The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Expo, has absolved the current administration of blame on the failed attempt by the Dangote industries to build a 1,200-kilometer subsea gas pipeline. He also stated that there is no provision in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), or its predecessor policies or legislation, that discourages private sector investment in gas infrastructure. The …

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, announced that the $700 million Obiafu/Obrikom/Oben gas pipeline, popularly called OB3, would be completed in March 2024, a project that commenced in 2016. It announced this at the ongoing 7th Nigeria International Energy Summit in Abuja, where President Bola Tinubu also provided some explanations on why his government had to remove petrol subsidy despite how …

The Federal Government has intensified discussions with the Kingdom of Morocco in a bid to fast-track the process of achieving the Final Investment Decision on the $30 billion Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline. Both nations held discussions about the deal on the sidelines of a meeting between the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, and the Moroccan Minister of …

A gas pipeline belonging to the Nigeria Agip Oil Company has exploded in the Obagi community in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Though no life was lost in the explosion which occurred on Wednesday evening, it destroyed the surrounding fauna and caused panic in the area. The Chairman of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, Vincent Job, who confirmed …

Many residents of Omoku Town in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, have fled their homes, following panic that a pipeline that ruptured in the area Friday might burst into flames. It was gathered that there was leakage on a gas pipeline in Omoku town beside Grace Orphanage Home, off Egbada Road in Omoku main town reportedly operated by …