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Dr. Ibe Kachikwu to launch 'Project 100' for Nigerian Oil & Gas Entrepreneurs

Dr. Ibe Kachikwu to launch ‘Project 100’ for Nigerian Oil & Gas Entrepreneurs

The Minister for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe kachukwu, has revealed plans to launch Project 100 for local content development in Nigeria.

The presentation was made by Engr. Simbi Wabote, Executive Secretary, NCDMB, on behalf of the The Minister for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe kachukwu at the 7th Practical Nigerian Content 2017  with the theme “Nigeria The Next Frontier.”

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Brazil: Total Launches Large-Scale Development of the Giant Libra Field

Paris – Total announces that it has taken the investment decision for the first large-scale development phase of the Libra project, located deep offshore, 180 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin in Brazil. This phase, consisting of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit with a production capacity of 150,000 barrels of oil per day…

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Global Power & Energy Exhibition (GPEX) 2018 - Spain

Global Power & Energy Exhibition (GPEX) 2018 – Spain

Event:                                   Global Power & Energy Exhibition (GPEX) 2018 Date:                                     17-20 September 2018 Venue:                                 Gran Fira Barcelona, Spain Website:                              www.gpexevent.com

  Global Power & Energy Exhibition (GPEX), taking place in Barcelona in September 2018, will showcase the strategies and…

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Damen Pioneers Shipbuilding and Vessel Supply for the Maritime Industry in Africa

Damen is an international shipyard group, operating 33 shipbuilding and repair yards with 9,000 employees worldwide. The company has delivered over 6,000 vessels in more than 100 countries and delivers some 180 vessels annually to clients worldwide.

Damen operates in the Africa’s Maritime Industry starting from Nigeria, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Angola and beyond. The company is playing a major…

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EU pledges €25 million to support Nigeria’s power projects’ transmission expansion

The European Union has pledged to support the expansion of Nigeria’s power transmission infrastructure with a grant of €25m (N7.6bn at the official exchange rate of N305 to one Euro).

According to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), the grant will support the TCN on solar Independent Power Projects’ evacuation. T

The Interim Managing Director, TCN, Usman Mohammed, who disclosed this to…

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Nigerian Gas Master Plan: FG Awards $2.8bn Ajaokuta-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano pipeline contract

The implementation of the Nigerian Gas Master Plan (NGMP) got underway at the weekend as the federal government announced the award of $2,809,522,548.36 gas pipeline contract designed to run from Ajaokuta-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano.

Although the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, who made the announcement yesterday, did not give details of the contract,…

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Key dynamics revolutionising Nigerian local content took centerstage at Total’s Egina FPSO

The Total’s Egina FPSO project is being undertaken by Korea-based Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), with LADOL acting as the local content partner.

Total began the drilling program on the Egina field in December 2014. This intense project will keep two rigs busy for a total of 3,000 days. Five out of the planned 44 subsea wells have already been drilled, at water depths of between 1,400 m and 1,700…

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Nigeria’s oil and gas industry set to receive Total's Egina FPSO

Nigeria’s oil and gas industry set to receive Total’s Egina FPSO

Nigeria’s oil and gas industry is set to receive another landmark development with in-country fabrication and integration of the Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) facility being built by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) of Korea for Nigeria’s Egina deep-water oil field.

The Nigerian oil and gas industry stakeholders are awaiting the integration of the Egina Floating Production Storage…

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'Making an investment in Nigeria mining is paying off as the sector now have a well cordinated approach' - Uyi Akpata, PwC

‘Making an investment in Nigeria mining is paying off as the sector now have a well cordinated approach’ – Uyi Akpata, PwC

Uyi Akpata is Country Senior Partner for PwC Nigeria and Regional Senior Partner for the West Market Area. He is also PwC’s Africa Oil and Gas leader with over fifteen years’ experience in the Energy and Utilities industries. He has led various engagement teams serving large  multinationals including ExxonMobil, Chevron and ENI and of integrated and emerging regional Oil & Gas companies, such as…

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‘No energy will be too small in contributing to Nigeria's energy mix’ - Fashola

‘No energy will be too small in contributing to Nigeria’s energy mix’ – Fashola

Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), addressed industry players both regional and international delegates from around the world who visited Nigeria for the Annual Powering Africa: Nigeria Summit 2017 in Abuja.

The minister said, the Nigerian power sector is something very important as it has attracted foreign investors to come explore and invest in the sector.…

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REA: Nigeria's annual mini grid potentials valued at $9.2bn

REA: Nigeria’s annual mini grid potentials valued at $9.2bn

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has disclosed that its study on Nigerian mini grid electricity development potential revealed annual investment opportunities of 9.2 billion dollars.

Its Managing Director, Mrs Damilola Ogunbiyi, disclosed this while making a presentation at the mini grid action learning event in Abuja.

Ogunbiyi, who spoke on “Overview of the Off-Grid Opportunities and…

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ExxonMobil Trains Nigerian Graduates To Acquire Oil & Gas Skills

ExxonMobil Training Centre in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, is currently offering Nigerian graduates the opportunity to acquire oil and gas skills through various technical training. The training was part of company’s efforts to assist with human capacity development in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. Over 700 candidates has graduated from this outstanding programme and some of the candidates who…

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Aker Solutions Wins Johan Castberg Orders Worth About NOK 4 Billion Aker Solutions won key work to help Statoil develop the Johan Castberg field, the largest oil discovery in the Norwegian Barents Sea.

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Sierra Leone Parliament Ratifies Bumbuna II Hydropower Project

This marks another important milestone in the development of the Bumbuna II hydropower project which, when completed, will provide much-needed all-year round power to Sierra Leone LONDON, United Kingdom,  — Following on from the Government of Sierra Leone’s signing of the 25-year Power Purchase and Implementation Agreements with Joule Africa (www.JouleAfrica.com) in August 2017, these…

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ENGIE acquires Thermaire Investments and Ampair, two key players in HVAC services

Jointly, the acquired companies will form the largest South African HVAC contractor with a strong capacity to export its skills cross-border and into the greater Southern African region JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, — ENGIE (www.ENGIE.com) announces that an agreement was reached with two South African energy services companies, Thermaire Investments (Pty) Ltd (http://Thermaire.co.za) and…

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GE receives FAC from Eskom for the completion of Medupi Power Station Unit 4

Once completed in 2020, Medupi will be the fourth-largest coal-fired power plant in the world and the largest in Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, — GE (www.GE.com) General Electric Steam Power Systems received a Final Acceptance Certificate from Eskom for the successful testing and transitioning of Medupi Power Station Unit 4. GE’s commitment to work with the customer will bring the…

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Thousands of Togolese citizens to gain electricity as CIZO initiative moves ahead

Awagomè, – The Government of Togo’s “CIZO” initiative has made a significant stride forward as BBOXX, a new generation utility which provides reliable energy access to communities with its solar home systems, officially launched its operations in Togo.

H.E. President Faure Gnassingbé, President of the Republic of Togo, visited one of BBOXX’s first customers in the rural town of Awagomè, to mark…

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