Wike: The other side of a fighter, by Donu Kogbara
I went home to Rivers State last weekend to participate in a celebration and Anglican thanksgiving service. They were hosted in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area, by Senator Barinada Mpigi, a fellow Ogoni and friend. And the special guests of honour were Chief Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, and Chief Nyesom Wike, our former governor […]
Gulf of Guinea deepwater to benefit from SUT
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 supplies equipment for Aseng FPSO
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. The […]
Lack of infrastructure threatens LFTZ mega Lekki port project
By Godwin Oritse THE Lagos Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) project may suffer a major setback if urgent steps are not taken to address the infrastructural needs of the mega project. The promoters of the project led by LFTZ’s Group Managing Director, Me Haresh Aswani said that the non-expansion of roads and provision of rail networks […]
Nigeria’s crude oil production hits record 2.4 million bpd
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that the nation’s crude oil production capacity has recorded a quantum leap in the aftermath of the amnesty programme and the return of peace in the Niger Delta area. The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Mohammed Barkindo, who said this during a visit to the […]
National Assembly to pass PIB before Christmas
…Wants gas flaring to end by Dec. 31, 2010 By Oscarline Onwuemenyi ABUJA – The proposed reform of the nation’s oil and gas sector could get underway with the planned passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill by the National Assembly before the Christmas holidays begin. This position was disclosed on Tuesday by the Chairman of […]
