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The Board of Eterna Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Abiola Lukman Lawal, an Oil Executive and renowned Economist as the successor to the outgoing Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Benjamin Nwaezeigwe, who resigns his position after two years of service to the Company. The Board thanked Mr. Nwaezeigwe for his significant contributions to the Company during his tenure. ...

…New Executives to Run for Two Years…. The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria, PETAN, has elected new executive members to run the affairs of the association for two years. The press statement by the Publicity Secretary, PETAN, Dr. Innocent Akuvue, revealed that rising from its Annual General Meeting held in Port-Harcourt on Thursday, and the consequent election for new leadership, ...

Chief Communications Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Olufemi Soneye, has won the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) 2024 “Distinguished spokesperson in the Oil and Gas Sector award.” He defeated the spokesperson of Shell Companies in Nigeria, Michael Adande and the spokesperson of Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited, Dr. Johnson Nkwocha to clinch to the award. The institute, represented ...

The Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) has said that there is no conflict between its members and the transport unions. This clarification is coming at the heels of the strike initiated by the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) which started today, February 19, 2024. According to MEMAN individual marketers are ...

Photo: GCEO, NNPC Ltd. Mr. Mele Kyari honoured with the Obafemi Awolowo University’s Faculty of Science Excellence and Innovation Award by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Adebayo Simeon Bamire, during the GCEO’s Lecture entitled, “Energy Security, Sustainability and Profitability in Nigeria: Advances, Challenges and Opportunities,” organized by the Faculty of Science of the University in Ile-Ife, Osun State. …….by Victor Egbo…..The ...

……by Victor Egbo……. Chevron Nigeria Limited (“CNL”), operator of the joint venture betweenthe Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and CNL, has announced the appointment ofJim Swartz as the Chairman and Managing Director of Chevron Nigeria/Mid-Africa Business Unit, effective April 1, 2024. Until his appointment, Swartz was Vice President, Capital Projects based in Houston, USA. He brings a wealth of experience ...

Chevron Nigeria Limited (“CNL”), operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (“NNPCL”) and CNL (“NNPCL/CNL JV”), confirms that at about 7am on November 21, 2023, boats conveying some protesters started patrolling along CNL’s Terminal and Escravos Gas-To-Liquids (“EGTL”) jetties and subsequently blocked access to Escravos Terminal (including EGTL jetty) in CNL’s Western area of operations. ...

……by Victor Egbo……The Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has appointed Mr. Charles Nwachukwu as the Coordinator of the Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (MDPADRC).The MDPADRC was established pursuant to the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 and the Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulations 2023 as a platform for ...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three (3) new Executive Commissioners to serve in the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), and the redeployment of one current Executive Commissioner, pending their confirmation by the Nigerian Senate: (1) Mr. Bashir Indabawa — NW — Executive Commissioner, Exploration & Acreage Management (2) Dr. Kelechi Ofoegbu — SE — Executive Commissioner, ...

The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company has appointed Olufemi Oladapo Soneye as its Chief Corporate Communications Officer. Mr. Soneye, a seasoned journalist with full-time and freelance experiences at some of the world’s most respected publications in Nigeria, Australia, and the United States of America, will lead the Corporate Communications team and drive the company’s brand penetration, strategic communications ...