Oil & Gas

Simbi Wabote’s Legacy in Nigerian Content Development and Africa Oil and Gas   By NJ Ayuk Earlier this month, the African energy sector learns of Simbi Wabote’s replacement from his position as executive secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). He was appointed to the position by President Muhammadu Buhari in September […]

The Federal High Court (Abuja Divsion) Coram N.E. Maha J. today 15th December 2023 struck out Suit No.: FHC/ABJ/CS/1291/2020 between Kaztec Engineering Ltd v. (1) Ministry of Petroleum Resources; (2) Attorney General of the Federation; (3) Mars Exploration and Production Company Ltd; (4) Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission; & (5) NNPC Ltd, which concerns OMLS

The Chairman of Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG), Mr. Abdulrazaq Isa, OFR, said that the global energy transition, the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), divestments by International Oil Companies (IOCs), and the Decade of Gas Initiative has presented indigenous players with exciting opportunities for the industry’s transformative shift. According to the IPPG Chairman, “the ongoing global

Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Gas Limited (SNG), Mr. Ralph Gbobo, has assured manufacturers at Nigeria’s largest manufacturing equipment and raw material expo, organized by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria in Lagos, of the company’s resolve to continue to collaborate with industry stakeholders and government to find lasting solution to current challenges facing the industry

The divestment story in Nigeria’s petroleum upstream sector has been a success case in terms of value creation, realisation and retention for the economy, the Chief Operating Officer, Seplat Energy Plc, Mr. Samson Ezugworie has said. According to the Seplat Energy COO, whilst the International Oil Companies put their focus on deep water activities –

Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo has restated the commitment of the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government in supporting the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) Project realize its full potential and objectives. Ekpo stated this yesterday in his speech at the WAGP Authority Committee of Ministers (COM) meeting in Cotonou, Benin Republic assuring

Lokpobiri pledges full support for expansion plans of Waltersmith Refinery   The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has pledged his full support for the expansion plans of Waltersmith Refinery. The Minister made this pledge during his official visit to the Waltersmith Refinery located in Ibigwe, Imo State. During the visit, Lokpobiri