The GbaramatuVoice was established in 2015 as a monthly tabloid published by the Gbaramatu Publishing Company Limited. It hit the newsstand first on August 2015. The newspaper’s sole objective is to bring to public glare what the management saw at the cradle of its formation as information gap and asymmetrical reportage of the activities and people of the Niger Delta.
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mele Kyari, has corroborated the claim by the Chairman of the United Bank of Africa, Tony Elumelu, that Nigeria is losing 95 percent of oil production to thieves at Bonny Terminal, Rivers State. Mr Elumelu had in a Twitter thread on March 17,
Workers of NPDC/NECONDE JV in OML 42, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, on Wednesday protested against the delay in payment of their salaries and emoluments. The workers barricaded the entrance of NPDC yard in Edjeba, Warri with placards to state their requests . The protesters, who are from various contractors including
Chevron Nigeria Limited (“CNL”), operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (“NNPC”) and CNL, has refuted claims that the company is hindering full operation of the of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (“NLNG”) by not allowing the transportation of third-party gas through its pipelines to increase gas supply to the
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) at the weekend said it would fully commercialise its operations by July 1, 2022. This was even as it commenced moves to tackle crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region with support from the Nigerian Navy. The NNPC Group Managing Director (GMD), Malam Mele Kyari, made the
Chevron Nigeria Limited (“CNL”), operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and CNL (“NNPC/CNL JV”), and Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited (“STAR”), a Chevron company and operator of the Agbami field, have both been honoured by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) with top tax compliant organization awards. The
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it is working on building a network pipeline infrastructure that would deliver gas from Nigeria to Europe. Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, NNPC, said this during his speech at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, held in Dubai. The forum is an international gathering of government, industry,
"It is a big insult for oil companies to divest after destroying the Niger Delta environment for over six decades, to think of moving away without discussing with the communities. Most communities are not aware of the moves; we are hearing from those who are buying off from them. We believe that they are doing
UK-Dutch petroleum giant, Shell on Tuesday. announced its intention to gradually withdraw from all oil and gas projects in Russia. It said that it would stop all spot purchases of Russian oil as a first step. “Shell today announced its intent to withdraw from its involvement in all Russian hydrocarbons, including crude oil, petroleum products,
As the Senate prepares to amend the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), the Host Communities Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM) has tabled areas affecting the communities in the Act, which they want amended. They also expressed concern over their exclusion from the scheme of things after the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill into law. Senate
Shell Production Development Company and Joint Venture partners have revealed plan to reopen some of its oil and gas wells in the Niger Delta as a way of enhancing its portfolio of assets in Nigeria. In its Nigeria Briefing Notes 2021 obtained by newsmen on Wednesday, SPDC said its investment in large gas projects would
ExxonMobil has concluded plans to sell its equity interest in Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, MPNU, to Seplat Energy. The International Oil Company, IOC, stated that, “ExxonMobil has reached an agreement to sell its equity interest in Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited to Seplat Energy, a Nigerian independent oil and gas company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary —Seplat
At last, the price of crude oil (Brent) has hit the roof at $100 per barrel in the international market for the first time in more than seven years on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “military operation” in Ukraine, apparently realising fears he would invade. Brent surged to $100.04 a barrel after
Ifiekporo community, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, in the early hours of this morning, mobilised to shut down the portion of Ode Itsekiri Road leading to the depot of Matrix, Pinnacle Oil and Gas, AYM Shaffa and several companies in the area over alleged failure by the companies to sign a Memorandum
Brittania-U, one of the companies the NNPC GMD accused of importing adulterated fuel has insisted that its vessels imported fuel that was duly certified as meeting NNPC product specifications. The company disclosed this on Friday in a statement titled, “Refutal that Brittania-U was among oil and gas companies that brought off-spec Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)
The House of Representatives has advised the Federal Government to investigate the current surge of a Crude Oil Vessel at the Escravos Estuary in Niger Delta, Nigeria. The house, during its plenary on Wednesday, specifically asked the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources to examine the reason for the surge on the Floating Production Storage and
The House of Representatives has announced moves to begin the transfer of assets belonging to the inoperative Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to the newly established NNPC Limited. It will be recalled that the House had for the purpose, set up an ad-hoc committee to ascertain the total inventory, assets, interests and liabilities of NNPC.
A Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel Known as Trinity Spirit FPSO, has exploded, causing raging fire and fear in Escravos, Delta state. The explosion of the FPSO, which occured in the afternoon of Wednesday February 3, 2022, caused fire and panic in the Escravos area of Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta
A Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel with a capacity to process up to 22,000 barrels of oil per day, inject up to 40,000 barrels of water per day and store 2 million barrels of oil, has exploded and sunk at the Ukpokiti Terminal, around Escravos, Warri South-west, Delta State. GbaramatuVoice checks showed that
Chevron Nigeria Limited, Shell Petroleum Development Company, Mobil Producing Nigeria alongside three other companies will remit a total of N253 billion to Nigeria government in February 2022, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has said. In its first 2022 Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) report, NNPC explained that in November crude oil exports of 111,257 barrels
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited – NNPC, has said it spent N100bn on refineries’ rehabilitation in 2021 and that funds were pumped into revamping the facilities on a monthly basis last year. It disclosed this in a report on the funding performance of the oil firm from January to December 2021, which was seen
Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revoked marginal oil fields awarded to 33 companies for their default on payment of signature bonus with the 45 days deadline. A total of 665 companies signified interest to acquire 57 fields that were on offer in May 2021. The commission also realised N174 billion from signature bonus
Polobubo community of Egbema kingdom in Warri North Local Government Area, Delta State, has reaffirmed their threat to shutdown Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) operations in the area. Tsekelewu community who is a host community to the Opuama Flow Station within the Oil Mining Lease – OML 40, operated by NPDC asserted that the issues
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said it was working to establish three modular refineries in each of the oil-producing states, particularly in the Niger Delta region. Going by the plan, the government would have to establish about 18 refineries in the country’s six major oil-producing states in the Niger Delta including Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom,
Stakeholders in the Niger Delta, have been urged to prepare research papers and intervention strategies that will provide “clarity” into the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and “opportunities” for the people of the Niger Delta. According to a statement by the publisher of the GbaramatuVoice newspaper, Jacob Abai, made available to reporters in Warri, Delta State,
...To produce, at Least, 100 million barrels
A total of 350 pipeline points were vandalised from January to July this year, the latest data obtained from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) have shown. The number of vandalised pipeline points rose from 27 in January to 54 in February, according to the NNPC data. In March, 70 pipeline points were vandalised,
…3 trillion Naira to be added to Nigerian economy The Federal Government, yesterday, showed readiness to end the ongoing marginal bid round, which already had already seen the award of 57 licenses. The Federal Government had in June last year, commenced a bid round for the fields, which are mainly in the Niger Delta. ALSO
…Issues notice of force Majeure on Forcados shipments About 200,000 barrels of crude oil is currently stranded as oil major, Shell Plc, halted crude shipments from Nigeria’s Forcados export terminal. The action is considered another blow to Nigeria which has struggled to stem falling production. [ALSO READ] Shell begins major divestment of shallow, onshore assets
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSO) have advocated for a declaration of state of environmental emergency in Bayelsa State. The CSOs led by Revd Nnimmo Bassey, Director of Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) stated this over the weekend after a visit to Santa Barbara River, Nembe, where the oil spill from the Oil
Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO), operator of the NNPC/Aìteo Joint Venture on OML 29, has successfully shut down the spill on its Santa Barbara wellhead in Nembe, Bayelsa state. The company had in a statement issued on November 9, 2021, reported an oil spill from a non-producing well head in its Santa Barbara
The Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday returned from visiting the oil spill site in Nembe Local Government Area of the state, describing it as worse than what happened in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The OML 29 Well 1 platform, which is operated by Nigeria’s largest indigenous oil firm, Aiteo Exploration
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, said the pollution caused by the Nembe oil spill in Bayelsa State, Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, is “massive” and could only be compared to the impact of atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during the World War II. “It was like a Hiroshima site,” she
As part of measures to address the recent unfortunate oil spillage at Santa Barbara in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the Federal Government has directed the exploration company, AITEO Eastern Exploration and Production Company Limited (AEEPCo) to halt operations in the area until proper investigation is carried out and adequate measures put in
Esimaje Brikinn, General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs (PGPA), Chevron Nigeria Limited has stressed the importance of transparency and accountability as part of the corporate governance for community development. The oil and gas chief, who was represented by Kayode Adeboye, communications coordinator, said this in his address at the 2021 Annual General Meeting of
Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company says it is seeking foreign technical expertise to halt the ongoing oil leak at an oilfield it operates in Nembe, Bayelsa. The leak occurred on Nov. 5, 2021. Aiteo, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Mathew Ndianabasi, noted that it has intensified its response by seeking the assistance
