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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have pledged to work together to run pipeline vandals and oil thieves out of business in the country. A press release Monday by the Corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, …
Read More »World Loses Wealth of Traditional Knowledge as Each Language Disappears, Warns Secretary-General, in Message on International Day of Indigenous Peoples
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, observed on 9 August: This year marks the International Year of Indigenous Languages, declared by the United Nations General Assembly to draw attention to the urgent need to preserve, revitalize and promote indigenous languages. Languages …
Read More »Mele Kyari Tasks Energy Correspondents on Constructive Engagement with NNPC
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has challenged the Nigerian Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria (NAEC) to monitor the activities of the corporation closely with a view to keeping it on its toes towards the delivery of its mandate to the …
Read More »Pleuger pumps will continue to supply Montpellier’s citizens with water in the future
The Jacques Avias pumping station at the karst spring of the French river Lez southeast of Les Matelles supplies the entire Montpelliers community with fresh drinking water. Since 1982, tandem submersible motor pumps from the German pump manufacturer Pleuger Industries have been pumping 1700 litres of drinking water per second …
Read More »DPR DIRECTOR REITERATES ZERO TOLERANCE TO INFRACTIONS FROM OPERATORS
Mr. Ahmad Rufai Shakur,The Acting Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources, has emphasised the Department’s commitment to intensify it’s regulatory and supervisory role for the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Speaking at a media briefing at the DPR Head Office in Lagos, the Acting Director informed the public …
Read More »Mele Kyari Outlines Vision for NNPC as Baru Bows Out in Style
The new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, has vowed to reverse the trend of petroleum products importation in the country by rehabilitating the existing refineries and encouraging private sector investment in the refineries sub-sector. A press release by NNPC Group General …
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Korean Prime Minister Visits 2019 Offshore Technology Conference
Korean Prime Minister Nak-yon Lee attended the just concluded 2019 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) at NRG Park in Houston, Texas and he emphasized the need for the global reach of the offshore energy industry. “It was an honor to welcome Prime Minister Lee and have him experience everything that OTC …
Read More »South Africa’s State-owned Oil Company Signs Deal to Explore Highly prospective Oil Block B2 in South Sudan
South Africa’s state-owned oil company Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) will own and operate Block B2; In 2018, South Africa agreed to invest $1billion into South Sudan’s energy infrastructure; South Sudan has the third-largest oil reserves in sub-Saharan Africa, estimated at 3.5 billion barrels, with just 30 percent of the country …
Read More »Angola President Touts Economic Reforms, Invites Investors to Angola Oil & Gas 2019
Angola has adopted a new era of oil and gas through reforms and transparency of tenders; President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço will unpack best international practices for Angola’s oil and gas sector at the first Angola Oil & Gas 2019: Oil remains a key driver of Angola’s economy and capital …
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