Day: March 21, 2024

Kyari proposes differentiated energy transition for Africa

THE Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Ltd., Mr. Mele Kyari, has proposed a differentiated approach to attaining energy transition for the African continent.

Kyari, who also said the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Nigeria Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP) Project will be taken in December 2024, made the call while speaking during a Leadership Dialogue Session at the ongoing CERAWeek Conference in Houston, United States, on Tuesday.… Read the rest

NNPC Says Processes for Public Ownership of Its Shares to Begin Soon

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mele Kyari, yesterday said that the anticipated public listing of the company’s shares at the stock market as provided for in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) will start soon.

Kyari told international oil and gas players participating at the ongoing 2024 CERAWEEK in Houston, United States that NNPC would become a quoted company in line with the PIA, adding that at maturity, some of the national oil company’s shares would be divested.… Read the rest

Nigeria gets most payout from Shell in first since 2020

Nigeria has regained its position as the biggest recipient of payments from Shell as production entitlement, royalties, taxes and fees to the government in 2023 amounted to $4.92 billion, the highest in four years.

The payout to Nigeria increased by 8.85 percent compared to the previous year, representing 16.67 percent of the company’s total payments to 26 countries, new data released by Shell shows.… Read the rest