NNPC Inks Deal for 100,000bpd Facility at Port-Harcourt Refinery

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has announced the signing of an agreement with African Refinery for a share subscription agreement with Port-Harcourt Refinery. According to the state-owned oil company, the agreement will see the co-location of a 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery within the Port-Harcourt Refinery complex. This was made known in […]Read More

FG Revokes 924 Dormant Mining Licences

The Federal Government has revoked 924 dormant licences spanning exploration, mining, small-scale mining, and quarrying.  Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, announced the revocation at a press conference on Wednesday.  According to him, this is done in furtherance of efforts to sanitise Nigeria’s mining sector.  He declared that in line with constitutional provisions, adequate […]Read More

Dangote Slashes Diesel Prices to N940, Marks Third Reduction

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has further reduced the prices of Automotive Gas Oil, popularly known as diesel, to N940 per litre, making it the third time the company has reduced the prices of the commodity. The refinery also reduced the prices of aviation fuel to N980 per litre.  This is coming in the wake of its […]Read More

NNPC, JV partner target 12,000bpd from Awoba Unit Field in

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and Newcross Exploration and Production Ltd, its Joint Venture partner in the Awoba Unit Field, have targeted ramping up Awoba Unit Field to 12,000 barrels per day (bpd) in May. In a release signed by Olufemi O. Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the NNPC Ltd., the state-owned […]Read More

Namibia Strikes Oil: Galp Energia’s Major Offshore Discovery Sparks Market

Shares of Portuguese energy firm Galp Energia surged over 20 percent in early trading on Monday following news of a significant oil discovery in offshore Namibia. Galp announced that initial exploration in the Mopane field suggests it could hold at least 10 billion barrels of oil. Testing at the Mopane-1X and Mopane-2X wells revealed “significant […]Read More

FG Plans Sale of DisCos Managed by Banks, AMCON July

The Federal Government plans to sell the five electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) managed by banks and Asset Management Company (AMCON) to technical power operators by July 2024. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this during an oversight visit of the Senate Committee on Power to the ministry in Abuja on Monday. The Nigerian government, alongside […]Read More

NERC Transfers Enugu Electricity Market Regulations to State Government

NERC has handed over regulatory control of the Enugu electricity market to the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC), which is operated by the state government starting May 1, 2024, marking the first time NERC has transferred regulatory authority to a state government electricity regulator. According to NERC’s statement signed by Sanusi Garba and Dafe Akpeneye, […]Read More

NNPC, First E&P Commence Crude Oil Production at OML 85

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and its Joint Venture partner, First Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Limited (First E&P), have started oil production from OML 85, also known as Madu Field. The field, situated in shallow waters offshore Bayelsa State and operated by First E&P, is anticipated to produce an average of […]Read More

World Bank, AfDB Partner to Electrify 300 million Africans by

The World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have announced plans to come together and provide access to energy for 300 million Africans by 2030. According to the Banks, the plan will cost around $30 billion and is to be funded by the World Bank through the International Development Association (IDA) and the AfDB […]Read More

FG Committed to Conclusion of Seplat-ExxonMobil Deal – Lokpobiri

Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has said that the federal government is on the verge of approving the acquisition of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU) assets by Seplat Energy. He said on Tuesday that President Bola Tinubu is committed to the closure of the acquisition at the Facts Behind the Figures […]Read More

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