

Expert Implores FG On Robust Gas Asset Management Plan

The Chief Executive Officer, Kenyon International, Dr Victor Ekpenyong has urged the Federal Government to harness the abundant oil and gas resources for economic and industrial development. Ekpenyong, a Well Controls Specialist, said that harnessing the expertise of Nigerian oil workers...

April 2, 2023 No Responses

FG Approves Amendment Of 2022/2023 Deep Offshore Oil Block Bid Round

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the amendment of the 2022/2023 Deep Offshore oil block mini-bid process to accommodate concerns raised by potential local and international investors. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) explain...

March 16, 2023 No Responses

Shell Lifts Force Majeure On Bonny Light Crude Exports

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd., (SPDC), operator of the SPDC joint venture, has lifted the force majeure on Bonny export programme with effect from March 15, 2023. Mrs Bola Essien-Nelson, the Media Relations Manager of SPDC, confirmed....

March 13, 2023 No Responses

Aramco Declares $161b Profit For 2022

Saudi oil giant Aramco has announced a record profit of $161.1bn (£134bn) for 2022, helped by soaring energy prices and bigger volumes. It represents a 46.5% rise for the state-owned company, compared with last year. It is the latest energy...

March 11, 2023 No Responses

Seplat Energy CEO Steps Aside

The Chief Executive Officer, Seplat Energy Plc, Mr Roger Brown, has stepped aside from running the company for a period of seven days. The company said in a corporate disclosure made available to Nigerian Exchange Ltd.,(NGX) and signed by its...

March 5, 2023 No Responses

MOMAN Tasks Downstream Operators On Automation

The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) on Saturday urged operators in the Nigerian downstream sector to ensure automation of their services. According to the body, their services being automated will help them on data generation, improve produc...

March 2, 2023 No Responses

FG Approves Contracts For Transmission Company Of Nigeria

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the procurement, design, installation and construction contracts and projects for the Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) on Wednesday in Abuja. Minister of Power, Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, told State House correspond...

February 28, 2023 No Responses

Shell, Hapag-Lloyd Seal LNG Deal

German liner major. Hapag-Lloyd has signed a multi-year agreement for the supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) with Shell Western LNG B.V (Shell). The LNG is intended for Hapag-Lloyd’s twelve ultra-large dual-fuel container vessels currently under construct...

February 9, 2023 No Responses

FEC Approves N117b For Oil Museum

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N117 billion for the construction of Oloibiri oil museum in Bayelsa. The Minister of State for Petroleum resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the outco...

February 3, 2023 No Responses

Geregu Power Declares 50.5% Drop In Profit

Geregu Power Plc has reported 50.5 per cent decline in profit as revenue dropped and earnings impaired negatively. The company, listed on the NGX last year reported N10.17billion profit in 2022 as against N20.55billion in 2021, while profit ...

February 3, 2023 No Responses

Price Cap On Russian Refined Fuels To Disrupt Trade

The European Union’s ban on imports of Russian refined oil products, including diesel and jet fuel, will disrupt global flows once it takes effect on Sunday and could hurt Moscow more than an embargo on crude oil. Although Western sanctions...

January 24, 2023 No Responses

Edo Refinery Begins Production

Edo State Government-backed Edo Modular Refinery has commenced production at its 6,000bpd plant in Ologbo, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area. A statement sent to City Business News on Tuesday explained that the facility with its feedstock can produce 50 ...

December 31, 2022 No Responses

LNG Insurers Scramble To Retain War Cover

Japan, the world’s top importer of LNG, is working with marine insurers in the country to ensure LNG imports from Russia are not jeopardized in the wake of the latest sanctions against Moscow. Already, three companies from Japan, Tokio Marine...

December 31, 2022 No Responses

ExxonMobil Sues EU To Block Energy Windfall Tax

US energy giant ExxonMobil is suing the European Union (EU) in a bid to stop its new windfall tax on oil firms. A windfall tax is imposed on firms that benefited from something they were not responsible for. Energy firms...