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As Tinubu Steps Up Crackdown on Oil Thieves, Vandals
By Gideon Osaka
The incessant theft of crude and refined product and the mind-blowing figures of attendant losses in revenue has continued to gain national and international prominence in recent time with key operators in the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Finally! Fuel Subsidy Gone
By Benjamin Ike
On May 29, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn in as president to lead Africa’s largest economy after clinching the February 25 presidential election. On assumption of office, Tinubu was expected to take one of the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Subsidy Removal: Nigerians Await Tinubu’s Palliatives
By Gideon Osaka
On May 29, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu will be sworn in as president to lead Africa’s largest economy after clinching the February 25 presidential election. On assumption of office, Tinubu is expected to take one of!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Shed the Load Let NNPCL Breathe
By Ismaila Umaru Lere
Since the announcement on Sunday, March 12, that Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, Saudi Aramco has posted a net profit of $161.1 billion for 2022, which is the highest profit ever declared by a national!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Petroleum Industry: An Agenda for Nigeria’s Incoming President
As the next Nigerian president awaits taking oath of office following the February 25 polls, the country’s petroleum industry, which remains its highest revenue-earning sector, is full of expectations from the new leader.
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Political Transition: How Promising is the Future of Nigeria’s Energy Sector?
As Nigeria’s top presidential contenders jostle for power come 2023, there is cautious optimism that the next political dispensation would engender workable policies to move the energy sector forward, writes Gideon Osaka
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Barkindo (1959 – 2022) Exit of World’s Frontline Energy Leader
By Sopuruchi Onwuka and Gideon Osaka
Nigerians and the global energy community were thrown into shock and grief following the death on July 5, 2022 of His Excellency Dr. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo in Abuja, at the age of 63, just days!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Nigeria’s Oil Sector under Military, Civilian Administrations in Perspective
By Gideon Osaka
Nigeria yet again celebrated another Democracy Day on June 12, 2022 with the traditional fanfare that hallmarks the Day notwithstanding the dire political and economic constraints that have bedeviled the country!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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NUPRC Set to Sail Despite Industry Headwinds
By Gideon Osaka
The emergence of the new upstream regulator, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) from the defunct Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), was one of the biggest and profound upstream!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Nigeria’s Oil Industry At the Mercy of Oil Thieves, Vandals
By Gideon Osaka
On the faithful night of April 22, 2022, the entire 16 villages of Egbema in the oil-bearing area of Imo State were thrown into mourning over the death of family members in an explosion that rocked the communities.!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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