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Damen Pioneers Shipbuilding and Vessel Supply for the Maritime Industry in Africa
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
Damen is an international shipyard group, operating 33 shipbuilding and repair yards with…
EU pledges €25 million to support Nigeria’s power projects’ transmission expansion
The European Union has pledged to support the expansion of Nigeria’s power transmission infrastructure with a grant of €25m…
Nigerian Gas Master Plan: FG Awards $2.8bn Ajaokuta-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano pipeline contract
The implementation of the Nigerian Gas Master Plan (NGMP) got underway at the weekend as the federal government announced the…
PETAN Seeks Government Support, Effective Policy for FPSO Construction in Nigeria
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
OGR talks to Bank Anthony Okoroafor, Chairman of Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN).…
Siemens opens new energy-focused Application Center in Berlin
New digitalization hub brings Siemens domain and digital experts together with energy customers to explore and co-create…
BP to invest $200m in Europe’s largest solar company, Lightsource
BP to invest $200m in Lightsource over three years for a 43% stake in the business
Lightsource is Europe’s largest solar…
Siemens, Rotan Power sign agreement for power plant project in Ghana
Memorandum of Understanding for combined cycle power plant with a capacity of 660 megawatts
Total investment volume of more…
Nigeria’s oil industry stakeholders set to receive Total’s Egina FPSO
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
Nigeria’s oil and gas industry is set to receive another landmark development with in-country…
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,…