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……..by James Ikenna……… The Professor of Petroleum Economics, Wunmi Iledare has called on the Federal government to use the Petroleum Industry Bill that is at work now at the National Assembly as catalyst to bring about the emergence of energy intensive industries. Iledare who is also the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Professorial Chair in Oil and Gas Economics and ...

Rainoil Limited, an integrated oil and gas company operating in the downstream sector, has won the 2020 Downstream Company of the Year Award at the Nigerian Business Leadership Awards (NBLA) 2020 hosted by Businessday Newspapers. The Group Managing Director, Rainoil Limited, Dr. Gabriel Ogbechie, said the award is an acknowledgement of the group’s consistent focus on “strategic and value-driven investments” ...

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has reiterated his commitment to conducting the business and operations of the Corporation in a transparent manner with a view to placing it on the path of profitability. Mallam Kyari made the pledge Friday at the ECOA-Africa Fellowship Investiture Ceremony where he was honoured with the ...

…..Upskills Teachers in Edo, Delta States with STEP initiative Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc (SEPLAT), leading indigenous energy Company, continues to make notable strides with its drive to improve the standard of education in the Country, particularly for its host States. The Company has just introduced yet another laudable educational programme targeted at Secondary School Teachers. The educational programme tagged ...

…….by Musa Ibrahim……… The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC), Mr Mele Kyari, has said that the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will engender new investments in the oil and gas industry and cautioned that there is need to forstall loss of investment if the bill is not passed into law. The NNPC boss ...

Eni was ranked first, ex aequo with another company, among the 199 companies assessed by the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB); a confirmation of its leadership in designing an effective approach to human rights. CHRB is an internationally recognized benchmark that assesses the companies’ human rights performances. Every year, it compares the world’s largest companies in the extractive, agricultural products, ...

The National Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) has called for the creation of a Special Energy Bank to finance oil and gas development projects. NAPE made the call in a communique issued on Tuesday. The communique, read Mr Kazeem Koleoso, was from the pre-conference workshop of its ongoing 38th Annual International Conference and Exhibition in Lagos. The conference has the ...

…….by James Ikenna……… The Nigeria Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) has announced that its 38th Annual International Conference and Exhibition (AICE), which is perhaps the largest gathering of earth scientists and other stakeholders in the oil and gas space in Sub Saharan Africa will take place in Lagos. According to NAPE this year’s theme is titled “Accelerating Growth in Nigeria’s ...

…Considers Adoption for Efficient Public, Civil Service…… The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for Internal Open Resourcing (IOR) initiative, describing it as a veritable tool required by the nation at this time to bridge the skills gap in both the public and civil services. The Director General of BPSR, Dr. Dasuki ...

………by Jenifer Dike……………… The Chairman of Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), Mr.Tunji Oyebanji has said that the Association is working closely with the National Assembly and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to ensure that the out come of the Petroleum Industry Bill would enhance the deregulated downstream sector. Oyebanji welcomed the proposed creation of the Nigerian Midstream and ...