Energy Roundtable: Participants pay tributes to IESL Boss, Diran Fawibe; seek improvement in energy sector

Stakeholders in the energy sector were tasked earlier today to make enduring contributions towards Nigeria’s energy challenges. This call was made by the Chief Upstream Investment Officer (CUIO), NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS), Mr Bala Wunti who was the…

Oil Marketers explain increase in fuel price; recommend strategies to reduce negative impact

The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) have expressed their deepest empathy to all Nigerian citizens; acknowledging the challenges faced by the Nigerian public over the increasing cost of premium motor spirit (pms). This is even as the association…

Sahara Group invests $142m in New LPG Vessels

Sahara Group, the energy conglomerate controlled by Nigerian tycoon Tope Shonubi, has recently completed a deal to acquire two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vessels. The two LPG carriers, valued at $71 million each, will bolster Sahara Group’s strategic investments to…

US climate envoy Kerry visits China to restart climate talks

Bilateral China-US talks could set the tone for the COP28 UN climate summit in November. China’s manufacturing-led economy produces the most carbon emissions and Beijing has increased its commitment to coal power. US climate envoy John Kerry arrived in China on…

Invisible Women in Energy: Millions of Household Biomass Producers

By Alexandra Peek and Philippe Benoit   An estimated 2.4 billion people currently lack access to clean cooking fuels, with the majority relying on biomass (firewood, charcoal, dung) to meet household cooking needs. This is only a slight decrease from 2017, when 2.5 billion people lacked access…

Vince Trovato joins African Energy Chamber (AEC) as Board Member

An international business consultant with a focus on energy projects in emerging markets, Vince Trovato joins the African Energy Chamber as its newest Board Member The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org), the voice of Africa energy sector, is proud to…

HOPE GREEN REVOLUTION TAKES OFF IN NIGERIA

GREENING IMO STATE IS NOW AND URGENT BECAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT WAITING FOR ANYONE” — Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma The Imo State Hope Green Revolution has taken off with the GREENING OF THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY in Owerri, the…

NNPC Dismisses Accusatons of Blocking Assets Divestment by IOCs, Plans Offloading Some of Its Own

The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Malam Mele Kyari has dismissed some alleged accusations and impression being created across the oil and gas industry stakeholders that the NNPC is blocking the move by local…

Climate Activism is Driven More by Concern Over Energy Security than Environment – APPO Boss

The Secretary General, African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO), Dr Omar-Farouk Ibrahim, has said that today’s climate activism is driven more by the quest for energy security by the developed countries than by their concerns over environment. He pointed out that…

CSOs embark on community advocacy on emission reduction at Egor

A Consortium of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have embarked on a community advocacy campaign on net-zero emissions reduction aimed at mitigating the impact of climate change in Nigeria Newsmen reports that the CSOs; Connected Advocacy, 21st Century Issues, and International…

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