Tag: oil companies
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Oborevwori tasks oil companies, host communities on dialogue(Photos)
Delta State Governor, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has urged oil companies and host communities to adopt dialogue approach rather than confrontations in resolving disputes. Governor Oborevwori gave the charge when he received on courtesy visit, the management of Chevron Nigeria Limited, led by Senior Corporate Affairs Advisor, Chevron International, Exploration and Production for Africa Region, Engr…
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Senate directs oil companies to relocate to host communities
The Senate has mandated its committees on Petroleum Resources Upstream, Downstream Petroleum Sector and Gas to liaise with the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Presidential Implementation Committee on the Petroleum Industr
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More Oil Companies Will Exit Nigeria soon – DPR
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has warned that a huge number of companies in the oil and gas sector will soon begin to leave Nigeria. The Deputy Director and Head of Upstream Division at DPR, Mr Enorense Amadasu, said at a stakeholders’ workshop in Lagos on Thursday this will occur as a result of…
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Nigeria to reveal identities of oil companies owners January 2020
Efforts are currently being made to release identities of beneficial owners of oil and gas firms in the country by January 1, 2020. The register containing this information is being compiled by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) in collaboration with the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR). According to an acting Director at DPR,…
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Youths shut down oil companies in Imo
…Protests gas flaring, inhumane treatment More 1,000 youths from Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, on Friday staged a protest against multinational oil companies operating in the area, complaining of negligence and inhuman treatment of the indigenes in the council area. The youth who marched along the road chanting war songs barricaded the area…
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Cabotage: No more waivers, Dakuku tells oil companies
…Charges IOCs to Play Their Part in Industry Growth …Says Agency Ready to Enforce Strict Compliance to Regulations The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has said the Agency will no longer encourage the application of any form of waivers under the Cabotage Act, particularly from the oil…
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Oil companies responsible for Rivers massacre – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike has accused the international oil companies of being responsible for the murder of over seventeen (17) people returning home from the cross over service on New Year eve. The governor said the oil companies in the state were awarding surveillance contracts to cultists who in turn use the money to buy sophisticated…