Global oil and gas deals in 2016 recovered from a slow start in the year with help from the announcements of midstream and oilfield services (OFS) mega deals.

An indigenous oil firm, Belema Producing Limited, has called for oil bearing communities to be treated as key stakeholders in the industry, stressing that this will help achieve enduring peace in the region.

Let me give you a general situation in the power sector as it is today that might have caused the short fall. We have been having issues with the gas supply even when we have the water. At a time, in fact the hydro plants were the ones sustaining the grid.

As a way of strengthening skills of process operators working in Nigeria’s refinery and chemical industry, the USA Commercial Service Nigeria has launched a new training simulation solution.

Energy Institute Nigeria, in partnership with Lonadek’s Cedar Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Centre (STEM) and the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE), has launched a four-month Graduate Engineering Training Scheme (GETS).

Campaign Director for Power For All in Nigeria, Ify Malo, has urged the Federal Government to address the burdensome taxes and tariffs for renewable energy components in the country.

Chief of Naval Staff, CNS, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has happed on the need for good welfare of Naval personnel in the country, saying it improves their capacity to fight oil theft and other maritime security challenges.

The Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) has demanded the inclusion of gas producers and suppliers in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) special allocation of 60 percent foreign exchange (FOREX) to the real sector.

In a first-ever detailed analysis of investment across the global energy industry, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that global energy investment fell by 8.0 percent in 2015, with drops in oil and gas upstream spending outweighing continued robust investment in renewable energy, electricity networks and energy efficiency.

We are working to make sure that the turnaround time is drastically reduced on those items that are within our control. We are working collaboratively with other agencies to understand where the challenges are. On the other hand, we also challenge the project promoters and operators to put their house in order because we have also seen that the bulk of the delay is on their part.