March 12, 2025DocumentaryImpactLocal ContentNewsOil & GasSpecial ReportUpstream

PENGASSAN intensifies industrial action against Sterling Oil E&P Ltd over alleged anti-labour practices, expatriate quota abuse

…accuses Wabote, former NCDMB boss, Ngige of enabling SEEPCO’s labour violations “10,000 job openings await Nigerians if expatriate quota at SEEPCO abuse ends”- PENGASSAN President assures FG   Oredola Adeola The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria…

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January 27, 2025DocumentaryEnergy TransitionGasImpactInterviewLocal ContentMidstreamNewsOil & GasSpecial ReportUpstream

President Tinubu is taking in-country gas utilisation to unprecedented levels — Soneye

…says NNPC sets to roll out 5 mini-LNG stations in Ajaokuta this week President Bola Tinubu will perform the groundbreaking ceremony for five mini-LNG plants in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, which Nigerians from all walks of life have described as unprecedented.…

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January 22, 2025Energy TransitionNewsOil & GasSustainabilityUpstream

Seplat Energy rebrands subsidiary after Mobil Acquisition, unveils SEPNU

… commits to driving sustainability, growth in Akwa Ibom State Oredola Adeola Seplat Energy Plc has announced that its subsidiary, Seplat Energy Offshore Limited, which recently acquired Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, will now operate as Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited…

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January 21, 2025NewsOil & GasSabotageUpstream

NNPC attributes week-long Buguma wellhead fire to pipeline vandals

… says incident is latest in a string of attacks on the facility since March 2023 … NAF confirms barge burnt before arrival, attributes leak to prolonged illegal activities   Oredola Adeola The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd)…

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January 20, 2025DownstreamMidstreamNewsOil & GasUpstream

Dangote refinery raises ex-depot price to N950/L, blames 15% rise in crude oil prices 

…guarantees nationwide uniform petrol price of N970/L at Ardova, Heyden, MRS Holdings, absorbs logistics costs … speculates retail petrol price could hit N1,150-N1,200/L if full crude oil price increase is passed on Oredola Adeola Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased its…

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January 16, 2025DistributionDownstreamGenerationImpactMidstreamNewsOil & GasUpstream

PENGASSAN attributes power sector woes, persistent grid collapses to incompetent leadership

…Osifo attributes high petrol prices to FX rate … says petrol price may drop to under N600/L, if Naira strengthens to below N1,000 per $ . Oredola Adeola The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has…

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January 13, 2025DocumentaryFeatureMidstreamNewsOpinion-editorialSpecial ReportSustainabilityUpstream

CSR: X-raying NNPC’s cancer detection campaign, eye care, other life-changing projects 

Emmanuel Akanni As Nigeria grapples with persistent healthcare challenges—from inadequate infrastructure to limited access to diagnostic tools—NNPC Ltd. is redefining the playbook for Corporate Social Responsibility. With initiatives spanning cutting-edge medical facilities to grassroots health programmes, the state-owned oil giant…

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January 3, 2025DocumentaryFeatureGasNewsSpecial ReportSustainabilityUpstream

How NUPRC’s professionalism, transparency, others drive Nigeria’s 2024 oil licensing round

By op-ed by Mohammed Musa There were indications that the just-concluded Nigeria’s 2024 Oil Licensing Round, organized by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, regulator of the upstream petroleum sector, was very successful. The reasons were not farfetched. First,…

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December 26, 2024DocumentaryImpactMidstreamNewsOil & GasSpecial ReportTechnologyUpstream

NNPC launches 24/7 oil, gas monitoring command centre to drive 2 mbpd target

… embarks on real-time tracking of hydrocarbon molecules from production to export terminals Oredola Adeola With a strategic focus on achieving a 2 million bpd production target, NNPC Ltd has unveiled a 24/7 Production Monitoring Command Centre (PMCC) to enable…

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December 21, 2024DownstreamMidstreamNewsUpstream

Dangote Refinery partners with MRS to sell petrol at ₦935/L, nationwide

… reduces ex-depot price from ₦970 to ₦899.50 …new petrol pricing launches in Lagos, nationwide rollout begins Monday … Dangote attributes petrol price drop to Tinubu’s Naira-for-Crude swap deal Oredola Adeola The Dangote Refinery has announced a partnership with MRS…

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