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Baker Hughes, a GE company Reaches Agreement to Sell Natural Gas Solutions Business
LONDON & HOUSTON--- Baker Hughes, a GE company has officially announced an agreement to sell its Natural Gas Solutions (NGS)…
Boeing in Talks With Airbus, Others for German Helicopter Bid
LONDON (Reuters) - Boeing Co is in talks with Airbus and other companies about joining its bid for a 4 billion euro ($4.7 billion)…
ExxonMobil’s Petroleum-based polymers are widely used in the automotive industry
At a time when fuel efficiency standards are on the rise, plastics are helping cars travel longer distances on less fuel.
For…
German bank invests EUR 9.7 billion in developing, emerging countries
KfW Development Bank: almost 40% of all new commitments go to Africa and the Middle East
More than EUR 3.0 billion committed…
Eroton adopts cutting edge technology, creative thinking to reduce oil production cost
Eroton Exploration & Production Company Limited is on an aggressive campaign to ensure a reduction in its oil production cost.…
GE Power Releases Whitepaper on Digitization of Energy Transmission & Distribution in Africa
Smart grids will play a key role in the region’s transition to a sustainable energy system through facilitating smooth…
German Foreign Minister urges the US and Russia to keep talking
Berlin (dpa) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has urged the United States and Russia to keep talking after the Helsinki summit…
EU: Volkswagen has largely completed Dieselgate action plan
Brussels (dpa) - Volkswagen has largely completed its promised recall and repair in Europe of vehicles fitted with cheat software…
Cranfield University and partners unveils new air mobility vehicle
Cranfield University and partners are today presenting a new concept in personal air mobility for fast, efficient and…
World Bank’s approved 540mw Nigeria power plant gets underway in Akwa Ibom
The World Bank’s approved $150 million partial risk guarantee and environmental impact assessment (EIA) in 540 megawatts (MW)…
Total Creates a Digital Innovation Center in India in Partnership with Tata Consultancy Services
Paris/Mumbay – Total and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have signed a partnership agreement to create a digital innovation…
OGTAN advocates for inter-agency collaboration to enhance R&D in Nigerian universities
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
Dr. Afe Mayowa, president, Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria, (OGTAN) and chief executive…
Exclusive Interview: Enabling environment key to collaborative efforts in oil, gas sector –…
Afe Mayowa, president, Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria, (OGTAN) and chief executive officer, Danvic Petroleum…
Sub-Sahara Oil and Gas Summit Reunites Industry Players in Africa
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
The 5th edition of the Sub-Sahara Africa Upstream Oil & Gas Summit will take place next year from…
The G20 reunites leaders of the economy in Buenos Aires
The third meeting of finance ministers and central bank presidents from 2018 will take place next weekend at the Convention and…
CNOOC to invest $3bn in Nigerian offshore oil and gas industry
The Management of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has expressed readiness to invest additional $3 billion in its…
BHS-Sonthofen unveils five filter systems to ensure efficient natural gas processing in Iran
Sonthofen, Germany, - BHS-Sonthofen has produced five filter systems for use in natural gas production in southwest Iran, together…
Kings Supports Nigerian Content With Cutting Edge Technologies
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
Kings Industrial Tools Limited, a Nigerian company specializing in offering marine and vessel support…
Ryanair flight makes emergency landing in Germany after pressure drop
By Daniel Moeglich and Marc Kalpidis, dpa
Frankfurt (dpa) - A Ryanair flight carrying 189 passengers from Dublin to the Croatian…
President Trump slams Germany’s ‘horrific’ pipeline deal with Russia
London (dpa) - After shocking his allies with claims that Germany is under Russia's thumb, US President Donald Trump doubled down…
Total closes the acquisition of engie’s upstream LNG business and becomes world #2 LNG Player
Paris - Total announces the closing of the acquisition of Engie’s portfolio of upstream liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets for an…
Total’s $16bn FPSO set to sail to Egina Oil Field
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
Total's $16bn FPSO which is currently berthed at the SHI-MCI Yard, Ladol island in Lagos is set to…
GE Partners with Ethiopian Electric Power Authority to Deliver 11 HV Substations to Improve Access…
Over 70% of people in Ethiopia have no access to electricity although the grid covers about 60% of the towns in the country…
German President to tour rural areas
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier aims to boost efforts for Germany's rural regions.
Berlin (dpa) - With a series of visits…
BBOXX delivers clean reliable energy access to over 12,000 people in Togo
BBOXX, a next generation utility, has successfully delivered energy access to over 12,000 Togolese citizens with its smart solar…
NLNG seeks $7 billion for Train 7 expansion, awards FEED contracts
In the build-up towards Final Investment Decision (FID) later in 2018, Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) is seeking $7 billion from the…
Stuttgart to introduce diesel car ban from start of 2019
Stuttgart (dpa) - The south-western German city of Stuttgart - home to car firms Audi, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz - has announced…
Total and CCCC Strengthening Their Relationship Worldwide to Meet the Challenges of the Construction…
Paris - Total and China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) have signed a mutual preferred supplier agreement to extend…
Africa Oil Week announces conference programme for 25th Anniversary
London, UK – Africa Oil Week (AOW) has announced its programme for the 25th Africa Oil Week conference, 5-9 November in Cape Town,…
German exports decline in May, with sharp decline outside EU
By Friederike Marx and Marco Engemann, dpa
Berlin (dpa) - German exporters sold fewer goods abroad in May, with a particularly…