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.
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has accused multinational oil companies operating in the Niger Delta of funding “terrorism, criminality and breakdown of law and order.” He alleged that oil pipeline surveillance contracts awarded by the oil firms were foundational to the security threats in the region. A statement issued on Thursday, Dickson’s Special Adviser
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says its subsidiary, Nigerian Petroleum Development company (NPDC) is targeting oil production of 500,000 barrel per day by 2020. The Corporation disclosed this in its December monthly Financial and Operations Report released in Abuja on Sunday. It said that the NPDC recently had average weekly production of 332,000 bpd
By Loveth Ojogun The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (“NNPC”) and Chevron Nigeria Limited (“CNL”) have signed a Gas Sale and Aggregation Agreement (“GSAA”) with Dangote Fertilizer Limited (“DFL”) and Gas Aggregation Company of Nigeria Limited (“GACN”) as the ‘Aggregator’. The agreement was executed on behalf of the three companies by Jeffrey Ewing, Chairman/Managing Director of CNL;
By Brakere Birinimighan Chevron Nigeria Limited, (CNL), operator of the NNPC/CNL Joint Venture, was recognized for its outstanding performance in the Nigerian oil and gas industry as the company was presented with two awards during the Industry dinner and awards night organized as part of the activities to mark the official opening ceremony of the
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday flagged-off the official commencement of crude oil search in the Kolmani Well River-II, located near Barambu, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Buhari also declared that the Federal Government would intensify oil exploration efforts in all frontier basins including Chad Basin, Gongola Basin, Anambra Basin, Sokoto Basin, Dahomey Basin,
The Federal Government has begun the refund of over N1.3trillion owed the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) since inception, acting Managing Director of the Commission, Nelson Brambaifa, has said. The new chief executive officer of the commission, whose appointment was announced by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, spoke at the inaugural meeting of the new
By Shina Badmus On Monday members of host communities to the Nigeria Gas Company (NGC) in Warri, Delta State carried out a peaceful protest against the alleged planned move of the company’s headquarter from Delta State to Lagos. The speculation had various tribes from the region comprising of Ijaws, Itsekiris, Urobos amongst others converging around
Total has started production at the Egina field, located in around 1,600 meters of water depths, 150 kilometers off the coast of Nigeria. The Egina field will produce 200,000 barrels of oil per day, which represents about 10% of Nigeria’s production. The Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit used to develop the giant Egina
Shell has dismissed as untrue insinuations in several quarters that it has moved out of Delta State. Clearing the air at a training session for journalists in Warri, Delta State, General Manager, External Relations of the oil giant, Mr Igo Weli, said the company still has operations running in several parts of the state, adding that
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has blamed the thriving of illegal refineries in the Niger Delta on non-supply of petroleum products by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The Rivers chapter chairman of the association, Emmanuel Inimgba, who spoke when he led members on protest yesterday to the Port Harcourt refinery over
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said there are strong indications that three out of the 40 planned modular refineries would come on stream by end of 2019. Kachikwu disclosed this at the three-day Biennial International Conference for Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) organised by Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR)
…pledges compensation for victims The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) says it has repaired the Trans Ramos Pipeline that ruptured and spilled about 1,114 barrels of crude oil into the environment on May 17. Mr. Bamidele Odugbesan, Media Relations Manager, SPDC, in an email update said integrity tests were being conducted on the pipeline. Odugbesan
By Brakerekebina Birinimighan Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Gas Resources, Hon. Fred Agbedi, has applauded the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU), the Community engagement strategy adopted by the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture as a panacea for peace in the Niger Delta region. Hon Agbedi gave the indication on during a panel session at the 2018
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, on Monday said the country was looking beyond the Niger Delta in its effort to find alternative source for gas supply. Mr Kachikwu disclosed this at a breakout session at the ongoing Nigerian Gas Association 11th International Conference and Exhibition in Abuja. The minister was represented
By Femi Owolabi Nigeria has lost more than N3 trillion to oil thieves in the last two years, according to a report Nigeria Natural Resource Charter (NNRC) released in August. Being an economy dependent on oil, the activities of these saboteurs constitute a major threat to the finance of government. To check oil theft, the
Shell Petroleum Development Company has appealed a Rivers State High Court order sentencing its Managing Director, Mr. Osagie Okunbor, and two others to three months imprisonment for contempt of court. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the High Court on Tuesday sentenced the company’s managing director, and two others to prison with hard labour. Reacting to the sentence,
The director, Centre for Disaster, Risk Management at the University of Port Harcourt, Professor Prince Mmom says ending soot and other related air pollution activities in the South-South region requires the support of all stakeholders. Professor Mmom stated this while delivering a lecture entitled air pollution as a disaster threatening “to envelope the Niger Delta
