A destroyed refinery By Favour Ifeoluwa & Akinola Ajibade The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited( NNPCL) says it has destroyed 134 illegal refineries in the last few weeks. Also, the company said 63 illegal pipeline connections were uncovered during the the weeks . The corporation, In a visual report, stated that at about 2 am on Sunday, a joint team of security agents discovered a large wooden boat illicitly loading stolen crude oil from Barge AGS01 within the OML 18 operating area, noted intelligence report a large wooden wooden boat was caught receiving crude oil from the barge. According to the state-owned oil firm, while the barge was towed away with a tugboat in custody, five speedboats used in towing the large wooden boat to the illegal loading site were also detained and the particulars of the tugboats and barge used for the operation were reportedly seized for further investigation. It further said that two large boats, which involve
SNEPCo Wins Awards
By Favour & Akinola Ajibade
Nigeria will be able to reduce carbon emission caused by fossil fuels production, once its renewable energy portfolio, is diversified, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) Managing Director Mrs, Elohor Aiboni has said.
According to her, Nigeria would meet the energy needs of its growing population of over 200 million people, once it encourages Public-Private Partnerships in renewable energy, adding that the development would enable her to overcome high investment costs and limited access to financing.
She spoke in Lagos, during the 41st annual International Conference and Exhibition of the National Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE). The event was organised for her and other senior officials of the company.
At the event are officials of SCiN) and their various awards. There,SCiN won the Best Exhibitor and Platinum Sponsor awards. Also, the team of engineers led by Senior Production Geologist, Abidemi Belgore, took the trophy for the first position in Technical paper presentation while Ernest Ikpolo, a senior geophysicist, walked away with the 3rd position in the same category. Over 200 presentations and posters were considered by the organisers.
Similarly, Manus Kanu and Philip Ajaebili received NAPE Award of Excellence for service.
The high point of the NAPE event was the emergence of Shell’s Growth and Portfolio Project Lead, Johnbosco Uche, as the President-elect of the professional body.
Outgoing NAPE President, Elliot Ibie, described Shell as “a leading light in the oil and gas industry providing direction and support particularly to indigenous companies.”
Speaking at the event, the Outgoing NAPE President, Elliot Ibie, described Shell as “a leading light in the oil and gas industry providing direction and support particularly to indigenous companies.”
On her part, the Managing Director, SNEPCo, Aiboni, who was represented by Exploration Manager, Gogo Eneyok, received the award on behalf of Shell companies.
“We recognise that being an industry leader puts on us enormous responsibility and we have continued to rethink and reshape our strategies in a manner that brings optimal value to Nigeria, our partners and the local service industry,” Eneyok said. He described the individual and corporate awards as “a reward for excellence and diligence displayed by staff of Shell in Nigeria.” she said.
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