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NNPC records 16% increase in gas supply to power plants

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2020 0

…Records 94 per cent increase in cases of willful hacking, destruction of pipelines The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said that the daily average natural gas supply to gas-powered plants in November 2019 increased by 16.53 per cent to 645 mmscfd. The Corporation disclosed

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Reconsider passage of PIGB to resuscitate Nigeria’s refinery, PENGASSAN tells FG

Ihesiulo Grace 14 January 2020 0

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has urged the federal government to look beyond politics and reconsider the passage of Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) as this bill will remove some of the barriers of efficiency. Speaking in a press conference with journalists in Lagos, the National President of the […]

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Respite as NUPENG shelves proposed strike

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2018 0

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), yesterday suspended its proposed strike, after it reached an understanding with the federal government. Addressing journalists in Abuja, NUPENG president, comrade Williams Akporeha said the decision to suspend the strike was reached following the reinstatement of 89 NUPENG members sacked in CBS Deepsea in

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Nigeria to become gas hub

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2018 0

As part of its strategic aspirations to derive maximum value from Nigeria’s abundant natural gas resources, the Federal Government is targeting 10 per cent of the world’s market share in traded Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, disclosed this Tuesday while addressing the 27th […]

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Tanker drivers restate commitment to value chain

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2017 0

Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union (PTD) of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has pledged to sustain the free flow of petroleum products as their commitment to the value chain. National Chairman, PTD branch, NUPENG‎, Sulaiman Oladiti‎ fielding questions from journalists in Lagos stressed the role of tanker drivers in the value […]

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Natural Gas, Crude Oil Production Falls in February

Ihesiulo Grace 21 March 2015 0

The domestic production of both natural gas and crude oil fell in February on a year-on-year basis. Natural gas production in the country fell 8.1 per cent for the month of February 2015 while crude oil production fell 1.9 per cent, according to the data released by the Ministry for Petroleum and Natural Gas. The […]