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Shell rewards Nigerian entrepreneurs at #makethefuture Accelerator event
Ngozi Deborah Atalor, a Shell Nigeria LiveWIRE entrepreneur has emerged winner of the pitching competition for young Nigerian…
Aker Solutions to Provide Subsea Production System for Aker BP’s Ærfugl, offshore Norway
Aker Solutions was awarded a contract from Aker BP to deliver the subsea production system for the first phase of the Ærfugl…
Shell receives Nigerian local content award from PETAN
The Petroleum Technologies Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has honoured Shell companies in Nigeria with the Aret Adams Award for…
EGINA Project to be Completed within Initial Budget; Sets New Local Content Records
The Egina field was discovered by Total Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUPNI) in 2003 within the Oil Mining Licence 130 (OML130), some…
REA: Nigeria’s annual mini grid potentials valued at $9.2bn
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has disclosed that its study on Nigerian mini grid electricity development potential…
ExxonMobil Trains Nigerian Graduates To Acquire Oil & Gas Skills
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
ExxonMobil Training Centre in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, is currently offering Nigerian graduates the…
Aker Solutions Wins Johan Castberg Orders Worth About NOK 4 Billion
Aker Solutions won key work to help Statoil develop the Johan Castberg field, the largest oil discovery in the Norwegian Barents…
Sierra Leone Parliament Ratifies Bumbuna II Hydropower Project
This marks another important milestone in the development of the Bumbuna II hydropower project which, when completed, will…
ENGIE acquires Thermaire Investments and Ampair, two key players in HVAC services in South Africa
Jointly, the acquired companies will form the largest South African HVAC contractor with a strong capacity to export its skills…
GE receives FAC from Eskom for the completion of Medupi Power Station Unit 4
Once completed in 2020, Medupi will be the fourth-largest coal-fired power plant in the world and the largest in Africa…
Thousands of Togolese citizens to gain electricity as CIZO initiative moves ahead
Awagomè, – The Government of Togo’s “CIZO” initiative has made a significant stride forward as BBOXX, a new generation utility…
How Nigeria can benefit from OPEC’s production exemption – Kachikwu
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has explained how Nigeria can maximise its current exemption…
SNEPCo connects Nigerian and Chinese suppliers through Global Nigeria Forum
More than 20 Nigerian and 60 Chinese suppliers met in a strategic sourcing development forum in Shanghai mid-November in the…
Statoil to focus exploration on home turf in 2018 to curb risk
Norway’s Statoil ASA will focus exploration on its home turf next year as it seeks more oil and gas to run through existing…
PAN Africa Solar to create 1,000 jobs in Nigeria by 2018
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
German based company, PAN Africa Solar will employ up to 1,000 people for solar jobs in Nigeria as…
Norton Rose lawyer, Keith Martin says US Senate tax bill complicates renewable energy
According to Norton Rose Fulbright report, The US Senate made two last-minute changes in a massive tax-cut bill yesterday that…
Participate in North America’s leading energy event, Global Petroleum Show
Global Petroleum Show | June 12 – 14, 2018 | Calgary, Canada
Global Petroleum Show (GPS) is the most important energy event in…
US LNG exports boost interest in Natgas futures
Reuters are reporting that a surge in speculative interest in the US LNG export boom has pushed open interest in natural gas…
Hungarian Government to buy Nigerian crudeoil and LNG
At a time that international crude oil market is getting more competitive, the Hungarian Government has indicated interest to…
NIPS 2018 to address Nigeria’s potential to become international gas hub
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
An event taking place in Nigeria from 19th – 23rd February 2018 is set to explore Nigeria’s…
African energy ministers to meet Private Sector players at NIPS to discuss key oil and gas projects…
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
From 19th – 23rd February 2018, Africa ministers in charge of petroleum and energy, chief executives…
Lumos deploys its 60,000th Y’ello Box to provide electricity across Nigeria
The Lumos service is combining the power of the sun and your MTN mobile phone to bring a new type of power to Nigeria
LAGOS,…
BBOXX, Pan Africa Solar partners to electrify rural communities in Nigeria
Two off grid projects were recently announced in Nigeria, one consisting of a partnership between Pan Africa Solar and BBOXX…
Total begins oil production on the giant Libra field, offshore Brazil
Total announces first oil from the Libra mega-field, located in ultra-deep waters 180 kilometers offshore Rio de Janeiro, in the…
Maersk Drilling signs five years alliance agreement with Aker BP
Maersk Drilling has entered into a jack-up alliance agreement with Aker BP ASA (Aker BP). The alliance is founded on a unique…
Damen launches New Fishery Research Vessel for Angola
Damen Shipyards Galati launched a Fishery Research Vessel (FRV) 7417 for the Angolan Ministry of Fisheries. The sponsor of the…
Aker Solutions to Provide Umbilicals for Three Offshore Norway Field Developments
Aker Solutions won a contract to provide umbilicals for the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup, Utgard and Bauge developments…
Germany backs renewable energy projects in Africa
Germany backs renewable energy projects in Africa with the launch of RLSF - an innovative liquidity facility managed by ATI…
GE to upgrade Azito Power Plant in Ivory Coast, helping the country to meet its electricity needs
GE’s Power Services business has announced that it has signed an agreement with Azito Energie to upgrade two gas turbines at the…
ADIPEC 2017: Businesses Urged to be ‘Radical’ in How They Organise Their Defences
Abu Dhabi, UAE – Energy is overtaking banking and finance as a target for cyber-criminals in the Middle East, yet companies in…