Oil and Gas

Two weeks after host communities shutdown Oil Mining Lease (OML) 30, Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited (HEOSL), operators of the facility have announced that operations have resumed on some flow stations in the Oil field. …

The Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) has scaled second reading at House of Representatives has passed following its transmision by President Muhammadu Buhari in September 2020. Members of the House unanimously supported its passage after…

Militants have allegedly blown a gas pipeline belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) in Bayelsa State. According to reports, the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday,…

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has justified the Federal Government’s decision to begin the importation of petroleum products from neighbouring Niger Republic. Sylva, in a live television interview on…

President Muhammadu Buhari will formally commission the 5,000 barrels per day modular refinery at Ibigwe, Ohaji/Egbema local government area of Imo State on Tuesday. According to reports, the president decided to personally inaugurate…

No fewer than three teenagers have been confirmed dead during a fire outbreak in an illegal crude oil refining camp situated between Ibelebiri and Otuegue 2 communities in Ogbia Local Council Area of Bayelsa State. According to reports,…

The federal government is set to begin fuel importation from Niger Republic following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by both countries on the transportation and storage of petroleum products The special adviser on media to…

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Mele Kyari, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari has never interfered in the operations of the Corporation. Kyari said this while addressing…

The Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC) and the Coalition of ex-Niger Delta Agitators Forum have frowned against the recent increase in the price of petrol while threatening mass action if the government fails to reverse its decision. The…

The House of Representatives has promised to direct the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to shift attention to Ondo State as flooding continues to ravage many parts of the riverine area of the state rendering many homeless. The…