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.
Oil has been spilling from a well owned by Nigeria’s Aiteo Eastern E&P and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC for two weeks in southern Nigeria, local residents and politicians said on Friday, saying it threatened the environment and local economy. Aiteo said on November 9 an “extremely high order” oil spill had started on
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has expressed displeasure with Aiteo Group over the company’s failure to stop the ongoing oil spill in Santa Barbra Well 1, OML 29, more than two weeks after the leak started. To this end, the governor has charged the oil firm to be prepared for the consequences of their inaction,
Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited (HEOSL), a subsidiary of Heritage Oil Limited (a Jersey-headquartered international oil and gas company) and operator of the OML 30 (NPDC/SNRL Joint Venture), has appointed Mr. Adesola Adebawo (Sola) as the General Manager – Government, Joint Venture and External Relations. His appointment becomes effective November 1, 2021. The oil major
Fresh massive crude oil fire caused by a massive crude oil spill from the wellhead of Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company in its Santa Barbara South Field is currently ravaging Opu-Nembe community in Bayelsa State. The fire, which is still raging from the wellhead, according to community sources, has left many of the people
By Enaibo Asiayei Following the refusal of the NPDC/Neconde, AMT JV in Oil Mining Lease – OML 42 to commence Field Memorandum of Understanding, FMOU, meeting with its host communities in Delta state, the company has been given a 14-day ultimatum by the communities. The host communities warned that failure to address the issues itemized
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the NNPC/CNL Joint Venture has announced the appointment of a new Communications Manager in its Policy, Government and Public Affairs Department (PGPA). He is Mr. Victor Anyaegbudike. Until his appointment, Mr. Anyaegbudike was the External Communications Coordinator for CNL. Victor holds a Bachelors degree in Mass Communication from Enugu
A total of 1,444 disengaged workers of ExxonMobil in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, have called on relevant stakeholders to prevail on the oil multinational for the payment of their terminal benefits of N11.4billion, else they will take the laws into their hands. The aggrieved ex-workers particularly called on ex-militants leaders, Government Ekpemupolo, Asari Dokubo and
By Ebi Perekeme A fresh devastating oil spill has been reported at a facility operated by the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) around Ogboinbiri in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The oil leakage, which occurred on October 17 at the NAOC Wellhead 9, was reportedly caused by equipment failure. A field
By Ebi Perekeme The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said it spent a total of N32.56bn on pipeline security and maintenance from February to July this year. The NNPC spent N5.81bn on pipeline security and management in February; N5.32bn in March; N2.64bn in April; N5.26bn in May; N6.17bn in June, and N7.35bn in July. A
The Department of Petroleum Resources, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency and the Petroleum Equalisation Fund are all officially scrapped and do not exist anymore, the Federal Government said on Monday. It also said while workers of the three agencies would be protected, their chief executives had been relieved of their various appointments. The Minister
The Chief Executive Officer/Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroluem Corporation, Mele Kyari on Thursday led a delegation from the oil and gas industry to the Niger Delta to seek support for the protection of oil and gas installations in the country, GbaramatuVoice reports. Kyari who was accompanied by top officials of the NNPC
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, said Nigeria is focused on developing its gas resources, though oil will be in high demand till 2045. He said the nation will thus not support any concept that promotes a single pathway to energy transition. Sylva said this at a one-day Seplat Energy Summit
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has called on communities in the Niger Delta, whose environments have been negatively impacted by oil exploration and exploitation activities, to demand full accountability from oil companies. ERA/FoEN executive director, Dr. Godwin Uyi Ojo, in a statement made available to LEADERSHIP in Port Harcourt, said it
Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has been scraped following confirmation of the appointment of board members of the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission. The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources. The nominees confirmed include Isa Modibbo – Chairman; Gbenga Komolafe – Chief Executive; Hassan Gambo
To effectively fight against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region, the Federal Government has disclosed that it will deploy operatives of the Nigerian Army, Navy and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and other security agencies. Consequently, it has set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee on the recovery of crude oil and illegally
President Muhammadu Buhari has named Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as NNPC Limited Board Chairman with Mele Kolo Kyari and Umar I. Ajiya as Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, respectively. The president ordered the incorporation of NNPC Limited in line with the provision of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). A statement by Special Adviser to
Anambra and Kogi States may have finally joined the league of Oil Producing States in Nigeria as their oil wells have been recognised by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation And Fiscal Commission. The development was sequel to a letter from RMAFC to a request by Alhaji Yahaya Bello for due share of revenue accruing to the
By Enaibo Asiayei The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) made of N287billion after paying tax in 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed. Buhari made this disclosure in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina on Wednesday. He said the President’s announcement was in fulfillment of an earlier pledge by his
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, has said that increasing the three per cent host communities fund will affect the profit of oil companies and in turn force them to exit the country. Sylva said this during a press briefing organised after the signing of the Petroleum Industry Act by President Muhammadu Buhari.
