India targets 24-hour power supply by 2019 Jan 3, 2018 By March 2019, all homes in the country will be provided uninterrupted 24-hour power supply throughout the year, India’s Power…
Nigeria: Egbin power targets additional 1800MW under phase 2 expansion plan Jan 3, 2018 MANAGEMENT of Egbin Power Plc, has restated its commitment to fast track its planned investments in additional gas pipelines, the…
How Nigerian power sector performed in 2017 Jan 3, 2018 …more innovative solutions needed Nigerians struggled with the barrage of problems in the power sector in 2017 despite two new…
How Nigerian oil and gas sector performed in 2017 Jan 3, 2018 Crude oil, being the major source of foreign exchange for the survival of the economy, recorded marginal increase amid…
Nigeria’s Bonny Light crude oil hits $67.10 per barrel Jan 3, 2018 The price of Nigeria’s Bonny Light crude oil reached $67.10 per barrel to emerge the highest priced product among members of…
U.S. New report Shows HUGE Increase in Recoverable Energy Resources in Alaska Dec 29, 2017 17.6 Billion Barrels of Oil, 50 Trillion Cubic Feet of Gas Secretary Zinke praises scientists at BOEM and USGS who partnered…
Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Program Making Progress Positively Dec 29, 2017 Nigeria's Power Sector Reform Program has in many ways proved effective in the improvement of the country’s power sector. One of…
Nigeria: NNPC, DPR Clampdown on Seven Illegal Filling Stations in Abuja Dec 29, 2017 …Dispense Free Fuel to Abuja Motorists In a bid to curb diversion of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) by unscrupulous marketers, a…
Nigeria: Green Energy gets license to build LPG extraction plant in Rivers State Dec 29, 2017 The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has approved for the operator of the Otakikpo marginal field in Oil Mining License…
Fugro’s oil seepage mapping collaboration wins Environmental Leadership Award Dec 29, 2017 Fugro has been honoured with an Environmental Leadership Award from The Maritime Alliance, a California-based non-profit…
Austria sets new record for Russian gas imports in 2017 Dec 28, 2017 A meeting was held between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Rainer Seele, Chairman of the…
PPL Electric workers Travel to Puerto Rico to restore power knocked out by Hurricane Maria Dec 28, 2017 ALLENTOWN, Pa., -- PPL Electric Utilities began moving its trucks and equipment as the first step in sending repair crews to…
Nigeria approves US$2.8 billion gas pipeline project Dec 28, 2017 The Federal Executive Council (FEC) of Nigeria has approved the US$2.8 billion Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project.…
Rivers State Government and Shell sign MoU on Gas Supply to Industries Dec 27, 2017 The Rivers State Government and Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the distribution of…
Four Shell staffs receives Nigerian Society of Engineers recognition Dec 27, 2017 Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Bayo Ojulari, and three other senior engineers…
Top-level industry players to lead discussions at Nigeria International Petroleum Summit 2018 in… Dec 26, 2017 By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme Abuja - Nigeria. The Federal Government of Nigeria is proud to announce its first official…
Oil & Gas Contractor Awards hits US$31.06 Bn in the GCC energy sector Dec 25, 2017 According to Ventures Onsite Report, the second half of 2017 witnessed contractor awards worth US$31.06 Bn. (as of 15 December) in…
National Assembly, stakeholders begin collaboration on extension of Local Content to Construction,… Dec 25, 2017 Members of the Federal House of Representatives have begun working with stakeholders in Power, Construction and Information…
Nigeria’s Power Sector Records New National Peak of 5,222.3MW Dec 24, 2017 …. Clear Stranded Equipment Containers at the Ports The Nigerian Power industry has achieved yet another national peak of…
Fugro’s AUV technology discovers Australia’s lost naval submarine since first world war Dec 22, 2017 Fugro’s role in the expedition to find HMAS AE1 has helped to solve Australia’s oldest naval mystery, 103 years after the First…
Russian and South Korean experts begins a joint study to safeguard gas transmission systems in harsh… Dec 22, 2017 A meeting of the group for scientific and technical cooperation between Gazprom and South Korea’s KOGAS took place from December…
Gazprom connects another pipeline route of Russian gas supplies to China Dec 22, 2017 A meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Wang Yilin, Chairman of the Board of Directors…
Statoil to expand Snorre oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea Dec 22, 2017 Statoil, on behalf of the Snorre Unit partners, has submitted a new plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Snorre…
BP owns the largest operated renewables business in the energy industry Dec 22, 2017 BP have the largest operated renewables business among other oil and gas peers. The company have been producing renewable energy…
Kenya gets $1 million grant from AFDB for waste-to-energy electricity project Dec 22, 2017 The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has approved a grant of US $ 995,000 to…
Nigeria: NNPC Signs MOU with Benue State on Bio-Fuels Project Dec 21, 2017 Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has said that the corporation…
Nigeria International Petroleum Summit to Shape Global Energy Demand Dec 21, 2017 H.E. Muhammadu Buhari, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria to deliver keynotes address Lagos, Nigeria – 21 December 2017: The…
OPEC countries require $10.5 trillion to meet oil demand – Barkindo Dec 21, 2017 Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are said to require investments of about $10.5trillion to…
Nigeria: NNPC to build three power plants with 4600MW Dec 21, 2017 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced that it will build three power plants with 4600MW, in the…
President of Sierra Leone inaugurates Solar Park Freetown Project Dec 20, 2017 Together with the Project Management and Contractor, the project total costs have also been reduced from the initial USD18…