ENVIRONMENT

Africa should reposition the energy industry for the future and become much more efficient with its energy resources, the Chief Executive Officer, Seplat Energy Plc, Mr. Roger Brown has said.He urged African countries to accept the fact that energy has a key role to play in the future of the continent, and the integration of the energy value chain is ...

……by Victor Egbo….. The Niger State Government has signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for the establishment of a Greenfield Hydroelectric power project, creation of solar parks in educational institutions, provision of solar home systems for 250,000 households, and the establishment of a 500 million-litre Ethanol Plant ball in the state. Olalekan Ogunleye, ...

Mr Ayo Ademilua, President, Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN), says no fewer than 80 million dollars is available for energy projects in the country for it members through investors. Ademilua said this during the Renewable Energy Investment Matchmaking event on Wednesday in Lagos. The theme for the Renewable Energy Investment Matchmaking is “Energising Partnerships: Connecting Investors To Transformative Renewable ...

……….by Victor Egbo………The Chief Operating Officer, Oando Energy Resources, Dr. Ainojie Irune has called for regional cooperation among African nations to accelerate the continent’s energy transition.Irune spoke at the Africa Oil Week, in Cape Town, South Africa. He said: “For African countries, the energy transition presents both opportunities and challenges. On the one hand, the vast energy deficits in production ...

Affordable and reliable energy provides the right platform for businesses in Africa to create and retain jobs for its fast growing population and further make the Continent sustainable. Access to energy and energy security remains critical for the Continent, and Africa needs “affordable, reliable, saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaààaaaaaaustainable and modern electricity for all” to drive the realization of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ...

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 ...