Peter and Paul Cole are two young brothers that have transverse the Nigerian maritime industry for fourteen years.

In this interview with Godwin Oritse of Sweet crude, the shipping experts opined that the maritime industry is bedeviled by so many problems one of which is the issue of pilferage a menace they say has created a very bad image for the country before the international shipping community.

NIPCO plc, an indigenous downstream company has pledged to sustain its campaign on the economic and environmental benefits of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) usage as cooking gas to the Nigerian populace.

Barites: Barites occur in Nigeria as vein infilling materials associated with lead-zinc lodes and veins in the both Pre Cambrian basement and Cretaceous sedimentary rocks of the lower and middle Benue valley. The mineral commonly occurs as white, reddish brown and clear varieties with specific gravity varying between 3.5 and 4.4. The width of the […]

Yemie Adeoye and Luka Binniyat Most watchers of Nigerian hydrocarbon sector are surprised that the PTDF, could ever shake-off its robe of blistering financial scandal amidst high-wire political intrigues few years back. The peace at the PTDF today has generated curiosity for Sweet crude, as we try to find out what has been happening at […]

Biyi Sangowawa, an Engineer and Deputy Managing Director of Rockson Engineering company limited, a wholly owned Nigerian company notable for massive construction of huge power plants and currently handling a sizeable number of projects to boost the country’s power generation capacity. The company recently handed over the first phase of the 130 Megawatts Trans-Amadi Power plant to the Rivers state government in a ceremony that had the President and Commander-in Chief in attendance. Sweetcrude’s Yemie Adeoye spoke with this seasoned professional on the sidelines of the handover ceremony in Port-Harcourt, South South, Nigeria on the challenges faced in delivering such a viable project in a volatile region, as well as efforts at completing the 1074 Mw Alaoji power plant in the South eastern part of the country, which according to him is also due for hand over in a couple of months.

ORGANISED Labour in the nation’s electricity industry, under the umbrella of Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies, SSAEAC, has pledged the commitment of members towards improving significantly, the power infrastructure in generation, transmission, distribution with the aim of improving the power supply situation in the country.

With 48 insurance companies on African Oil and Energy Insurance Pool (AOEIP) the pool’s gross premium income in the last five years has hit USD50.49million. A breakdown of the gross premium income showed that AOEIP raked in $3.225million in 2005; $14.038 million in 2006; $14.158 million in 2007; $6.060million in 2007; $16. 401million in 2008 and $19.818million as at December 2009.

Small as the Gambian insurance industry is, grave unethical practices are gaining ground in that part of West Africa especially in medical insurance policies.

The Ghana Insurers Association (GIA) has resolved to review various benefits payable under the sections of the motor policy had to be reviewed upwards to provide realistic protection to policy holders and the public in line with current trends. The association explained that personal accident cover for policy holders, drivers and their mates had been […]

Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke, the Minister of Petroleum Resources was at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas last month where she engaged Nigerian journalists including Hector Igbikiowubo, Editor of Sweet Crude on contemporary issues concerning the Nigerian oil and gas industry, including the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), her agenda for the industry and the outcome of her consultations with international oil and gas companies at the conference and exhibition.

Hosts of the 2010 World Cup, South Africa has today released the names of 23 players for the World Cup starting on June 11. Absent on the Bafana Bafana squad is Premiership and national team star player, Benni McCarthy

TEACHERS in Oyo State who have been waiting endlessly for the implementation of 27.5 per cent salary increase will smile very soon.

DOHA, Qatar Several key OPEC ministers on Sunday dismissed the need for an emergency meeting to address oil prices that have fallen by over 10 percent in just days, but voiced concern about the impact of the Greek debt crisis on crude markets.

THE Archbishop Metropolitan and Primate of Nigerian Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, has called for prayers so that good leaders would continue to emerge to steer the ship of the nation.

The World Bank has said it is committing over $200 million towards the implementation of renewable energy projects in Nigeria towards enhancing access and rural electrification as part of its commitment to the nation’s power sector.