TOTAL PARTNERS FIRM ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

Total Nigeria Plc in partnership with Kasher Consulting organised the third edition of “Total Job Shado” at the Kaduna Blending Plant and Kaduna Sales Office simultaneously.

According to a statement from Total, the programme is an employee engagement activity designed to increase career awareness among senior secondary school students and to help model students’ behavior through examples set by employees who serve as their mentors.

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ANGRY YOUTHS SHUT DOWN AGIP FACILITY IN RIVERS

Scores of youths on Wednesday shut down the OB-OB Gas Plant belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company in Omoku, the headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.

 

The angry youths said they decided to shut down the facility when NAOC refused to meet and interface with them on issues affecting them, including employment and the need to implement the content of an existing Memorandum of Understanding.

 

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GAS SUPPLY PROJECTS DELAY EXXONMOBIL, CHEVRON, TOTALS’ POWER PLANTS

The delay in the construction of the multibillion dollar upstream gas supply projects to feed Chevron’s Agura Power Plant, ExxonMobil’s Qua Iboe Power Plant and Total’s Obite Power Plant has delayed the projects, which were conceived by the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo as part of the efforts to monetise Nigeria’s gas resources, reduce flaring and boost electricity generation.

 

Investigation revealed that out of the five power plants Obasanjo’s administration had planned to be constructed by the joint venture companies between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the international oil companies (IOCs), only Shell’s Afam VI Power Plant in Rivers State and the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC)’s Okpai Power Plant in Delta State were constructed.

 

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TOTAL UPGRADES LUBRICANT PLANT WITH LATEST TECHNOLOGY

Total Nigeria Plc successfully commissioned a high speed filling machine at the Lagos blending plant. This machine comes with the latest technology and has the capacity to produce 7,000 cans per hour with ultimate precision performance.

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CONTRACT DISPUTE: COURT URGES ARCO, AGIP TO EXPLOIT ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has advised Arco Group Plc and Nigeria Agip Oil Company to explore out-of-court settlement of the gas plant maintenance contract dispute brought before it.

The presiding judge, Justice Lambo Akanbi, gave the advice at the resumed hearing of the case on Monday.

 

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AGIP, ARCO GAS CONTRACT CRISIS DEEPENS OVER $77M PRICE VARIATION

The last may not have been heard about the controversies surrounding the multi-billion dollar contract for the maintenance of Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC’s OBOB/Kwale/Ebocha gas plant.

Indeed, Agip and the indigenous oil service company, Arco Petrochemical Engineering Company Plc, among others, have continued to lock horns on the need to follow due process in the approval of the contract, while the cost of the project remains a bone of contention.

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DPR BEGINS IMPLEMENTATION OF GAS TRANSPORTATION CODE

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has stated that it had commenced the implementation of Nigeria Gas Transportation Network Code (NGTNC).

This is coming as the Nigeria Gas Company (NGC) has hinted that gas supply to power plants would increase to 800 million standard cubit feet by the end of 2016.

 

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DESPITE COURT ORDER, GE DIRECTS ARCO TO VACATE AGIP’S CONTRACT SITE

Despite the subsisting order of a Federal High Court that all parties should maintain the status quo, General Electric (GE) International Operations Nigeria Limited has directed Arco Petrochemical Engineering Company Limited to demobilise from the multi-million dollar maintenance service contract for gas turbines and related equipment for OB/OB, Ebocha and Kwale Gas plants in Delta State.

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HOST COMMUNITY SHUTS SHELL GAS PLANT, DEMANDS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

Indigenes of Koroama community, which is host to Shell’s Gbarain-Ubie Integrated Gas Plant in Bayelsa State have shut down operations at the gas field and are demanding electricity supply from the power plant component of the facility.

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PORT HARCOURT REFINERY MISSES JUNE TARGET

Despite assurances by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited will start refining crude oil by the end of last month, findings have shown that the plant has yet to start delivering on the target. This is coming as civil society organisations have called on the Federal

Government to cut down the volume of crude being supplied to the four refineries based on the fact that the facilities are producing far below the 445,000 barrels, which they get on a daily basis.

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SPDC JV'S AFAM VI DELIVERS 20MILLION MWH ELECTRICITY INTO NATIONAL GRID

Shell’s Afam VI Power Plant in Rivers State has delivered over 20 million Megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity into the Nigerian grid between its inauguration in 2008 and June 2015, thereby consolidating its position as a leading contributor to the country’s grid generation.

 

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JUSTICE MINISTRY TURNS CLOG IN AZURA, MOBIL POWER PROJECTS

Construction work on the widely acclaimed 500MW Azura thermal power plant in Edo state cannot begin, and progress on the 1,000MW Mobil gas fired plant in Akwa Ibom has been stalled, on account of the failure of Attorney-General, Mohammed Bello Adoke, to accede to a request for the waiver of Nigeria’s sovereign immunity.

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Seven Energy Begins Supply of Gas to Calabar NIPP

Gas supply to facilitate addition of 560MW of additional generation capacity into the grid

Seven Energy International Limited (“Seven Energy”), the indigenous Nigerian integrated gas Company has commenced the supply of gas to the 560 MW Calabar National Integrated Power Project (“NIPP”). The commercial delivery of gas to Calabar NIPP commenced in March 2015, and is being executed through Accugas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seven Energy. When operating at full capacity Calabar NIPP will increase national power generation by over 10%.  

Gas is being supplied to the power plant from Seven Energy’s Uquo Gas Processing Facility in Akwa Ibom State through the Seven Energy pipeline network. The gas supply will enable the power plant to complete commissioning and start delivering electricity into the national grid.

