ENVIRONMENT

Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (CNL) said that it had contributed over N26 billion under NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture to the Egbema-Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF) of Delta since 2005. Mr Esimaje Brikinn, Chevron’s General Manager Policy, Government and Public Affairs, disclosed this during the inauguration and handover ceremony of one of the 11 projects executed by the EGCDF in Effurun, near Warri. ...

Shell is working with several partners to trial the use of hydrogen fuel cells for ships in a first-of-its-kind study for the energy firm and in Singapore. The success of the trial will “help pave the way for cleaner, hydrogen-powered shipping”, said Shell in a press release, adding that hydrogen with fuel cells may be the zero-emissions technology with the ...

ExxonMobil has announced an ambitious carbon capture and storage project that could see the removal of 100 million tons of carbon dioxide annually by 2040. Dubbed the Houston Ship Channel CCS, the project will require the participation of both public and private entities. It will also require investments to the tune of a staggering $100 billion to capture carbon dioxide ...

………… by Ben Ndubuwa………Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has call on Shell Petroleum Development Company’s (SPDC) to replace the pipeline along Okordia-Rumekpe Trunkline known as the TransNiger Trunk line which has caused three successive oil spills in recent time. Community sources in Ikarama community have reported a new case of oil spill along Shell Petroleum Development Company’s ...

…..…Increases Gas Supply for Power Generation…….. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a 37.21 percent decrease in cases of pipeline vandalism across the country in the month of January 2021. This is contained in the January 2021 edition of the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR), according to a press release by the Group General Manager, Group ...

The challenge of sustainable energy future in Nigeria cannot be over emphasized as investors all around the world are making efforts to ensure a cleaner energy future.The is a global race to net zero, and in line with commitments by countries of the world to realise the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Therefore investment in what may be considered a ...

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has confirmed oil spill from its facility at Agbura-Otuokpoti area of Yenagoa, the state capital.The comapny’s Media Relations Manager, Bamidele Odugbesan, confirmed the incident in an interview in Yenagoa on Friday.Odugbesan said the company got a report of the spill on March 31.“At about 8.30am on March 31, a community surveillance vendor reported a ...

……….by Ben Ndubuwa……..Total Exploration and Producton Nigeria Limited has said it will continue to provide interventions in the health sector as it considers Nigeria as home with communities where it operates. The French oil giant said that out of the N21 billion contributed by oil companies in Nigeria last year during the heat of covid-19 it contributed N1.2 billion to ...

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) today signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the U.S. Agency For International Development (USAID) to make Bonny Island, its operational base, malaria free. The MoU was signed by NLNG’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Tony Attah on behalf of NLNG and the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard. Through the U.S. President’s Malaria ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Rivers Command, said it had received over 330 Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) donated by Shell Nigeria to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Rivers FRSC Sector Commander, Salisu Galadunci, said in a statement that the PPEs comprised of 170 pieces of nose masks, 150 pieces of reflective jackets and body temperature gauges. The sector commander said ...