Tag: NNPC
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NNPC Records 19 Per Cent Gas to Power Supply Increase in April
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Thursday in Abuja announced an increase of 19.14 per cent in the average daily natural gas supply to power plants which translates to 788millon standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd), equivalent to power generation of 2,873MW. The NNPC, in a release by its Group General Manager, Group…
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$9.7m, £74,000 found in my house are gifts – Ex-NNPC GMD
Former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu, who is standing trial for money laundering charge, yesterday told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that $9.7 million and £74,000 found in his house in 2017 were parts of monies people gave to him as gifts. Yakubu, who opened his…
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JUST IN: Explosion rocks NNPC facility, seven dead
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reported an explosion incident which occurred at Gbetiokun, OML 40 and operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), on behalf of the NPDC/Elcrest Joint Venture leading to the death of seven people . The incident, which occurred on Tuesday during the installation of a ladder on a…
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Reps set to investigagte NNPC, NLNG over illegal $1.05bn withdrawals
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged illegal withdrawal of funds from the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited amounting to $1.05bn by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion moved by the Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu, at the plenary on Tuesday, entitled ‘Need to Investigate the…
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Buhari accepts Ewubare’s resignation as major shake up hits NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced new appointments and redeployments in the National Oil Company, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen and reposition NNPC for greater efficiency, transparency and profitability in line with the Next Level Agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Mr. Adokiye Tombomieye, the Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing…
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BREAKING: NNPC Chief Operations Officer, Ewubare resigns barely one year in office
Information reaching TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) has it that the Chief Operations Officer (Joint Ventures and Business Development), of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Dr. Roland Onoriode Ewubare has resigned from the corporation. According to insider sources, Ewubare who is the only South South top hierarchy in the corporation tendered his resignation on Wednesday, July 1…
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No cause for alarm over dripping pipeline in Lagos – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called on members of the public to discountenance reports of a possible fire outbreak from a vandalized point on its pipeline at Aboru Canal in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. It said that the there is no such hazard as the line in question has since…
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NNPC produces 218.37bn cbf of natural gas in March
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that 218.37billion Cubic Feet (BCF) of natural gas was produced in March 2020, translating to an average daily production of 7493.65Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day (mmscfd). This was contained in NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report for March, 2020, a release by the corporation’s Group General…
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NNPC commences Oil Exploration in Niger
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commenced oil exploration activities in the Bida Basin in Niger State. Group Managing Director (GMD) of the corporation, Mr Mele Kolo Kyari, revealed this on Wednesday during a visit to Governor Abubakar Sani Bello to unveil the 2D seismic data acquisition in the Bida – Sokoto basin. The…