Day: September 23, 2023

Blue Economy: NIMASA Set To Invest In Research, Development, Says Jamoh

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh,  has disclosed that the Agency is set to reopen the Lokoja office, as part of efforts towards harnessing the Blue Economy, enhancing collaboration, while also promoting Research and Development.

The DG who made this known when he played host to the Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), Mal.… Read the rest

Special Adviser to the President on Energy Unveils Groundbreaking Initiatives to Boost Oil and Gas Investments

The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, in partnership with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has wrapped up a series of strategic engagements with fifteen (15) leading international and independent Oil and Gas Companies operating in Nigeria. These sessions, held in Lagos and Abuja, were carefully chosen after a detailed review process by NUPRC and the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Energy and included Chevron, Total, Shell, NAOC, Exxon Mobil, Seplat, Heirs Holdings, Waltersmith, First E&P, among others.… Read the rest

Diesel could hit N1500/litre amid global geopolitics, FX shortages

The retail price of diesel is expected to surge to N1500 per litre in the coming days amid naira depreciation and rising global oil prices, BusinessDay findings have shown.

“With the geopolitics in the global oil sector and Nigeria’s foreign exchange crisis, the price of diesel will top N1500,” a top official of one of the oil marketers with the pseudonym, Abigail Rice, told BusinessDay on Friday.… Read the rest

Fuel Subsidy: Reducing unit OPEX in operations will reduce pump prices – Expert

Madaki Ameh, the managing partner at BBH Consulting, has said that reducing unit operating expenses (OPEX) per barrel when getting oil from the ground in Nigeria, will reduce fuel pump prices.

He said this during a September 21 interview via Arise News when addressing the issue of the return of fuel subsidy payments.  

During the interview, he said the subsidy payments in the country were once defended as being necessary to cushion the vagaries of the international market.Read the rest

Nigeria Secures $13 Billion In Investment Pledges From Big Oil

Nigeria has secured a total of $13 billion in investment commitments in its oil and gas sector from major international energy companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell, and TotalEnergies, according to Olu Verheijen, the Special Adviser on Energy to Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu.

Verheijen and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) have recently met with representatives of 15 oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria and have secured their commitment to invest in Nigerian oil and gas, the adviser said in a statement on Friday sent to the Nairametrics outlet in Nigeria.… Read the rest