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Ayeni Akinola

“A YET-TO-BE-IDENTIFIED VANDAL SUSPECT ELECTROCUTED WHILE ATTACKING MEDL FACILITY”

“A YET-TO-BE-IDENTIFIED VANDAL SUSPECT ELECTROCUTED WHILE ATTACKING MEDL FACILITY”

March 19, 2026

In the early hours of Tuesday, the lifeless body of a yet-to-be-identified vandal suspect was discovered within the premises of the Akonobi 500KVA Distribution Substation, a facility belonging to MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL), located along Independence Avenue, Independence Layout, Enugu. The deceased, alongside his accomplices, had reportedly succeeded in loosening two intermediate cables from […]Read More

Only 90 Ships Have Crossed Hormuz Since War Broke Out

Only 90 Ships Have Crossed Hormuz Since War Broke Out

March 18, 2026

March 18, 2026 A total of some 90 ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Israel started bombing Iran earlier this month, according to data from maritime traffic tracking outlets. This is down from over 100 ships traversing the strait on a daily basis before the war. A lot of […]Read More

TotalEnergies Finalizes Plan for Azeri Absheron Field’s Second Phase

March 17, 2026

March 16, 2026 TotalEnergies expects first gas from the expansion of its Absheron gas and condensate field in Azerbaijan to flow in September 2029, the French supermajor said in an environmental impact assessment of the project’s expansion to phase two.  The Absheron Full Field Development Project envisages that the field, which started producing gas in […]Read More

EKO DisCo Apologies To Customers For Power Interruption

EKO DisCo Apologies To Customers For Power Interruption

March 14, 2026

The Management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company has issued an apology statement to all its customers that are currently experiencing electricity interruption under its network coverage area. According to the statement, the three-day planned outage effective 13 March 2026 was due to an equipment upgrade at Waterfront Injection substations, which involves replacing obsolete 11kV panels […]Read More

Hormuz Crisis Forces Massive Saudi Oil Shut-In

Hormuz Crisis Forces Massive Saudi Oil Shut-In

March 13, 2026

March 13, 2026 Saudi Arabia has slashed oil output by roughly 20% as the war with Iran continues to choke off exports from the Persian Gulf, in what could become one of the largest sudden supply losses the global oil market has ever faced. Saudi production has dropped by about 2 million barrels per day […]Read More

Sahara Group Adds 40,000 CBM Asharami Ghana LPG Carrier, Expanding Capacity for Ghana, W’Africa

Sahara Group Adds 40,000 CBM Asharami Ghana LPG Carrier, Expanding

March 12, 2026

Ulsan, South Korea, March 12, 2026 Sahara Group, a leading global energy and infrastructure conglomerate, has commissioned MT Asharami Ghana, a 40,000‑cubic‑metre Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) carrier, expanding its fleet capacity, while strengthening Ghana’s clean energy supply chain and LPG distribution network. The dual‑fuel vessel improves operational efficiency, enhances supply reliability, and supports lower‑emission LPG […]Read More

Oil Prices Drop as the G7 Considers Releasing Up to 400 Million Barrels

Oil Prices Drop as the G7 Considers Releasing Up to

March 11, 2026

March 09, 2026 The finance ministers of the G7 will discuss the possibility of releasing oil from storage in response to the price rally resulting from the war in the Middle East, media, including the Financial Times and the Australian Financial Review, have reported, citing unnamed sources. The emergency meeting of the officials, also involving […]Read More

Ikeja Electric Celebrates IWD 2026, Inspires Women to Grow Through

March 11, 2026

Lagos, Nigeria; March 09, 2026: Ikeja Electric (IE) has joined the global community to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) 2026, reaffirming its commitment to gender inclusion, mentorship, and the advancement of women within the organisation and the broader society. The celebration, held as a hybrid session and themed “Give to Gain,” highlighted the power of […]Read More

Chevron Warns California Cap-and-Invest Changes Threaten Energy Supply

March 10, 2026

March 09, 2026 Chevron is urging California officials to reconsider proposed amendments to the state’s Cap-and-Invest (C&I) carbon market program, arguing that the changes could increase fuel costs, accelerate refinery closures, and undermine energy security across the state and the broader United States. In a letter addressed to California Governor Gavin Newsom and state energy regulators, the […]Read More

Sahara Group Urges Young Africans to Transform Energy Challenges into Enterprise

Sahara Group Urges Young Africans to Transform Energy Challenges into

March 10, 2026

Sahara Group has reinforced its Beyond Energy philosophy at the 2026 Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Certification (EIBIC) Programme hosted by the University of Lagos (UNILAG), calling on young Africans to move beyond conventional entrepreneurship and actively design solutions to the continent’s most pressing energy and development challenges. Now in its third year, the EIBIC Programme […]Read More

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