Energy

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has reiterated its commitment to advancing gender inclusion and sustainable capacity development in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, spotlighting a $20m Women in Oil and Gas Intervention Fund. The Board made this known at the 3rd edition of the Diversity Sector Working Group’s Women in Oil and Gas Conference and Mentorship Programme, held on March 3, 2026, at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos. The conference, organised in collaboration with the Nigerian Content Consultative Forum, was themed ‘Breaking Barriers, Shaping the Future’, with a strong focus on building bridges and empowering women for a sustainable energy future. Delivering his goodwill message, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr Felix Omatsola Ogbe, descr...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has said that its 10-year strategic roadmap was designed to strengthen Nigeria’s industrial base by retaining 70 per cent of oil and gas industry spending within the country by 2027, while creating employment opportunities for about 300,000 Nigerians across the oil and gas value chain and its linkage sectors. This position was made known during a high-level panel session at the maiden West Africa Industrialisation, Manufacturing and Trade Summit and Exhibition, held in Lagos under the theme “Accelerating West Africa’s Sustainable Industrial Revolution for Economic Prosperity”. The session focused on maximising human capital as a catalyst for competitive and resilient industries in the region. Speaking on be...

Rareview EnergyDesk The U.S.-Iran war widened on Wednesday after a U.S. strike hit an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, deepening a crisis that has paralysed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz for a fifth day and choked off vital Middle East oil and gas flows. The U.S. submarine strike on the Iranian vessel came as U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to provide insurance and navy escorts to ships exporting oil and gas from the Middle East in a bid to contain soaring energy prices. At least 200 ships, including oil and liquefied natural gas tankers as well as cargo ships, remained at anchor in open waters off the coast of major Gulf producers including Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, according to Reuters estimates based on ship-tracking data from the MarineTraffic platform. Hu...

By PR …204 room hotel to open December 2026 The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday signed an international management agreement (IMA) with Radisson Hospitality Belgium, and Edison Hotel and Property Development Company, in respect of the Board’s 204 rooms hotel and conference center, developed adjacent the Nigerian Content Tower, Swali, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The management agreement was signed in Durban, South Africa by the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, Executive Chairman of Edison Corporation, Mr. Vivian Reedy and Director of Radisson, Mr. Garnier Erwan. Signing the agreement in Durban on Monday, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, confirmed that discussions, reviews, and compliance requirements had lasted over tw...

Photo credit TBI. From left: Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Council, Oladipo Ashafa; Chairperson, SPE-OLEF 2026, Priscilla Enwere; Chairman, SPE, Nigeria Council, Francis Nwaochei; Vice Chairman, SPE, Nigeria Council, Effa Agbor; Secretary, SPE Lagos, Hassannah Salami and Communication & Protocol Chairman, SPE Nigeria, Chima Okorie at the pre- press conference announcing the upcoming 2026 edition of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Oloibiri Lecture Series & Energy Forum (OLEF) held in Lagos recently… Rareview EnergyDesk The Society of Petroleum Engineers Nigeria Council has unveiled plans for the 2026 edition of the Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum, a flagship gathering that will bring together industry leaders, policymakers and inves...

Rareview EnergyDesk Operations at the Lagos office of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) were disrupted on Tuesday after workers staged an early morning protest, barricading the company’s Broad Street premises in a dispute over pay and employment conditions. The protest, organised by members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), saw workers blocking access to the building and restricting entry of vehicles, including those belonging to senior management officials. Eyewitnesses said the demonstration began at dawn and quickly drew the attention of commuters and passersby in Lagos Island’s busy commercial area. Traffic around the area slowed as pedestrians stopped to watch the unfolding labour action. U...

Picture credit: Reuters By Rareview Energydesk The Middle East’s widening military confrontation has spilled decisively into the global energy system, forcing precautionary shutdowns of major oil and gas facilities from Qatar and Saudi Arabia to Iraqi Kurdistan and Israel, and sending crude prices soaring to multi-month highs. On Monday, Qatar halted production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) after what authorities described as drone attacks on energy infrastructure belonging to QatarEnergy. The government said two Iranian drones targeted a facility, with damage assessments ongoing. The suspension marks one of the most consequential developments in the unfolding crisis. Qatar is the world’s largest LNG exporter, supplying key markets in Asia and Europe. Any sustained disrupt...

By PR A state-of-the-art Clinical Skills and Simulation Laboratory, fully equipped by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), was on Friday commissioned at the Bayelsa Medical University (BMU), Yenagoa, with the goal of positioning the institution to align with global best practices in medical education, and “strengthening local capacity in Bayelsa State and Nigeria at large.”  Equipment provided include high-fidelity adult and pediatric patient simulators, laparoscopic training systems, obstetric trainers, advanced life support mannequins, consultation cubicles, and audio-visual learning systems, all of which the university authorities claimed would enable students to “learn, make mistakes, and pe...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has enjoined operators in the midstream segment of the oil and gas industry to comply with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act 2010, or risk attracting sanctions, including project withdrawal, suspension and criminal prosecution. The Board also reaffirmed that obtaining the Nigerian Content Equipment Certificates (NCEC) attracts zero processing fees, and it had banned the use of middlemen in all its transactions and confirmed that expired or misapplied NCECs will lead to automatic disqualification from tenders. These positions anchored the NCDMB Sensitisation Workshop for Midstream Companies and Stakeholders, held on Friday in Lagos, as the Board deployed a five-directorate techn...

Photo credit: NPR By Rareview The Middle East has erupted into one of its most volatile confrontations in decades as the United States and Israel launch sustained military operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran, triggering retaliatory exchanges, strategic air raids, global economic disruption and intense diplomatic fallout.The conflict expanded rapidly following a joint U.S.–Israeli assault on Iranian military and nuclear-linked infrastructure. Explosions have been reported in both Tehran and Jerusalem as combat spreads across multiple fronts. Casualty figures continue to rise, with significant military and civilian losses reported, while regional governments activate emergency protocols as missiles and drones cross borders.The joint campaign by U.S. and Israeli forces h...