The pipeline fire victims joined Hitech Construction Company Ltd, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Pipelines and Products Marketing Company Ltd (PPMC), and the Lagos State Government as defendants in N97billion suit. The victims are claiming that it was the

Speaking with state house correspondents after the meeting, the governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel said the meeting was to find a common ground on the disagreement between the two tiers of government.

A statement by the Management of the District urged all communities to form vigilance groups that would keep watch over PHCN installations at night and odd hours to apprehend suspected vandals.

The Ijaw leader lamented that the region was almost synonymous with all the oil producing areas in the country, adding that this was not the original scope and concept of the Niger Delta.

The Federal Government bowed to public pressure yesterday and announced a slash in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, from N70 to N65 a litre.A statement from the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) said

A lot is being said about the Namibian government's restructuring of the electricity distribution industry through the creation of regional electricity distribution companies (REDs).

TOMORROW night, the evening shift will go down the mines and lights will switch on in homes around SA. That's nothing much to remark on, really, except that a year ago things were very different.

The Federal government has approved the appointment of Mr. Godwin Ukpaima Billy Agha as the Acting Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR).

Reyenieju said in Koko after his constituency consultations that "there is imminent danger of possible explosion and consequent unmitigated environmental hazards which loom around, if urgent steps are not taken by the relevant government agencies to properly disposed of seized

The Federal Government yesterday in Abuja reduced the pump price of petrol from N70 a litre to N65 a litre.

Indications have emerged that the Federal Government may not allow the Indian-owned oil giant, ONGC-Mittal Energy Limited, (OMEL), to explore for oil and gas at any further hydrocarbon blocks in the country, except it fulfills its promise to invest in

SHELL Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), proposed Joint Investigation Visit, JIV, to a leaking pipe in Warri South council area of Delta State, has set two communities on war path, even as four persons are reported missing while four others sustained

The load shedding which wreaked havoc on South Africa's economy and businesses at the beginning of last year was a learning experience for Eskom, says Eskom Chief Executive Officer Jacob Maroga.

THE Federal Government yesterday deregulated the price of petrol, bringing it down to N65 per litre in an apparent effort to free itself of demands of petroleum products subsidy and the volatility associated with crude oil and petroleum products pricing

Following the discovery of oil in commercial quantities off the West coast of Ghana, there is huge anticipation and expectation that Ghana will benefit immensely when production starts in 2010.

THE Southern Electricity Company (SELCo) plans to take legal action against the Keetmanshoop Town Council over a debt of N$1,7 million.

The Federal and State governments were locked in a meeting yesterday to resolve the disagreement over the Excess Crude Account (ECA).

Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica and Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller on Friday signed a Declaration of Intent with a view to using wind energy as a renewable energy source in the country.

A DIGITAL map of the state of Africa's soils is to be put together in an initiative launched last week.

The Federal Government and state governments yesterday resolved the disagreement over the Excess Crude Account (ECA).