Oil & Gas

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Thursday sealed 15 filling stations and two gas plants for non compliance with global best practices. Ademola Makinde, DPR’s Operations Controller in Osogbo, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen after the department’s routine surveillance of filling and gas plants in the state. Makinde …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has no plan to relocate its subsidiary, Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) outside the Niger Delta region. The spokesman of the corporation, Ndu Ughamadu, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, reassured the host communities and all stakeholders in the region that …

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its planned nationwide industrial action over the sack of 500 of its members by Chevron Nigeria Limited. The suspension of the plan came as a result of the swift intervention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). NUPENG …

On July, 31, 2019 a new management team of the Delta state Oil Producing Area Development Commission, ( DESOPADEC), was inaugurated by the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. The new Managing Director of the commission is Hon. Bashorun Askia Ogieh. He succeeds Williams Makinde, whose tenure expires several weeks ago. Bashorun Askia …

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, on Wednesday in Asaba, inaugurated the new 15-member Governing Board of the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC). The new DESOPADEC board members include Michael Diden (Chairman), Askia Ogieh (Managing Director), Lucky Agediga, John Nani, Daniel Mayuku and Leonard Anoka (Executive Directors). …

Naval Forces in Rivers said they have intercepted a large barge used in transporting about a million litres of diesel. The feat was achieved weeks after a similar one was intercepted by naval operatives in Rivers waterways. The barge, Dantech II, was suspected to have lifted the diesel from illicit …

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has accused the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) of swindling the state of N353 million. Wike, who threatened to sue NDDC, said the commission that was established to help the Niger Delta grow, had been hijacked by prominent Southsouth politicians who siphon …

A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Ben Igbakpa (PDP-Delta), has charged constituents to set agenda for their elected representatives. Igbakpa who represents Ethiope East/Ethiope West Federal Constituency of Delta, made the call while receiving students of Delta State Company Technical High School Ovwianalaja, in Abuja. Igbakpa pledged that …

The oil-bearing communities in the Nembe Council Area of Bayelsa State have described as fraudulent the Global Memorandum of Understanding drawn by the International Oil Companies operating in their areas. The communities said this at a stakeholders’ forum organised by the Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission, in Yenagoa. The …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has inaugurated a modern multi-media studio to enhance its communication strategies. The Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr Maikanti Baru, applauded the leadership of the corporation’s Group Public Affairs Division (GPAD) for efficiently managing resources to build an ultra-modern multi-media studio. Baru gave …