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Manufacturers cut 25% energy costs by switching from diesel to gas

Manufacturers cut 25% energy costs by switching from diesel to gas

POLYFILM Packaging Nigeria Limited, a manufacturer of flexible packaging focused on the food and consumer sectors, has recorded over 25 per cent savings in energy costs after switching from diesel to gas, at a time when rising diesel pricesare forcing businesses to adopt gas as an alternative fuel.

Upstream sector: Nigeria’s rig count rises 40% to 14

Upstream sector: Nigeria’s rig count rises 40% to 14

NIGERIA’s rig count, a major index of measuring activities in the upstream sector, rose year-on-year, YoY to 14 in November 2023, from 10 recorded in the corresponding period of 2022, indicating an increase of 40 per cent.

Gas Flaring: Nigeria loses N702bn as oil firms flare 241m scf

Gas Flaring: Nigeria loses N702bn as oil firms flare 241m scf

DESPITE Nigeria’s dwindling revenue occasioned by massive oil theft, the country has continued to suffer loss from its gas, as companies operating in the country’s petroleum industry flared 241.1 million standard cubic feet, MSCF, of gas in the first 11 months (January – November) 2023, according to latest data from the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA.

UPSTREAM: Nigeria’s oil output rises 30% to 1.6m bpd

UPSTREAM: Nigeria’s oil output rises 30% to 1.6m bpd

NIGERIA’s crude oil production, including condensate, rose year-on-year, YoY by 30 per cent to 1.6 million barrels per day, bpd in October 2023, from 1.2 million bpd recorded in the corresponding period of 2022.

But on month-on-month, MoM basis, the nation’s oil output dropped marginally by 0.7 per cent to 1.562 million, bpd in October 2023, from 1.572 million bpd in the preceding month of September 2023.

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