The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has pledged the Nigerian military’s support to the South-South Development Commission (SSDC) in securing oil and gas facilities in the region. Musa made the pledge when a delegation of the SSDC paid a courtesy visit to him at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. He endorsed the…
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to establish the Federal Oil and Gas Hospital in Benikrukru, Delta. This followed the presentation of the report by the Senate Committee on Health, chaired by Sen. Banigo Ipalibo Harry (PDP-Rivers). Harry noted that the bill was sponsored by Sen. Joel Thomas (APC-Delta). She explained that the bill…
The Presidency says Nigeria’s 209 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves have been positioned as the nation’s key asset for energy transition and economy diversification. Mrs Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. Verheijen,who was…
Nigerian government has called for decisive and unified action to unlock the country’s vast natural gas reserves. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, disclosed this while delivering a keynote address at the ongoing Offshore Technology Conference hosted by Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) on Tuesday in Houston, Texas, U.S. Ekpo…
A gas explosion on Sunday injured at least 15 people at Ijora Badia, a suburb of Lagos. The blast, which occurred around 5:00 p.m., was reportedly caused by a leaking 25-kilogram gas cylinder inside a mini shop. The shop was part of a bungalow complex that also housed 15 self-contained rooms and seven other shops. According…
The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has sealed two filling stations and a gas plant in Sagamu, Ogun, over alleged infractions. The NMDPRA Coordinator in Ogun and Surveillance team lead, Mr Akinyemi Atilola, who coordinated the exercise on Wednesday, said that the action was in order to safeguard the lives and properties…
Malam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPCL), has reiterated the company’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with stakeholders in the oil and gas sector. He said this on Monday at the ongoing Sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC) in Lagos. The theme of the conference is “Building…
Turkmenistan said it had reached an agreement to transport its natural gas through Iran to Turkey, Chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said. Berdimuhamedov said on Monday, during a phone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, the Neutral Turkmenistan official government newspaper has reported, “Chairman of Halk Maslahaty (People’s Council) had informed…
A gas explosion has occurred at Sabon Wuse in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger on Saturday, resulting in a massive fire outbreak. Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, Director-General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), disclosed this in a statement in Minna on Sunday. He said the incident happened at about 11:00 pm at Tasiu Gas Plant,…
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has urged global cooperation to ensure security of supplies amid a tightening global gas market. In its quarterly gas market report released in Paris on Tuesday, the IEA highlighted efforts from the past year to enhance market transparency, data sharing, and cooperation mechanisms for both natural gas and liquefied natural…
