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Egina, Nigeria’s flagship ultra-deep offshore field operated by TotalEnergies,has been declared winner of the Excellence in Project Integration prize at the 15th International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) in Bangkok, Thailand recently. “Congratulations to us all. It’s indeed a good achievement to the company and our partners, and we must find a way to communicate the great feat to our teams ...

Nigeria Machine Tools Limited (NMTL), Osogbo has created another record as the first indigenous engineering manufacturing company to attain Shell Supplier Technical Assessment Record (STAR) for Stud Bolts and Flanges.As a result, the products are now listed in Shell’s Technically Accepted Manufacturers & Products (TAMAP) database.NMT’s stud bolts and flanges were subjected to acceptance testing; overseen by a facility audit ...

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has won the 2023 Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) National Award of Excellence for Human Capacity Development in the Oil and Gas Industry. President of OGTAN, Mazi Onyechi,said SNEPCo has played a leading role in developing human capital in Nigeria through innovative programmes such as Shell Intensive Training Programme which ...

….by Ben Ndubuwa….. The Chairman of Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) Nicolas Odinuwe has said that part of the ways to harness and sustain the sub-Sahara energy market is to continue reaching out to other regions and bodies for partnerships/collaboration and Support. Odinuwe who emphasized the need for collaboration in his opening remark at the on- going ongoing 7th ...

Malam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said that energy demand in Africa is expected to increase between 30 per cent to 35 per cent in the next 20 years. Kyari said this at the seventh edition of Sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC) on Tuesday in Lagos. According to him, the ...

As industry stakeholders explore ways to maximize the opportunities in the African oil and gas industry, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), says the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) not only provide such window it has also the legal framework that can be leveraged to achieve the collaborative local content strategy in Africa. Mr Simbi Wabote, the ...

The Federal Government said that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N117 billion for the construction of the Oloibiri Oil and Gas Museum and Research Center, Bayelsa State.Awarded to MSSRS Julius Berger Plc, it is expected to be completed in 30 months.This comes six decades after oil was discovered in commercial quantities in the oil-rich region.Meanwhile the government has ...

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), in partnership with the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), on Wednesday presented the joint-winning works of The Nigeria Prize for Science (2022) to industry players in an effort to push agricultural innovations that can positively impact food security in the country. The presentation of the winning works, Gains in Grain Yield of Released Maize ...

Over 40 countries and thousands of oil and gas experts are billed to gather in Lagos to discuss emerging issues in the oil and gas sector amidst energy transition.The stakeholders would converge at the seventh edition of the sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC), hosted by the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN). Amidst dwindling investment and push ...

The Society of Petroleum Engineers, a non-profit for oil and gas professionals, says it will offer educational opportunities to help engineers and other professionals learn how to convert technical papers into problem-solving technologies. Yisa Adeeyo, senior advisor, Reservoir Engineering, Asharami Energy, who is also the group’s newly appointed Chairman, Technical Papers Sub-Committee of SPE Nigeria Council Technical Standing Committee, disclosed ...