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NGML-NIPCO Gas JV inaugurates gas project at Lekki Free Zone
NIPCO Gas Ltd. and its Joint Venture Partner, NNPC Gas Marketing Ltd. (NGML), on Wednesday inaugurated a gas supply project for the Lekki Free Zone Development Company (LFZDC) in Lagos. The project is delivering over 100 Million standard cubic feet (MMscf) of gas daily. During the inauguration, the Managing Director of NIPCO Gas, Mr Nagendara Verma, explained that this milestone…
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NNPC Ltd begins liquefied gas supply to Japan, China
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has begun shipment of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cargoes to Japan and China on Delivered Ex-Ship (DES) basis. Mr Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd., quoted Mr Segun Dapo, the Executive President, Downstream, NNPC Ltd., as saying this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Dapo was quoted as saying…
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2 injured as gas truck explodes in Lagos petrol station
A 12-tonne gas truck on Thursday, exploded at a Mobil filling station, opposite Airport Hotel, Allen junction, Lagos State, causing severe injuries on two persons. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Oke-Osanyintolu said the agency responded to a distress call…
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Reps dissolve oil, gas probe panel
The House of Representatives has dissolved the ad-hoc Joint Committee on Downstream and Midstream Committee probing activities of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd.(NNPCL), and the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority(NMDPRA). Rep. Akin Rotimi, spokesperson of the House of Representatives, stated this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said that the committee would be succeeded by…
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Tinubu @ One Year: Oil and gas feat, expectations
On his inauguration on May 29, 2023, President Bola Tinubu, who is also the Minister of Petroleum Resources, began his administration by announcing the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. The implications are that the fuel subsidy removal would free up financial resources for other sectors, incentivise domestic refineries for more petroleum products, and…
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NGA reiterates commitment to progressive advocacy, celebrates 25th anniversary
The Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring progressive advocacy and shaping Nigeria’s gas sector as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. Its president, Mr Akachukwu Nwokedi, gave the assurance while highlighting the association’s contributions over the past two decades in a statement issued on Friday in Lagos. He emphasised that the NGA had been pivotal in influencing…
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economy
FG inaugurates 3 gas infrastructure in Delta, Imo to boost economy
 The Federal Government on Wednesday inaugurated three critical gas infrastructure projects in Imo and Delta to drive the country’s gas sector. President Bola Tinubu, while inaugurating the projects virtually, expressed delight and congratulated Nigerians for the achievements recorded within months of his administration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president inaugurated the ANOH-OB3 CTMS gas pipeline and…
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Africa
Crescent Petroleum signs three contracts to develop oil and gas fields in Diyala and Basra
Crescent Petroleum, the Middle East’s oldest privately-owned upstream oil and gas company, has signed three twenty-year agreements with Iraq’s Ministry of Oil to appraise, develop, and produce oil and gas from two blocks in Diyala governorate and one in Basra governorate. The agreements will deliver much needed natural gas to fuel nearby power plants and improve government services, creating thousands…
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Energy & Environment
NLNG to supply 100% of its LPG production into Nigeria
The Board of Directors of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has approved the supply of 100% of the company’s LPG production (Propane & Butane) to the Nigerian market. Consequently, NLNG will prioritize the domestic market for 100% of its Butane production, otherwise known as cooking gas. The milestone is coming just three months after the Company supplied its first Propane cargo…
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NEWS
Many feared dead, others injured in Lago Gas explosion
A gas explosion has occurred at Ojekunle Street, Papa Ajao area of Lagos State on Tuesday morning. It was gathered that many people were reported dead and others severely injured in the sad incident that happened at 8:00 am. As at the time of this report, efforts were being made by the Lagos State Fire Service and the State Emergency…
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Energy & Environment
7 killed in oil installation blast in N’Delta oil field
Seven people were killed in an explosion at the Gbetiokun oil field in southern Nigeria’s Niger Delta region during the installation of a ladder on a platform, the state oil company said on Wednesday. Accidents and pipeline attacks in the Niger Delta are common in Nigeria, cutting into the country’s oil output. Pipelines in the region are exposed and often…
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Energy & Environment
$2.5bn AKK Gas Pipeline Project’ll be completed in good time, Buhari assures
The landmark Ajakuota-Kaduna-Kano Gas (AKK) gas pipeline project will be completed within budgetary allocation and specifications, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured. The president who gave the assurance at the virtual flag-off ceremony of the project at the Ajaokuta, Kogi and Rigachikun (Kaduna) camp sites simultaneously on Tuesday in Abuja, said the project was very dear to the people of Nigeria…
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News
Imo Gov. Ihedioha, pledges support for SPDC’s gas project
Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has pledged the support of the government and people of the state for the success of the multibillion-dollar Assa North/Ohaji South Gas development project. Speaking during a visit to him in his office last week by the leadership of the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), the governor said, “We are determined to work with you…
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Africa
Total buys stake in Papua New Guinea bloc
France’s Total (TOTF.PA) has agreed to buy a stake in InterOil’s (IOC.N) Papua New Guinea gas fields, which could include the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant in a deal worth up to $3.6 billion. Total will take a share of 61.3 percent in InterOil’s petroleum retention license 15, which includes the Elk and Antelope fields,…
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