The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Butane Energy Limited on Friday recorded a significant milestone in their collective drive to make liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) a widely accessible, cleaner, and more cost-effective fuel option for cooking in…
NCDMB-NEXIM Boosts Women Participation In Oil And Gas Industry With $40M Intervention
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), has floated a $40 million Women in Oil and Gas Intervention Fund in partnership with the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM). The Executive Secretary of the Board, Mr. Felix Omatshola Ogbe, said the…
NAPE 2024: NCDMB Introduces Back to the Creeks Initiative – To Tackle Pipeline Sabotage and Crude Oil Theft
The NCDMB today announced the upcoming introduction of a policy “Back to the Creeks Initiative”, which is one of the strategies of the NCDMB to tackle increasing pipeline vandalism, and combat crude oil theft. The policy was announced at the…
NNPC Ltd/TotalEnergies’ $550m Ubeta Upstream Gas Project Takes Off
The $550 million upstream gas project between the NNPC Ltd and TotalEnergies on the development of the Ubeta field has taken off, the Presidency announced on Tuesday. Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, disclosed this during an…
NCDMB, NLNG Commission Galvanizing Plant For Train 7 Project
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe on Friday commissioned the 10,000 Tons per annum galvanizing plant constructed by Daewoo Engineering Nigeria Limited, one of the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors of…
NCDMB Boss Pledges Continued Support for Indigenous Companies
…Commends Lee Engineering for Capabilities Attained The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, has assured Nigerian oil and gas service companies of continued support to sustain the impressive growth in local content…
NCDMB’s Obinna Ezeobi Bags PhD in Communications
One of the founding staff of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr. Obinna Joseph Ezeobi, on Friday, successfully defended his thesis that earned him a Doctorate Degree in Communication Studies at the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers…
NCDMB Unveils Procedures for Implementation of Presidential Directive on Local Content
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, on Monday in Abuja hailed the Presidential Directive on Local Content Compliance Requirements as crucial for enhanced competitiveness and mitigation of risks in regard to unqualified…
Azudialu-Obiejesi, Awolowo, call for enactment of enforceable local content laws to build capacity, provide AFCTA local guidance
The Chairman of Nestoil Limited, Dr Ernest Azudialu-Obiejesi, has called for the enactment of Local Content Laws that are enforceable to build and protect local capacity. Azudialu-Obiejesi made the call on Monday at a panel session on “Exportation of Local…
PETAN restates commitment to growing Nigeria’s energy sector
…. Says PIA will enhance success of Nigeria’s bidding round The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has affirmed the association is committed to entering into partnerships with various stakeholders in the energy sector for sustainable economic development of…