Energy

Dr Uwem Ite, Head of Community Relations, Oriental Energy Resources Ltd., delivering the Managing Director’s address at a three-day capacity-building training in Uyo.‌‌‍‌‍‍ ORIENTAL Energy Resources Ltd. has renewed its commitment to supporting good governance and sustainable development in its host communities in Akwa Ibom. The Managing Director of the company, Mr Mustafa Indimi, said this on Wednesday at a three-day capacity-building programme for officials of the Effiat and Mbo Host Communities Development Trust (EMHCDT) in Uyo. Indimi, who was represented by Dr Uwem Ite, Head of Community Relations, said the company, as settlor of the Trust, remained committed to delivering sustainable development benefits to the host communities. He said Oriental Energy had been delibe...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) Limited and Geoplex Drillteq Limited, on Thursday in Port Harcourt graduated seven young Nigerian engineers and geologists in Directional Drilling and Evaluation Services (DD/MWD) and Electric Wireline Evaluation Services (EWL) for which the trainees collectively received 18 international certifications from reputable European organisations. Under the contractual framework provided by SNEPCO, Directional Drilling and Evaluation exposed the trainees to jar maintenance, bottom-hole assembly components, measurement-while-drilling principles, formation integrity and leak-off test procedures. For Electric Wireline Services, they had hands-o...

By PR A Train-the-Trainer Programme on Industry-relevant Technical Skills, Digital Technologies and Competency-based Teaching Methodologies for Vocational and Technical Teachers got underway in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Monday with 88 teachers enrolled and in attendance. The five-day programme, sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with the Bayelsa State Ministry of Education, is designed to equip the teachers with contemporary technical insights, digital tools, and competency-based instructional methods. The participants are expected to transition from traditional theory-heavy teaching to practical, outcome-driven methodologies that would position them to mould a generation of professionals ready to lead in industrial and ...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) will host the fifth edition of its Book Reading Programme on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, featuring writer, journalist, public policy analyst and strategic communicator, Paul C. Nwabuikwu. This edition will focus on Nwabuikwu’s recently published book, The Pain and the Promise: Insights and Fragments on Nigeria and People, Public and Personal. The book brings together writings spanning more than three decades and reflects the author’s broad engagement with Nigeria, its people, politics, economics, public policy and the changing character of society. The book reading programme is part of NCDMB’s sustained effort to promote literacy, critical thinking and knowledge exchange through structured engagement with lea...

By PR Thirty-eight young graduates of engineering and geosciences on Friday in Port Harcourt completed kick-off formalities for a 12-month Nigerian Content (NC) Human Capacity Development (HCD) Training Programme on the Provision of Turnkey Joint Venture (JV) Services for Workover and Recompletion of Obiafu 44 Well. Located in the Obiafu-Obrikom Field (Oil Mining Lease 61) within the Niger Delta, the Well is a strategic offshore gas-condensate asset. Structured into six months of intensive classroom instruction and six months of on-the-job training, the programme covers Basic Drilling Engineering Operations, Well Planning and Design, Measurement While Drilling (MWD), Logging While Drilling (LWD), Drilling Rigs Operation and Well Logs Data Analytics Theoretical/Practical Trai...

By Rareview News Report I’ve cross-checked the supplied account with Naftogaz’s statement, Reuters and AP reporting. One important correction is that the Hague award is now being described in current reporting as $4.22 billion plus interest and costs, rather than “more than $5 billion”; the roughly $5 billion figure appears to have been used in earlier reporting when interest and other costs were included. The Norwegian court ordered the seizure on August 31, 2026, and the vessel was detained at Barentsburg on September 2. Norway Seizes Russian Cruise Ship Over $4.22bn Naftogaz Claim Norwegian authorities have seized a Russian-owned expedition cruise ship in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard at the request of Ukraine’s state-owned energy company, Naftogaz, in a move aimed at ...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Tuesday participated actively in the Africa Local Content Programme, a key event at the ongoing Africa Oil Week held in Accra, Ghana. Africa Oil Week (AOW 2026) is a leading international conference, networking, and exhibition programme focused on Africa’s oil, gas, and upstream energy sector. The event brings together industry leaders, governments, regulators, investors, and service providers to develop policy, share discoveries, secure investment, and shape the continent’s energy future The Africa Local Content Programme themed “Building African Capacity, Competitiveness and Collaboration Across the Upstream Value Chain,” was organised in partnership ...

By PR Fourteen young graduates of engineering and geoscience backgrounds on Thursday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, completed an intensive 12-month Nigerian Content Human Capital Development (NC-HCD) Training Programme of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and TotalEnerges in respect of Provision of Trelleborg Export Hoses and Accessories for Egina Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) Vessel. Structured into classroom-based instruction and hands-on training in the facilities of Fairtex Integrated Services Limited, Elelenwo, Port Harcourt, the programme covered database systems, data analysis, document control, supply chain, technical safety, and project management. The trainees received international certifications for each of the course...

By PR Windhoek, Namibia | August 2026 – The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has called for deeper collaboration among African nations to unlock the continent’s enormous local content potential and accelerate economic diversification, industrial growth, and sustainable development across the oil and gas value chain. The position was presented during a strategic engagement in Namibia focused on African Local Content Opportunities and cross-border partnerships. Representing the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, Dr. Abdulmalik Halilu highlighted the importance of leveraging African capabilities, harmonizing local content policies, and fostering strategic partnerships among African businesses to maximize value retention within the conti...

By Rareview News Report President Bola Tinubu has urged the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) to intensify efforts to reduce gas flaring and ensure that the country’s vast gas reserves translate into tangible economic benefits for Nigerians. Tinubu gave the charge on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, when he received the NLNG Board and executive management, led by the company’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Adeleye Falade, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting was attended by senior government officials, including Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga; and Senior Special Assistant to the President on Energy Transition, Yasmin Mohammed. Other members o...