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………….by Jenifer Dike……. Portugal one of the major importer of Nigeria’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has expressed concerns over supplies from Nigeria as Russia continue to tighten the nozzle of her gas pipeline supply to Europe cutting down the volume of gas to many Western countries due to the Ukraine-Russia war Portugal’s European Union (EU) Environment and Energy Minister, Duarte ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) will tomorrow (Thursday) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a gas pipeline project with the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines of Morocco and the commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The MoU is expected to drive the execution of the 7,000-kilometre Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project which is ...

The Federal Government is considering the use of Compressed Natural Gas(CNG), which the country has in abundance to reposition the transportation sector in urban cities across the country. The Minister of State for Transportation, Prince Ademola Adegoroye said this in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations of the Ministry, Mr Eric Ojiekwe on Tuesday in Abuja. Adegoroye ...

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) said it is pursuing lower carbon as it strengthens capacity to track emission from its operations. The oil major in its 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report, said it is focusing operations on methane, flaring and energy management and has instituted key projects to reduce greenhouse gases and eliminate methane emission from its operations. Chevron, who confirmed most ...

Creeds Energy one of the leading renewable company said it has energized 50 households in Bassa, Nasarawa State, with 24-hour solar energy access using mesh-grids from Okra Solar at a 30 percent cost savings compared Mini- grid. The 50 household project with the company marks Okra’s third successful deployment of mesh-grids in Nigeria. The company said it has a track ...

Italian Eni and the French giant Totalenergies have vowed to fully replace Russian gas by 2025 with new Investments in gas production from Africa, Middle East and Nigeria in particular. This is not unconnected to Russia halting indefinitely gas flow through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, as Russia continues her streak of reducing energy supplies to Europe. The multinational maintained ...

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) says the pilot phase of the use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered buses for passenger operations will soon begin on Marina/CMS to Lekki and Ajah-Epe routes.  LAMATA’s Consultant, Corporate Communication, Mr Kolawole Ojelabi, made this known in a statement on Monday in Lagos.  Ojelabi said that under the pilot phase, 10 high ...

The capacity of the 11 electricity distribution companies, otherwise known as the DisCos, to absorb more power generated by generating companies, GenCos, grew by a mere 18 per cent since the sector was privatised nearly nine years ago.  A breakdown of the statistics sourced from the joint body of GenCos, the Association of Power Generating Companies, APCG, revealed that in ...

Nigeria’s leading domestic gas distribution company, the Shell Nigeria Gas Limited (SNG), has commissioned a far-reaching gas market survey in 33 per cent of the states in Nigeria to gain deeper market insights for entry and to accelerate the achievement of Nigeria’s Decade of Gas objectives. A statement by Shell’s Media Relations Manager, Abimbola Essien-Nelson, said SNG has engaged notable ...

… $5bn Train 7 to create 50,000 jobs The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas Limited will set up a tactical team comprising nominees from both organizations to drive closer collaboration on projects, ensure compliance with Nigerian Content obligations and promote other strategic alliances for the good of the nation’s economy. This decision ...