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UN rewards SPDC JV Afam VI Power Plant for reducing carbon emissions

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 02 December 2015 in Energy Today 1080 Reads

The Afam VI Power Plant in Rivers State has been recognised and rewarded by the United Nations for reducing carbon emissions through environmentally friendly operations. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) issued the 650-megawatt plant some 541,537 Certified Emission Reductions (CER) credits for its first crediting period between November 1 2012 and ...

Ogoni youths graduate from Shell-sponsored training for farmers

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 02 December 2015 in Energy Today 941 Reads

By Our Correspondent A total of 60 youths from Ogoniland on Tuesday graduated from a training programme on agricultural entrepreneurial programme organised by The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd operated Joint Venture in an effort to introduce youths in the area to viable means of livelihood. The graduands The youths from the four local government ...

Contract Workers Shutdown WRPC over 12 Months Salary Arrears

Posted by admin on Thursday, 05 November 2015 in Energy Today, News 2038 Reads

...As NNPC Promise to Pay Salaries Soon By Our Correspondent Activities at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was yesterday shut down by thousands of protesting contractors over twelve months salary areas owed the contractors. The protesting workers yesterday at WRPC, Warri, Delta State. The protesters who laid siege ...

Crude Oil Theft, Illegal Refining, Pipeline Vandalism Destroy Social Economic Life of Nigerians – Shell

Posted by admin on Friday, 18 September 2015 in Energy Today 1648 Reads

By Francis Sadhere Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has said that crude oil theft, illegal refining and pipeline vandalism have continued to destroy the social economic lives of the people of the Niger Delta region in particular and Nigeria as whole. Oil spill impact The General Manager, External Relations, Shell, Mr. Igo Weli stated this yesterday in ...

Chevron, Agbami co-venturers donate chest clinic to Akwa Ibom

Posted by admin on Friday, 18 September 2015 in Energy Today 1376 Reads

By Our Correspondent Star Deepwater Petroleum Limited (a Chevron Company) and its co-venturers in the Agbami field - Famfa Oil Nigeria Limited, Petro Brassiliero Nigeria Limited, Stat Oil Nigeria Limited and NAPIMS/NNPC have donated a chest clinic to Immanuel General Hospital Eket, Akwa Ibom State. Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, (m) officially openimg the chest ...

Chevron Tasks Journalists on Accurate, Fair, Balance Reporting

Posted by admin on Friday, 18 September 2015 in Energy Today 15125 Reads

By Tejiri Ebikeme The General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Chevron Nigeria Limited, Mr. Deji Haastrup has appealed to journalists in Nigeria for accuracy, fairness and balance when reporting the company's stories. Haastrup made this appeal in his remark during the facility visit by beneficiaries of the Chevrons-sponsored Advance Writing and Reporting Skills (AWARES) Programme to ...

DPR Approves New Oil, Gas Offshore Safety Training Centre in Delta

Posted by admin on Monday, 31 August 2015 in Energy Today 3150 Reads

By Tejiri Ebikeme The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has approved the new Oil and Gas (Offshore) Safety training centre of Lym Consults in the oil-rich Delta state. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lym Consults, Mr. Larry Otu, breaking the cheering news in a press statement personally signed by him, described the approval by the DPR ...

Tension as Host communities shutdown Otorogun gas plant in Delta

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 18 August 2015 in Energy Today 1382 Reads

By Our Correspondent There was tension today in Ughelli South local government area as leaders of host communities in OMLs 30, 34 and 65, shutdown the Otorogun gas plant, protesting against the continued marginalization of host communities by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company NPDC. The leadership of Host Communities of Nigeria producing oil and gas HOSTCOM had ...

NNPC: Kachikwu’s appointment confirms human resources in Delta—LG Chair

Posted by admin on Saturday, 08 August 2015 in Energy Today 1051 Reads

By Austin Oyibode Chairman of Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, Hon. Chuks Oseme, Friday, said that the appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation is a confirmation of the huge human resources that are in the state. Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, GMD, NNPC In a ...

DESOPADEC Bill Not ill Motivated, Otuaro.

Posted by admin on Monday, 27 July 2015 in Energy Today 1506 Reads

BY DAVID OBES Delta State Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, has reiterated his call on all Deltans to avail themselves of the on-going public hearing on the DESOPADEC amendment bill in order to enhance positively on the prosperity agenda. Barr. Otuaro who fielded questions from newsmen during the reception party of the thanksgiving service by Rt. Hon. ...

NUPENG Suspends Strike Action

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 14 July 2015 in Energy Today 1414 Reads

By Tejiri Ebikeme The industrial strike action embarked upon by the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and National Gas Worker NUPENG has been suspended following a resolution reached at the end of a conciliatory meeting. A communiqué at the instance of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity between the Labour contractors to Chevron Nigeria Limited and Nigeria ...

NEST Oil, host communities’ crisis: Army brokers truce

Posted by admin on Sunday, 12 July 2015 in Energy Today 1370 Reads

By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Army has brokered a truce between two warring indigenous oil firms, Nest Oil Plc, Jones Creek oil field and their host communities in Warri South West council of Delta State. The host communities include , Kokodiagbene, Okerenkoko, Akpatagbegbe, Akpataegbemu and Omadino. The jaw-jaw was brokered by officers from the 4th Brigade in Benin ...

Fuel Crisis Looms as NUPENG Embarks on Solidarity Strike Against Chevron

Posted by admin on Thursday, 09 July 2015 in Energy Today 1787 Reads

Tejiri Ebikeme Another Fuel Crisis is now looming as oil workers under NUPENG, have commenced a solidarity strike action to demand for inconclusive transaction issues with the management of Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL). Already, the strike action is taking its toll on the people as most filling stations are now under lock and key, while few ones ...

Delta Communities Shut Down NPDC Facility Over Alleged Breach of MoU

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 07 July 2015 in Energy Today 1138 Reads

By Francis Sadhere Oil production activities were yesterday disrupted at the Jones Creek Flow Station operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), as youths and women from the host communities stormed the flow station and shut it down. The protesters ordered oil workers to vacate the flow station in their best interests. With this development, a total ...

Why We Seek Amendment To DESOPADEC Laws – Okowa

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 01 July 2015 in Energy Today 1311 Reads

By Omos Oyinbode, Asaba GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa has said the move to amend the laws of the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC) was to make it more effective in delivering on its mandate. According to Governor Okowa, the financial situation of the country has made it necessary for prudent and judicious utilization of resources ...

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