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LOCAL CONTENT: NCDMB Tasks Indigenous Fabricators on Manufacturing

Posted by admin on Thursday, 21 August 2014 in Energy Today 2566 Reads

Tejiri Ebikem/Francis Sadhere The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, (NCDMB) Engr. Ernest Nwapa has tasked indigenous Fabricating Companies in the country on the need for them to think ahead and start manufacturing products for the country. Engr. Ernest Nwapa, (right) Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), ...

Group Vows To Resist Attempt By SHELL, Others To Frustrate Nigerian Local Content Law

Posted by admin on Monday, 18 August 2014 in Energy Today 1296 Reads

By Our Correspondent THE Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change (NDIMRC) has vowed to resist all attempts by royal Dutch oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other multinational oil companies to frustrate the Nigerian Local Content Law, imploring the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke to call the oil companies to order. Nigerian ...

RE: NIGERIAN FIRMS, OTHERS TO IMPORT COAL FROM SOUTH AFRICA FOR POWER GENERATION

Posted by admin on Saturday, 16 August 2014 in Energy Today 1841 Reads

By Zik Gbemre We find it disturbing and sad that a country like Nigeria, despite being blessed and endowed with so much mineral resources like natural gas and coal, that holds so much economic potential; is still amongst the poorest countries in the world, to the extent that we have practically become a nation that virtually imports ...

KOKORI TOWN POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT: YOUTHS ENDORSES FAITH MAJEMITE AS POLITICAL LEADER.

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 13 August 2014 in Energy Today 1995 Reads

Dr. Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe. MAJEMITE AND UDUAGHAN There is the obvious tendency that permanent peace and economic prosperity will soon be achieved in the highly volatile political and oil producing town of Kokori in Delta State of Nigeria. The Youths through their cell-leaders on August 9, held a strategic meeting with one of the female socialite ...

OML 30 HOST COMMUNITIES THREATENED TO SHUT DOWN OIL PRODUCTIONS, GIVES NPDC, JV PARTNERS 14 DAYS ULTIMATUM TO MEET DEMANDS, OR……

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 05 August 2014 in Energy Today 1612 Reads

Nyerhovwo Oghenetejiri Twelve host communities within the Kokori/Orogun Field in OML 30 have given a fourteen days ultimatum to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) and Shoreline Natural Resources Ltd to urgently address its demands that includes payment of arrears of rentals and leases as well as remediation of their environment among others failing which they ...

GROUP TELLS ALISON-MADUEKE TO HALT MOVE BY SHELL TO CANCEL PROJECTS FOR NIGER DELTA

Posted by admin on Sunday, 03 August 2014 in Energy Today 1118 Reads

By Our Correspondent THE Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change (NDIMRC) has urged the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke to halt the planned cancellation of the Trans Niger Pipeline Loopline Projects (TNPL) by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC). Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke The oil monitoring group, NDIMRC in a statement at the weekend by its ...

Delta Community Warns NPDC to Halt Oil Exploration, Exploitation Activities or else…

Posted by admin on Saturday, 19 July 2014 in Energy Today 1587 Reads

By Our Correspondent. The people of Opuama/Ikpotogbene Community in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State have warned the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) to immediately halt oil exploration and exploitation activities in its community or they will be forced to shut their actitivities down. The community alleged that the company did not follow due process ...

Obey Nigerian Local Content Law, says group to multi-nationals

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 08 July 2014 in Energy Today 2021 Reads

Tejiri Ebikeme/Francis Sadhere The new Chairman of Izon-ibe Welders and Fitters Association, Delta State Chapter, Engr. George Timiyan has appealed to both the state and Federal Governments to prevail on multi-national oil companies not to undermine the Nigerian Local Content Law. Executives of Izon-Ibe Welders and Fitters Association, Delta State: (R-L) Emmanuel Igeti P.R.O., Ebi Brian ...

CHEVRON, OTHERS, EMPOWER YOUTHS AND WOMEN IN ANAMBRA

Posted by admin on Monday, 23 June 2014 in Energy Today 1724 Reads

Tejiri Ebikeme Over 100 women and youths in Anambra State were recently presented with “starter packs/kits” to enable them start income yielding businesses after an intensive 11 days skill acquisition training programme sponsored by Star Ultra Deep Petroleum Ltd, a Chevron Company in collaboration with its partners in the OML 140 block. The Governor of Anambra ...

WHY NPDC HEAD OFFICE SHOULD BE RELOCATED FROM BENIN, EDO STATE TO WARRI, DELTA STATE

Posted by admin on Friday, 30 May 2014 in Energy Today 5614 Reads

Zik Gbemre It is no longer news that Shell (SPDC) had divested all its onshore oil, gas and condensate assets/interests in Delta State, some of which include OML 34, OML 30, OML 38, OML 41, OML 26, 42, etc. And the Federal Government through the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), had directed ...

NNPC/Chevron commissions N50 Million Projects in Delta, donates to Schools

Posted by admin on Thursday, 22 May 2014 in Energy Today 1915 Reads

Tejiri Ebikeme Transformer donated to Osubi Community by Chevron The NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture on Tuesday and Thursday May 20 and 22, 2014 commissioned some projects worth over N50 million donated by the company to some communities in Delta State. The projects included: A solar-powered borehole at Edjeba Primary School; two 500KVA transformers at Osubi Community in ...

DELTA STATE APPLAUDS CHEVRON AT PROJECTS COMMISSIONING

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 21 May 2014 in Energy Today 1323 Reads

Tejiri Ebikeme The Delta State government has commended the exemplary leadership and partnership of the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture in the provision of infrastructure facilities for socio-economic development of communities in the State. Barrister Vincent Omorie, the Senior Special Adviser to the Governor on Community Affairs, made the commendation on Tuesday May 20, 2014 at the commissioning of ...

CRUDE OIL THEFT AND ILLEGAL REFINING IN THE NIGER DELTA

Posted by admin on Friday, 02 May 2014 in Energy Today 5881 Reads

THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF NIGERIA LIMITED ON OIL THEFT AND RELATED CRIMES, PRESENTED BY THE MANAGER, OGONI RESTORATION PROJECT AUGUSTINE IGBUKU ON BEHALF OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR SPDC AT THE DELTA STATE OIL AND GAS STAKEHOLDERS’ CONFERENCE ON TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2014 Your Excellency, Executive Governor of Delta State, Dr. ...

COMMUNITY THREATENS TOTAL SHOWDOWN WITH SHELL

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 23 April 2014 in Energy Today 1233 Reads

By Our Correspondent Indigenes of Letugbene community, an Iduwini clan in Ekeremore Local Government Area of Bayelsa state have issued Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) a 14-day ultimatum within which to accord them ownership recognition of its Tunu flow-station operations or face the unpleasant consequences of further neglect. Issuing the threat in a press statement signed by ...

DESOPADEC OPENS TENDER BID

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 18 March 2014 in Energy Today 2353 Reads

By Our Correspondent, THE Chairman of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, Mr. Orishua Kpogho has officially opened tender bid for 2013 projects as approved by the House Of Assembly. The Executive Chairman of DESOPADEC, Mr. Oritsuwa Kpogho displaying one of the bid document while other board members and the Commission’s Secretary look on. Speaking ...

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