Category: OIL AND GAS

NNPCL denies reducing petrol pump price

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has described reports of a downward review of fuel prices credited to it on Wednesday as unfounded.

NNPCL was reacting to reports suggesting a drop in pump prices for Premium Motor Spirit and Automotive Gas Oil as reported in some sections of the media (not PUNCH Online).

The Chief Communications Officer, NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, dispelled the speculations in a statement made available to journalists.… Read the rest

Tinubu Signs Executive Orders On Oil, Gas Reforms

President Bola Tinubu has executed Policy Directives to improve the investment climate and position Nigeria as the preferred investment destination for the oil & gas sector in Africa.

A statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday, said this is in keeping with the President’s dedicated efforts to remove obstacles to investments in Nigeria, harness the nation’s resources and diversify the economy for the benefit of all Nigerians.… Read the rest

FG to review oil firm’s plans on gas flaring

The Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Salako, has said the ministry through the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency will be commencing periodic review of the plans of international and indigenous oil companies to ensure they stay on course to end routine gas flaring by 2030.

Salako said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the national stakeholders engagement meeting on methane mitigation and reduction in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.… Read the rest

PMS Landing Cost Hits N1000 Mark

The torrential fall of the Naira which has turned the petroleum supply chain into a quagmire is fast eroding the projected gains after the federal government finally removed the petrol subsidy regime.
Oil marketers and government officials also appear not to be on the same page when it comes to the actual landing cost of Petroleum Motor Spirit and the impact that Nigeria’s fluctuating currency has had on the importation of the product.… Read the rest

Academy advises FG to divest 51% equity in refineries

Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE) has called on the Federal Government to divest its 51 per cent equity in refineries.

It noted that the suggestion was one of the sustainable ways to raise capital from the private sector for their upgrade and optimal performance at 445,000 barrels per day (bpd).

The academy’s president, Prof. Azikiwe Onwualu, made the submission yesterday in Abuja.… Read the rest

Kyari: Nigeria Requires $15bn to Strengthen Existing Gas Infrastructure

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has said that Nigeria would need between $10 billion and $15 billion in the next two to three years to ramp up its existing gas infrastructure.
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPC, Mele Kyari, gave the estimate  at the 2024 edition of CERAWeek, a global oil and gas event in Houston, the United States, organised by S&P Global.… Read the rest

Port Harcourt Refinery Begins Production In 2 Weeks — Kyari

The group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has said that the Port Harcourt Refinery has received 450,000 barrels of crude for processing following the mechanical completion of the plant in December last year.

He said this during a session with the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Investigation of Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the nation’s refineries.… Read the rest

NNPC Chief Kyari Announces Plans for Public Listing of Company’s Shares

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mele Kyari, on Wednesday 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

Standard Chartered says crude oil demand set for record-high in May

Standard Chartered, one of the leading financial institutions, has projected that global oil demand is poised to reach an all-time high in May, according to their latest analysis. This forecast comes amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions and supply constraints in the energy markets.

The bank’s analysts have revised their previous estimates, anticipating a surge in oil consumption to unprecedented levels during May.… Read the rest

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