All set for launch of National Gas Transportation Network Code by FG today
After years of strategic planning, the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (FMPR) will today, Monday, February 10, 2020, formally launch the National Gas Transportation Network Code (NGTNC). The unveiling, Business Hilights gathered, would form key part of the opening ceremony…
Why Sylva led Nigeria’s investment meetings in the US
More facts have emerged on the team of Nigerian top government officials at the US-Nigeria Binational Commission Meeting held in Washington DC earlier this week. It was that gathered that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva…
Expect compressed Natural Gas as an alternative fuel this year—Minister
Nigeria is on the verge of dumping the use of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) for locally produced Compressed Natural Gas as an alternative fuel. This was the revelation of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, on…
How ready are IOCs in reducing methane leaks to tame emissions?
More issues are still coming from the latest report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on best production models to reduce carbon emissions and drive transition to cleaner energies without affecting rising investments in explorations. IEA in the report…
Minister speeds off national gas revolution with inauguration of NGEP
The Minister of State, Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has officially flagged off activities of the National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP) conceived and designed to serve as a catalyst for adding value to the vast natural gas reserves that this great…
Chevron, Shell still deepening footprints in Nigeria—Minister
Contrary to media reports and trending speculations that oil giants, including Shell and Chevron are on the verge of toning down their investments in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, the Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva has brushed…
FG to deepen domestic gas use, monetization of gas resource—Minister
Minister of State, Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has revealed Federal Government’s determination to grow utilization of domestic gas and overall monetization of the nation’s unprecedented gas resource. Speaking during a strategic media parley in Abuja, he said “As you are…
DEMS Volunteers’ welcomes ongoing digital oil & gas reforms by Minister
The leadership of Digital Economy Media Support Volunteers’ (DEMS Volunteers’), an NGO tracking all development activities in the nation’s public and private sector on digital economy, has assessed activities of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva…
Minister opens up on why crude oil theft lingers in Nigeria
Former Governor of Bayelsa State and current Minister of State, Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, on Thursday in Abuja, gave a download of not only why oil theft had continued, but marshalled out antidotes. In a no-hold-barred media chat in his…
Harmonisation of existing PIB versions from 2000 to date at final stage—Minister
…Plans different regulators for midstream, downstream sectors The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has raised the dampened hopes of oil and gas industry stakeholders and Nigerians on the chances of early passage and presidential assent of…
