Nigeria has been elected a member of the Executive Council of the African Federation of Utility Regulators (AFUR) at the just concluded 6th conference of the body that held in Abidjan Cote D’Ivore. Nigeria representative on the continental body, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had in a position paper at the forum, urged other [...]

More than 400 pipelines have been destroyed in Nigeria’s oil rich Niger Delta region in the last two years, the Lagos-based Vanguard newspaper reported on Monday.

Citing Joseph Dorgu, chairman of the Pipeline Professionals’ Association of Nigeria (PLAN), the report said the vandalism was caused by militants in the region.

He said one way the [...]

By Jimitota ONOYUME

Port Harcourt – FOR the Niger Delta Ministry to be more effective  in the region federal government has been urged to relocate it from Abuja to any state in the region.

Making the appeal, Secretary, Western Zone, Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Comrade Preye Okaba said the Ministry would be proactive in [...]

AS controversy continues to trail government planned deregulation of the downstream sector of the nation’s Petroleum industry, Labour Writers Association of Nigeria (LAWAN), has called for a time frame to end importation of petroleum products into the countries.

LAWAN, an umbrella body for Labour Editors and correspondents reporting labour and industrial issues in the country, [...]

By Samuel Oyadongha

Yenagoa – Otuasega is one of the communities in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State situated along the Kolo Creek. The community has been host to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) for many years.

The company pipelines not only crisscrosses the landscape of the community environment but Otuasega also boats of [...]

Maritime Interdiction of Terrorism Course organized by the by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in collaboration with the security department of the United States Embassy of  ended in Lagos after three weeks of rigorous training.

Speaking at the passing out parade, lead  Instructor, Mr. Rick Blebins, described the course as intensive and [...]

By Oscarline Onwuemenyi

ABUJA – The Federal Government,manufacturers in Lagos area and Gaslink have settled their dispute following their mutual agreement to abide by a price of N40/ cubic litre for the arrears of July-September.

At the meeting which was chaired by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Odein Ajumogobia,in Abuja , the two parties agreed [...]

UMBRELLA body for senior staff associations in the country, the Trade Union of Congress of Nigeria (TUC), has among other things, charged the federal government to embark on a nationwide enlightenment campaign to educate and convince Nigerians where they should support its planned full deregulation of the the downstream sector of the Petroleum industry.

President-General [...]

Nigerian militants accused the army of threatening a ceasefire in the oil-producing Niger Delta today by raiding a former rebel commander’s home.

However the military said it had merely responded to reports of shooting.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) told Reuters the military joint taskforce (JTF) had raided the Kula [...]

By Jimitota Onoyume

PORT HARCOURT – OWNER of the first indigenous oil and gas drilling company in Nigeria, Lonestar Drilling Nigeria limited, Chief Humphrey Irikefe Saturday Idisi, is dead. A statement issued by his Lonestar firm in Port Harcourt and signed by the company’s secretary, Mr. Kunle Ovo Edun said the oil magnate died at [...]

Deepwater operations in the Gulf of Guinea is set to be boosted by the activities of the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) which recently established the Sub-Saharan Africa Branch with headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria.

First on their list of specialised activities is to arrange the successful and highly renowned SUT Subsea Awareness Course for individuals [...]

Dresser-Rand will supply advanced turbomachinery for SBM Offshore (SBM) floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined for Noble Energy’s Aseng Field offshore Equatorial Guinea.

Dresser-Rand will supply gas compression and power generation packages. Dresser-Rand will provide 4 DATUM® centrifugal compression trains driven by electric motors and three DR-61G (LM2500) gas turbine generator sets.
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