Shell Companies in Nigeria have emerged the International Oil Company with the most impactful Local Content Initiatives in the upstream category at the 2019 edition of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF) held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on April 4, 2019. Shell beat other competitors, Total and Exxon …

  L-R: The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Mr. Simbi Wabote; Social Performance Adviser, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Hope Nuka; and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu at the opening session of the 2019 Annual Conference and Exhibition of the …

Global premier mobile phone brand TECNO Mobile lately launched a new dawn into the smartphone ecosystem with the release of a new camera-centric smartphone series – SPARK 3 and SPARK 3 Pro.  As one of the most remarkable devices to “light up” your photos, the newly released have been upgraded by …

Worried by the growing incidents of petroleum products smuggling across the nation’s border towns, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) have agreed to inaugurate a Joint Committee to tackle the menace headlong. The strategic move to tame the malaise was …

Aiteo confirms that the fire reported within its Right Of Way (ROW) of the NCTL on 21 April 2019 has been completely put out. The Security team conducted further inspections at various times yesterday and confirms this position. In line with regulatory requirements, a Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) comprising security …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has expressed its readiness to partner the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRSC) towards developing the capacity of the corporation’s staff on disaster management. Dr. Maikanti Baru , Group Managing Director of the corporation disclosed this while receiving the Secretary General of the NRCS, Mr. …

ExxonMobil said today it made a new oil discovery offshore Guyana at the Yellowtail-1 well, marking the 13th discovery on the Stabroek Block. The discovery adds to the previously announced estimated recoverable resource of approximately 5.5 billion oil-equivalent barrels on the Stabroek Block. Yellowtail-1 is the fifth discovery in the Turbot …

GE Healthcare and Medical Credit Fund (MCF)-part of the Pharm Access group have entered into a partnership to enable small and medium private healthcare providers to access loans for the purchase of GE Healthcare manufactured medical equipment. The announcement was made during a Radiology Clinical Day organized by GE Healthcare …

After an impressive performance at the recently concluded 40th Kaduna International Trade Fair, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has once again cleared all the major prizes at the 30th Enugu International Trade Fair, including the Overall Best Participating Organization award. The awards which were presented to the corporation’s contingent at the …

The Board of the African Development Bank has approved the Central Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper 2019 – 2025, adopting the Bank’s multinational operations in Central Africa over the indicated period. The Central Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (RISP) for 2019 – 2025 builds on the lessons learned from the …