Toronto-listed Oando Energy Resources said full production has resumed from its Ebendo field in Nigeria following repairs to the damaged Kwale-Akri pipeline.

PIPELINE Professionals Association of Nigeria, PLAN, has kicked against removal of subsidy on petroleum products, saying it would worsen challenges being faced by the poor in the country.

A group, the Association of Marine Engineers and Surveyors, has decried the continuous purchase of vessels without having them checked by experts, a development that has given rise to our nation’s waters being littered with outdated and broken down vessels. Speaking to news men in Lagos, President of the group, Mr Joseph Oviero, said that if the development was not checked, this category of Nigerians will continue to run into debt.

PORT HARCOURT: FEDERAL government has been told to set target for the Joint Task Force on the crusade against illegal bunkering operations in the Niger Delta region.

Regulation of the downstream petroleum industry has been identified as a major hiccup for the take-off of three green field refineries in Nigeria, for which Memoranda of understanding MoUs, have been signed with a Chinese construction firm.