Oil & Energy
Nigeria Hosts Global Confab On Oilfield Sustainability, Hydrocarbon Accounting

Oil and gas stakeholders from across the globe will converge in Nigeria to deliberate on prospects, opportunities, and innovative ways of sustainably finding lasting solutions to the industry challenges.
Convener of the conference and Managing Partner, Fleissen & Company, Sunday Kanshio, who disclosed this in a Statement, Last Thursday, said the conference would hold in October 8 – l0.
According to him, the 2024 Nigeria Hydrocarbon Measurement Conference (NiHMEC) would convene industry stakeholders to deliberate and tackle challenges related to hydrocarbon measurement and accounting issues.
Kanshio said Nigeria had been playing a leading role in shaping new debates on a sustainable future, considering the enormous impact of the petroleum industry on its economy.
He said in the last three years, the NiHMEC had played a major role in the nation’s efforts to ensure a more profitable and sustainable oil and gas economy through expert dialogue.
Kanshio said clauses regarding metering requirements often surfaced in important commercial contracts, such as crude oil handling and transportation agreements or gas supply and purchase agreements in the petroleum industry.
These clauses, he said, usually have technical implications that should align with the legal and commercial intent to avoid business conflicts.
The NiHMEC convener said industry experience showed that any misalignment between the commercial or legal intent and the technical connotation of hydrocarbon metering clauses in commercial contract documents could present a risk during disputes.
He described Nigeria as a major hydrocarbon producer in Africa, with revenues from oil and gas serving as the country’s primary source of foreign exchange.
According to him, the 2024 deliberations at NiHMEC would be organised under four thematic areas: upstream production measurement, fiscal metering, measurement for sustainable oil field operations, and environmental stewardship.
Oil & Energy
FG, MEMAN Chart Ways To Safe Petroleum Products Delivery

The Federal Government and key Petroleum Products marketers have proposed new measures to help curb rising cases of road accidents involving petrol tankers.
This followed recent incidents of road accidents resulting in cremation of hundreds of lives and causing extensive damage to properties.
Speaking at the Discourse organised by Mejor Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) in Lagos, Thursday, with the theme “Improving Safe Transportation of Petroleum Products”, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, noted with dismay the number of casualties the country recorded recently due to tanker accidents.
Lokpobiri stressed the need for an enhanced training for tanker drivers, installation of detection leak devices as well as other safety systems that can assist drivers.
He called on Marketers and Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to strengthen collaboration with stakeholders, especially in the training of tanker drivers.
On his part, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpo Ekpo, reaffirmed government’s commitment to providing enabling environment to ensure safety of petroleum products transportation.
Ekpo, who was represented by Engr. Abel, said consideration should be given to more safety means of transporting products like the pipelines and railway line.
He stressed the need for better training for drivers and implementation of safety regulations within the industry.
Earlier, Chairman, MEMAN, Huub Stokman, said the Association has elaborate training manual for members truck drivers.
Stokman insisted that more training programmes and consistent adherence to safety measures would help to curb road accidents involving tanker drivers.
Also speaking, the National President, Nigerian Association of Raod Transport Owners (NARTO), Yusuf Lawal Othman, called for support.
Oil & Energy
Benue To Pioneer Gas Production From Coal – NGEP

The Chairman, National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP), Prof. Mohammed Ibrahim, has said that the production of coal bed methane, an unconventional form of natural gas extracted from coal, is set to begin in Benue State.
Prof. Ibrahim staed this while addressing newsmen at the end of a joint meeting of the National and State gas expansion committees with Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia.
He said the Federal Government is committed to expanding gas availability in Nigeria for domestic use and mobility.
Ibrahim added that extracting gas from unconventional coal sources rather than traditional hydrocarbon reserves is a way to boost gas availability.
“Essentially there are four areas of implementation that the committee has identified. One is to pioneer the production of gas from what you call coal bed methane, which means that Benue is going to pioneer in the country the production of gas not from conventional hydrocarbon, but from non-conventional coal just so that the nation will have an alternative source to gas availability”, he said.
Also speaking, the Chairman, Benue State Gas Expansion Programme, Dr. Emmanuel Chenge, said the gas expansion initiative would contribute to the economic transformation of Benue State.
“The good news is that Benue is set to join the league of gas-producing states and if we are conversant with what being a member of the gas-producing state is, it shows that Benue State will start getting derivatives from that sector of the economy”, Dr Chenge stated.
The National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP) was established to boost the exploration and utilisation of gas in Nigeria and make Nigeria a gas-based industrial nation by increasing the use of gas for transportation, cooking, and industrialization.
Oil & Energy
NNPC Debunks Explosion Claim In Warri Refinery

The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said there was no explosion at the newly refurbished Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC).
NNPCL’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, made this known in a statement issued on Friday night.
Soneye said reports claiming that there was an explosion at the Warri refinery were false and should be ignored and disregarded by the public.
According to him, the refinery was undergoing routine maintenance.
His statement read, “NNPC Ltd. wishes to clarify that there was no explosion at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC). Any reports suggesting otherwise are completely false.
“On January 25, 2025, operations at WRPC Area 1 were intentionally curtailed to carry out necessary intervention works on select equipment, including field instruments that were impacting sustainable and steady operations.
“These intervention works are essential to ensure the production of on-specification finished and intermediate products, particularly Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and Kerosene (Kero).
“The routine maintenance is progressing as planned, and Area 1 will be back in operation within the next few days.
“Despite ongoing interventions, over the past 11 days, AGO loading has been maintained at an average of eight trucks per day, with a sufficient supply available to sustain ongoing truck load-out operations”.
Soneye added that the NNPCL was committed to ensuring an uninterrupted supply of petroleum products from the refinery.
He said the company “appreciates the patience and cooperation of all stakeholders as it completes these essential maintenance activities”.
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