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law. According to a statement issued by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, working from home in five days quarantine as required by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 after returning from London on Friday August 13, the president assented to the bill Monday in his
Royal Dutch Shell has launched a major divestment of its Nigerian assets, especially those in the shallow water and onshore, several sources familiar with the matter said yesterday. Sources close to the company disclosed that the oil giant had already hired Standard Chartered Bank to sell its Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC)
A report steaming from a study undertaken by Georgetown University revealed that Chevron Corp has made a significant investment of over $100 million channeled towards the development across major sectors Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This report was revealed in a study which interrogated claims and established findings from Chevron and U.S. Agency for International Development, (USAID)’s
By Ebi Perekeme Nigeria lost an estimated N53.26bn in the first two months of this year as international oil companies and local players flared a total of 33.04 billion standard cubic feet of natural gas. The oil companies wasted 17.53 billion scf of gas in February, compared to 15.51 billion scf in February, according to
By Ebi Perekeme Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has said that there was an oil spillage at its facility in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. This is as the Nigerian subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch oil and gas giant noted that the spill clean-up is progressing while the Joint Investigation report is
By Ebi Perekeme The Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) has passed the third reading at the House of Representatives. The bill passed the third reading on Thursday after Mohammed Monguno, chairman of the ad hoc committee on Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), presented a report and the lawmakers voted on 319 clauses of the bill. Before the
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has again reiterated its belief and support for community-driven development. Esimaje Brikinn, CNL’s General Manager, Policy Government and Public Affairs, said this at the nin BMoMR th (9th) Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Dodo River Communities Development Association (DRCDA), on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at the Dodo River Secretariat, in
By Our Correspondent The Obiakpu community in Imo has accused the Shell Petroleum Development Company of oil spill devastation, according to a statement made available to our correspondent on Friday by Spaces For Change. It was stated that the spillage started two years ago from leakages of crude oil pipelines owned by the Nigeria Petroleum
International oil major and joint venture partner of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), has expressed concern over a seeming misrepresentation of facts in the notice given to it by the Joint Executive Committee of CNL branches of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural
KOMBOT, Egbema and Gbaramatu Graduate Association in Warri North/Warri South West Local Government Areas of Delta State, has issued a strong warning to Chevron Nigeria Limited. Watch video below…
By Ebi Perekeme Barring any last minute resolution of the stalemate in negotiations between Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) and its labour unions, the country’s oil and gas industry will experience fresh disruption as the Joint Executive Council of NUPENG and PENGASSAN unions (NUPENGASSAN) in Chevron have declared their intention to shut down oilfield operations of the
The N10.5 billion Brass Petroleum Products Terminal project will generate 6,000 jobs, the Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, has said. Kyari made this known at a ceremony to mark the execution of shareholders agreement between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board
By Ebi Perekeme The Federal Government has signed shareholders agreement for the construction of Brass Petroleum Products Terminal Ltd (BPPT) to curb illegal refining and stabilise products price in the Niger Delta. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, at the signing ceremony on Friday in Abuja said the project would help to
By Ebi Perekeme The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) yesterday in Abuja officially awarded 57 oil fields to successful investors in the 2020 Marginal Field Bid Round programme, exactly one year after the journey began on June 1, 2020, with the launch of a processing portal. The award came a year after 2020 marginal field
Chevron Corporation has invested about N17.9billion in the last 10 years in agriculture, enterprises, innovations and business growth in the Niger Delta. Chevron’s Executive Director, Mr Dara Akala, stated this in the company’s scorecard titled: “Annual Report 2020” which newsmen accessed in Calabar, Cross River State yesterday. He stressed that through the Partnership Initiative in
By Ebi Perekeme The Department of Petroleum Resources has concluded arrangements to issue award letters to successful investors in the 2020 marginal field bid round programme. The DPR said the letters would be issued at an award ceremony scheduled to hold in Abuja on May 31. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR, made the
