ENVIRONMENT

The Rivers State Government and energy company, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), have, inaugurated the Egi/Igburu Cluster Development Board (CDB) for pipeline communities to SPDC’s Assa North Gas project, which has a capacity for 300 million standard cubic feet of gas per day and the potential to be one of the largest domestic gas projects in ...

A legislative oversight appears to have exposed cracks in the operations of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), a body established by the Federal Ministry of Environment to implement the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Report on Ogoniland and oversee the clean up of the polluted region. Amid complaints by the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) that ...

by Jenifer Dike…………… Akwa Ibom Oil Producing Community Development Network (AKIPCON) has kicked against ExxonMobil inability to contain the negative impact of gas flaring from its facilities on the social and economic lives of the people, demanding the immediate payment of compensations to the affected communities. President General of AKIPCON, Ufot Phenson, while interacting with newsmen in Uyo noted that ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in partnerships with Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) have donated a medical centre, with doctors’ quarters, alternative power system, water treatment plant and a medical ambulance with other equipments to the government and people of Ogun State in Ogijo community in Sagamu local government of the State. The people and leaders ...

by Ben Ndubuwa…………. There are strong indications that BUA planned 200,000 barrel per day Refinery may be located in the new Liberty Oil and Gas Free Zone (OGFZ) in Akwa Ibom State, recently approved by President Mohammadu Buhari. The new free zone, which is jointly promoted by the Akwa Ibom State Government, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and an ...

by Jenifer Dike……………. Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Secretary-General, Mohammad Barkindo has said that the future of the energy sector is deploying blue hydrogen digitalization, cyber security and block chain technology. at the weekend said it was going to explore the future of blue hydrogen, digitalisation in the energy sector and cyber security and blockchain technology. According to Barkindo, ...

The Chairman, SEPLAT Petroleum Plc, Dr. ABC Orjiako, has said that the company is committed to developing communities in Imo State, where it has operations, and ensuring that more lives are positively impacted in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Seplat boss who led his management team on a courtesy call to the Imo State Governor, ...

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has kicked against the Rivers State High Court judgement affirming the enforcement of the purported sale of interests in it’s Joint Venture’s (JV’s) assets in Kidney Island and specified interests in OML 11 to the Rivers State Government. SPDC disclosed that it has therefore filed an appeal and an application for a ...

The people of Letugbene, Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa State have shut down a drilling rig belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company, (SPDC), alleging the company’s failure to accord them recognition as the rightful owners of the land where Tunu flow station is located. The people who ordered work to stop at the oil rig of the Specialty Drilling Fluids ...

The world has approved $114.28 million financing to help Nigeria prevent, detect and respond to the threat posed by COVID-19 with specific focus on state level responses. According to a statement from the bank on Friday, August 7, 2020, the amount includes $100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) and $14.28 million grant from the Pandemic Emergency Financing ...