Commenting on the achievement, Phillip Ihenacho, Chief Executive Officer, Seven Energy, said; “Delivering a cost effective and reliable gas supply is critical to providing sustainable power supply into the national grid to meet the government’s reform objectives and to facilitate industrial development. I am delighted that our ability to deliver an indigenous gas solution, from end to end is now being recognised by a broad range of industrial and power sector customers. Not only will the gas we supply drive enhanced power generation, but when combined with improvements in transmission and distribution it will also facilitate industrial and commercial developments which will have a far reaching impact throughout the community, stimulating industry and generating employment as a result.”

Steve Tierney, Managing Director, Accugas said “The Calabar NIPP is a major power plant in Calabar  and a further endorsement of the quality and reliability of our services. Our strong capability across the region with ownership of gas reserves and pipeline infrastructure have enabled us to commercialise our gas assets, delivering a solution that the market has been demanding for many years. We are ready and look forward to adding more customers to our network across the South East of Nigeria, bringing affordable and reliable gas to a wider audience.”

Seven Energy has continued to champion an industrial gas revolution through the development and production of natural gas, and, critically, its commercialisation through investment in processing and distribution infrastructure, where the Company has invested over $1 billion in the south east region of the Niger Delta in the last 5 years.

With significant capacity built into its distribution infrastructure, the Company is capable of providing a long-term supply of gas to additional off takers for power generation and for local industry.

Since the commissioning of the Uquo Gas Processing Facility in 2014, Seven Energy has begun the supply of gas to other off takers such as the Ibom Power Company, Notore Chemical Industries Limited and the United Cement Company of Nigeria, also in Calabar.

SEVEN ENERGY BEGINS SUPPLY OF NATURAL GAS TO NOTORE

Nigeria: March 18, 2015:  Seven Energy International Limited (“Seven Energy”), the  indigenous Nigerian oil and gas development, production and gas distribution Company has commenced the supply of natural gas to Notore Chemical Industries Plc. (“Notore”), a leading fertiliser and agro-allied company in Africa. The commercial delivery of gas to Notore in Onne, Rivers State is being executed through Accugas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seven Energy.

Gas is being supplied at a rate of 25 million cubic feet per day (“MMcfpd”) as part of the feedstock to Notore’s fertiliser plant. By this supply arrangement, Seven Energy is enabling the Notore fertiliser plant to improve its operational efficiency enhancing the plant’s output. Natural gas is the core input into the production of fertiliser.

Phillip Ihenacho, Chief Executive Officer, Seven Energy commented: “We are happy to announce the formal commencement of gas deliveries to Notore Chemical Industries Plc through our subsidiary, Accugas, a clear demonstration of our commitment to drive the industrialisation of Nigeria through the development of the Country’s huge natural gas resources. Through the supply of our processed gas we are providing a new source of feedstock to meet the company’s increasing requirements, whilst directly enabling the production of fertiliser that Nigeria’s burgeoning agriculture sector desperately needs to grow.”

Stephen Tierney, Managing Director, Accugas said: “This milestone represents another significant step for Accugas in our effort to increase domestic supply and utilisation of gas for the good of the Nigerian people and its economy. By providing a clean, dependable, quality source of gas supply to the Notore plant, and doing so via an integrated end to end solution, we are demonstrating our clear commitment and execution performance toward enhancing domestic gas consumption for broader industrialisation.”

Seven Energy has continued to champion the Nigerian gas and industrial revolution through the exploration and production of natural gas, and, critically, its commercialisation through processing and distribution infrastructure, where it has invested over $1 billion in the south east region of the Niger Delta in the last 5 years. This enables Seven Energy to reach the end user and so support Nigeria’s evolving power sector and meet the growing energy needs of the industrial sector. In 2014 President Goodluck Jonathan commissioned the Uquo Gas Processing facility owned by Seven Energy. The facility currently supplies gas to five industrial customers.

TOTAL E&P BOOSTS ALAOJI POWER PLANT WITH GAS SUPPLY

The Federal Government effort to improve power supply in the country has received a boost as Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited announced the completion of Northern Option Pipeline (NOPL) from Km 38 at Obigbo to Km 50 at Imo River.

The project was completed in January, and is now ready for gas inflow to the National Integrated Power Plant (NIPP) at Alaoji, along the Imo River in Abia State.

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TOTAL COMPLETES GAS PIPELINE TO ALAOJI POWER STATION

Total Exploration and Production (E&P) Nigeria on Tuesday announced that gas supply to the 1,074 megawatts (MW) capacity Alaoji National Integrated Power Plant (NIPP) is expected to be boosted with its completion of a section of its Northern Option Pipeline (NOPL) from kilometre (km) 38 at Obigbo to km 50 at Imo River.

Disclosing its completion of the pipeline, Total said in a statement in Abuja that the pipeline was now ready for gas inflow to the Alaoji NIPP along the Imo River in Abia State.

 

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EGBIN POWER STATION TARGETS 1,350MW INCREASE BY 2017

Nigeria’s largest power generation station, Egbin Thermal power plant, ‎has been repositioned to boost electricity supply in the country by an additional 1, 350 megawatts in 2017.
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With initial installed capacity of 1, 320mw, consisting of six units of 220mw each, the addition of 1,350mw at the plant will see it generate 2,670mw in two years time.

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OIL OUTPUT SQUEEZED BY LNG PLANT CLOSURE

The lengthy shutdown of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant is helping push Angola’s crude oil exports to their lowest levels since 2006, having clogged offshore platforms with unwanted gas supplies and forced operators to limit extraction.

The major reconstruction required to fix design flaws at the LNG plant and replace nearly-new equipment that has already corroded could keep it shut beyond a planned restart in mid-2015.

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