ENVIRONMENT

Photo: Dr. Victor Ekpenyong, MD Kenyon An oilwell control expert and Chief Executive Officer of Kenyon International, Dr. Victor Ekpenyong, says stakeholders in the oil industry must collaborate to produce more oil and gas, in order for the country to generate more revenue to aid smooth energy transition. Ekpenyong noted that conversations around climate change and renewable energy were skewed ...

……….by Ben Ndubuwa………The Nigerian delegation to this year’s World Petroleum Congress has express dismay over the inability of world leaders to meet up the $10 billion investment commitment to net-zero carbon emmision for Nigeris Mr Gabriel Aduda, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, had expressed concern over the failure of global leaders to invest approximately 10 billion ...

Some stakeholders have backed the moves by Spaces for Change, S4C to develop communities in line with the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA.The stakeholders, including Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Imo State Government and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, expressed solidarity during the just-concluded two-day National Extractives Dialogue, NED2023, Host Community Development Trusts, which had “Catalysts for Equitable ...

Photo caption: Donation of the Mother and Child referral centres to Yobe State government officials by the NNPCL/CNL Joint Venture Chevron entities in Nigeria including Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and CNL (NNPCL/CNL JV), Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited (a Chevron company) and its parties in the Agbami ...

Aradel Holdings, a fully integrated energy group with interests in multiple oil and gas assets, has reaffirmed its commitment to host communities as the company unveiled its new brand identity at a Town Hall event in Port Harcourt. Formerly Niger Delta Exploration & Production Plc (NDEP), the company rebranded to Aradel Holdings to better reflect its long-term strategy of becoming ...

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has introduced four additional regulations in-line with the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021 (PIA). These regulations aim to address environmental and safety concerns in the midstream and downstream petroleum sector. The specific regulations introduced are as the Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Environmental Regulation 2023; the Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Safety Regulation 2023; ...

ExxonMobil recently made a significant move towards transitioning to a lower-carbon business model by acquiring Denbury, a smaller Texas oil and gas company. The $4.9 billion acquisition is a signal of the growing momentum behind “carbon management” as a viable enterprise for traditional oil and gas companies. Exxon’s vision is to utilize Denbury’s extensive network of pipelines designed for carrying ...

…… Advocates for cleaner Energy through gas……… ………..by Ben Ndubuwa……As the global energy transition journey continues to gathered momentum, Oando Energy Resources is pushing for more efforts by African countries to achieve a more robust and just emergy transition to march the global energy campaign. Oando is particularly stressing the need for Nigeria and other African nations to intensify their ...

The India High Commission in Nigeria has assured of his country’s preparedness to collaborate with the Nigeria energy sector in ensuring its smooth energy transition agenda. India High Commissioner to Nigeria, His excellency Shri G. Balasubramanian stated this while on a tour of Indian pavilion at just concluded NOG Energy Week Conference & Exhibition 2023 in Abuja. He said that ...

As part of its commitment to environmental sustainability, the management of Egbin Power Plc, the largest power generating station in Nigeria, said it has planted over 200 trees within its facility in Ijede/Egbin, Ikorodu, Lagos in one year, with the aim of offsetting its carbon emissions as well as capturing and storing emission from its plant.  Mokhtar Bounour, Chief Executive Officer, made this known in ...