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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said that the next step towards the achievement of a more prosperous Nigeria is to ensure the intensification of efforts at the exploration of the nation’s frontier basins. Addressing a mammoth…
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The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) have expressed satisfaction with the flag-off and official commencement of crude oil search in the…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to extend its exploration to six basins in the country. Buhari gave the directive at Barambu town in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the Bauchi…
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...NNPC say that the project has positively impacted the host community President Muhammadu Buhari has officially flagged off the Spud-in of the Kolmani River Well-II at the Gongola Basin, Upper Benue Trough, between Bauchi and Gombe…
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To Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the year 2018 was very successful for the company after achieving a boost in daily crude oil evacuation and even…
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–By Gideon Osaka The recent statement by the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, that the country’s refineries had not undergone turn around maintenance(TAM) for an aggregate…
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has hinted on moves by the Federal Government to reclaim dormant oil fields from multinational oil companies operating in the country. The minister stated this while…
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the country’s refineries are not too old for effective refining operations. Mr Kragha Anibor, NNPC Chief Operating Officer, Refineries disclosed this at a panel session at the…
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In a statement by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, the Federal Government has disclosed plans to soon announce a policy that will require operating firm to refine locally at least 20% of the crude oil they…
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The Dangote Oil Refining Company (DORC) Limited recently took delivery of one of the major components of its refinery equipment; the regenerator for the Residual Fluid Catalytic cracker. Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) is one of the…
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