Nigeria: New Petroleum Reform Bill to Tackle Oil Pollution in Niger Delta
The 2020 Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) that is presently before members of the National Assembly will substantially reduce environmental pollution in the oil-producing areas of the Niger Delta when passed into law.
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Why Nigeria’s Oil Company Is Considering An IPO
Africa’s oil and gas industry is facing a financial onslaught as a result of a combination of COVID-19, activist shareholders and the so-called Greening of IOCs such as Shell, Total and BP.
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Downstream Sector Deregulation Will Boost Investment in Refining – Kyari
…Calls for Collaboration among Downstream Players across Africa
The deregulation of the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria will increase investment in the refining business and facilitate exponential growth in the!-->!-->!-->…
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Nigeria aims to revamp refineries, end oil-for-fuel swaps
Nigeria aims to end the country’s so-called oil-for-fuel swaps system in the near future and rely instead on oil products from local refineries, which it hopes to have running again by 2023, the head of Nigeria’s national oil company NNPC!-->…
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NLNG boss says Nigeria’s core challenge in gas sector is execution
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), Mr. Tony Attah, has said Nigeria’s challenge in the gas sector has never been the shortage of good guidelines and policies, but the will power to execute them.
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Shell awards Bayelsa gas pipeline contract to indigenous firm
Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) said it would continue to optimise its onshore footprint while investing in gas development in Nigeria. This came as the company commissioned an indigenous contractor, Gredor Nigeria Limited, to begin the!-->…
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PIB defines functions of 3 new agencies to replace NNPC
The Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2020, has listed the specific functions of the three agencies that will replace the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), when passed by the National Assembly and assented to by President!-->…
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‘Nigeria has been borrowing to pay subsidy on PMS’
Former Commissioner for Finance in Imo State, Prof. Uche Uwaleke has said the deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector and removal of petroleum subsidy by the Federal Government will benefit the ordinary Nigerian.
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Imperative Of The Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB)
Last week the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) presented to the National Assembly by President Buhari passed first reading at the Senate. Same is expected at the House of Representatives when plenary resumes.
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New PIB seeks establishment of midstream gas infrastructure fund
The new Petroleum Industry Bill, 2020, currently before the National Assembly, is proposing the establishment of a specialized intervention mechanism, called the Midstream gas Infrastructure Fund, to deepen gas usage in the country.
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