Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano pipeline: NNPC denies inflation of contract
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Monday dismissed the allegation that the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline project was inflated by the sum of of $1.53bn. NNPC’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Kennie Obateru, said NNPC brought the accusation that the…
NLNG fights Reps back, denies alleged $1.05bn illegal withdrawal
The management of NLNG Limited and the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Tony Attah, has reacted to the ongoing probe of alleged withdrawal of $1.05bn by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). In a statement weekend, NLNG averred that its attention…
Just in: 28 houses, 39 vehicles, 5 deaths, many injured in Lagos pipeline fire
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, in Lagos Monday, described late night to early morning pipeline fire in Ilepo, Ekoro, Abule Egba and Alimosho area of Lagos State as unfortunate. Whereas preliminary investigation…
Chevron, NNPC seal EGTL Settlement Agreements to deepen domestic gas access
…Highlight socio-economic feats in Nigeria The management of the leading international oil and gas conglomerate, Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has given insights on the expected advantages of newly sealed Escravos Gas-To-Liquid (EGTL) Project Settlement Agreements entered into by it and…
2023 end of fuel imports; not political but a realistic deadline—NNPC
…But analysts differ, seek deadline not close to election year In the history of Nigerian government’s deadline setting, history has shown that any project deadline set for an election year rather than a year within the official period of the…
Can FG wrestle self out from fuel import cabal to fix refineries, get new ones?
Whereas the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Lekki during a tour of the Dangote Refinery, Mele Kyari, said the Corporation is in the process of establishing two new 200,000bpd condensate refineries to boost in-country refining capacity,…
Which exact company is repairing Nigeria’s moribund refineries?
Or better put, out of all the countries toured by both President Muhammadu Buhari and NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari, which one is the real investors coming to revive Nigeria’s refineries from? Analysts say this question has become pertinent considering the…
Politics of PIB delaying deep pocket investors in oil industry—NNPC boss
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari has linked the near scare investors in the nation’s oil and gas sector in the last couple of years to the non-passage of the Petroleum Industry Bills (PIBs)…
Why NNPC, NLNG sealed $2.5b deal to supply gas to Trains 1 to 6
More details emerged weekend on why the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Friday last week, consummated a $2.5 billion pre-payment agreement with the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) for upstream gas development projects to supply gas to Trains 1 to…
NNPC yet to begin refineries’ revival plan as it seals $2.5bn Chinese pipeline deal
Plans of delivering its inauguration pledge of making all four moribund refineries to begin export of refined products effective 2023 have remained in the cooler of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Recall that the Group Managing Director of the…
