THIS DAY. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund has announced that it will contribute $14.3 million to Phase II of the feasibility study for the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline estimated at $25 billion. This is coming as the Nigerian…
THE NATION. The Bayelsa State Government has solicited the partnership of international oil companies (IOCs) and other corporate bodies doing business in the state for the promotion of sports development. Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo made the appeal when a delegation…
PREMIUM TIMES Eni, the Italian parent company of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), says the breach of its 24-inch gas line at Okaka in Yenagoa has temporarily crippled its gas export. The firm said that it declared a ‘Force Majeure’…
THE TIDE Fresh oil spills from the Tebidaba/Brass Agip Trunk Line operated by the Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC, have rocked Lasukugbene Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, causing serious devastation to the environment. Lasukugbene, one…
SUN NEWS Ijaw youths worldwide have described as “exceptional” and “a step in the right direction” the decision of Governor Douye Diri to approach the state House of Assembly for a N30 billion loan to kick start the Nembe-Brass road…
THE GUARDIAN The perennial occurrence of gas flaring and oil spills in the Niger Delta region of the country has become very worrisome. The stories of suffering of the people of the Niger Delta as a result of gas flaring…
THE NATION Host communities of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), under the banner of the Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), have lauded NAOC for inaugurating Quick Response Team to secure and…
PUNCH NEWS The people of Biseni Clan in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Wednesday prevented members of the House of Representatives Committee on Oil Spill Investigation, Cleanup and Remediation in Oil-Producing States from accessing a spill…
THIS DAY The immediate-past Commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Rear Admiral Akinjide Akinrinade (rtd.), yesterday said the security outfit foiled 1,291 attacks on three crude export pipelines in the past two years. Akinrinade stated…
VANGUARD NEWS A fresh crude oil spill has been reported at the swamp area of South Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The spill, it was learned, occurred on Saturday at Well 7, a facility owned by the Nigeria…