Oando Plc Favour Ifeoluwa & Akinola Ajibade Oando Plc says it has completed and won the bid for the operatorship of oil block KON 13 in Angola. The firm which recently acquired Eni of Italy’s oil assets in Nigeria, said that the award of the oil block located in Angola’s onshore Kwanza Basin followed a competitive bidding process by the country’s oil and gas sector regulator. It further said hat the asset in which it owns 45 per cent participating interest, has estimated prospective resources of 770 to 1,100 million barrels of oil. Oando is handling its operations relating to the asset through its upstream subsidiary, Oando Energy Resources (OER). “Oando Plc, Africa’s leading indigenous energy solutions provider listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited and Johannesburg Stock Exchange is pleased to announce that its upstream subsidiary, Oando Energy Resources (OER), has been awarded operatorship of Block KON 13 in Angola’s Onshore Kwanza Basin, following a...
The Federal Government can leverage on the power sector to improve its contributions to the nation's Gross Domestic Product( GDP), the Chief Executive officer, Centre For The Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) Mr Muda Yusuf has said.
This is coming on the heels of contractions experienced in some critical sectors of the economy in the second quarter of 2022
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics(NBS) report had it that the highest contraction was in oil refining which was 42%, rail transportation 38%, crude oil and gas 11.8%, metal ores 25.5%, electricity vehicle assemblies 7.8%, electricity and air-conditioning 7%; motion pictures and music 6%, textiles 2.8%.
Yusuf, in a statement signed and made available to News Mirror, urged the government to address the challenges of the massive oil theft which is affecting the oil output,adding that the safety of the oil facilities is also very paramount to reverse the under performance of the oil and gas sector.
He said the implementation of the Petroleum industry Act would boost investment in the sector as well.
The electricity sector reforms need a review to improve efficiency and productivity in the sector,he said
He added:”The challenges in the electricity supply chain needs to be urgently addressed – gas to power, transmission, distribution, energy pricing, metering, and the capacity of the distribution companies. All of these are needed to improve performance and attract more investment into the sector. Need to put fiscal incentives in place to boost investment in renewable energy in line with the energy mix objective of government. Such incentives could be in the areas of tax incentives and the waivers of import duty on renewable energy equipment.There is an urgent need to decentralize the national grid for ease of management and efficiency.
“There should also be a deliberate policy to attract private investment in the electricity grid.The textile sector is a victim of the current harsh business climate, especially for the real sector. The key element is the high energy cost, forex illiquidity, currency depreciation and weak domestic patronage.
“The government should ensure that all uniforms of security agencies and other government institutions are produced from local textile fabrics. Generic issues of high energy cost also need to be addressed.The rail system needs adequate security to rebound. Government needs to accelerate the security cover for the rail lines and the and the railway transportation system across the country.
“There should be an urgent engagement with investors in the auto assembly plants to identify the peculiar challenges facing them. But surely, better patronage of vehicles assembled in Nigeria would have a positive impact on the performance of these firms”
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