By Loveth Ojogun Graduation ceremony of the Itsekiri Regional Development Committee (IRDC) Skill Acquisition Program took place recently at its Secretariat in Warri, Delta State. There were 438 beneficiaries of the programme sponsored by NNPC/Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL). In his speech, Mr Sam Daibo,Area Manager, PGPA Field Operation, who representated Esimaje Brikinn, General Manager, Policy, Government
By Brakerekebina Birinimighan Fishermen of the oil-rich Ogoni ethnic nationality, Rivers state, have raised the alarm that oil has taken over their rivers, causing fishes and crabs to run away. The anglers spoke at Ogoni Freedom Centre in Bori, Khana Local Government Area of the state, when Health of Mother Earth Foundation and other Non-Governmental
By Jerome-Mario Utomi The recent statement by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) that Nigeria has about 139 gas flare locations spread across the Niger Delta both in onshore and offshore oil fields where gas which constitutes about 11 percent of the total gas produced are flared came as a rude shock to the watching world. But to
By Enaibo Asiayei Human rights activists, civil society organisations, professionals and opinion leaders in Delta State have described the relocation of Shell to Lagos as a “gross violation of Section 16 of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution, as amended, which forbids the undue concentration of wealth and resources of Nigeria in a particular state, in this
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, SPDC, said it had recovered over 95 percent of spilled oil from the recent spill incidents on sections of the Trans Ramos Pipeline, TRP, in Aghoro community, Bayelsa State, and in Odimodi community in Delta State. The pipeline, which has remained shut-in since the incidents, supplies crude
Investigations have shown that the country has recorded over 10,000 spills between 1970 to 2018 and hardly, were the affected communities compensated.
Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, has described the renewal of Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC’s mining rights in Ogoni as shocking and an insult on the collective dignity of the Ogoni people. Publicity Secretary of MOSOP, Mr Fegalo Nsuke, who spoke yesterday, in Bori, headquarters of Khana Local Government Area of
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) workers have kicked against the company’s plan to move its operational base from Onne in Port Harcourt, Rivers State to Lagos. In a release obtained by newsmen at the weekend, the workers described the planned relocation as “hurried and ill-advised as against the interest of the Niger Delta
Ijaw Youth Development Association (IYDA) has called on the acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, to actualize his earlier call on oil companies in the country to relocate their headquarters to their areas of operation. In a statement signed by its National President, Comrade Nicholas Tamaradenyefa Igarama, the youth body said “the oil companies’ lackadaisical attitude
The development of Nigeria’s vast gas resources has been one of the major policy thrusts of successive governments in Nigeria. It is worthy of note that Nigeria is blessed with resources for growth and global competition in gas. The country ranks 9th in World’s gas proven reserves. The National Gas Master Plan focuses on reducing
Despite its moves to pacify the people of Ugborodo Community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State by paying N368million out of the about N2billion it owed the community, JAD Catering Services has been told by the Ugborodo Community Trust(UCT) to quit the locality. Laying emphasis on the order was the former
Stakeholders in Niger Delta have cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against signing the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), alleging that it seeks to privatise the country’s oil and gas assets and to further impoverish the people of the region. They warned that any attempt to privatise the oil and gas assets in the Niger Delta under
The Lagos headquarters of ExxonMobil has been shut down by the company’s workers over the sacking of 860 spy police without entitlement. NAN reports that the workers alleged that the workers were sacked after being with the company for 22 years without regard for the rule of law. Rasak Obe, the chairman of ExxonMobil branch
The people of Agge, Kandaghan and Ekogbene communities in Bayelsa state are spoiling for a fight with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) over issues arising from the May 17 crude oil spill from the company’s Trans-Ramos Pipeline. The communities expressed displeasure at SPDC’s response and management of the spill, and threatening to stop the ongoing repair work
A large number of residents of Ugborodo, an Itsekiri community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, have protested against a contractor of Chevron Corporation, Jad Catering Service, for reneging on terms of agreement and demanded that the contractor be replaced. The protesters stormed the Chevron Corporation headquarters in Lekki, Lagos State, on
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has moved to tackle the problems of potable water, energy and food scarcity in the Niger Delta region and the nation, through engagement of secondary school students in science and innovation. Speaking, on Monday, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the General Manager, External Relations of Shell, Igo Weli, said
The Chairman/Managing Director, Chevron Nigeria Limited, Mr. Jeff Ewing has called for collaboration by all stakeholders for the achievement of sustained investment and growth in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Jeff, who made the call while contributing to the panel discussion on “Unlocking Nigeria’s Investment Potential,” at the Nigerian Oil and Gas (NOG) conference
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that the country will increase crude oil reserves by one billion barrels yearly to meet 40 billion barrels target by 2020. Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru, who spoke yesterday at the ongoing Nigerian Oil and Gas (NOG) conference and exhibition in Abuja, said the
