The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is strengthening its partnership with USAID Power Africa to advance energy transition and environmental decarbonization efforts. The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, welcomed a delegation from USAID Power Africa to the NUPRC headquarters in Jabi, Abuja. During the high-level meeting, Engr. […]

Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) will be critical to delivering net zero, providing the means for essential hard-to-abate sectors to decarbonise rapidly. So, what’s the outlook for this essential technology over the next decade, and what regulation and policy support is being put in place to make it happen? Drawing on insight from Lens Carbon, […]

 Shell Nederland Raffinaderij B.V., a subsidiary of Shell plc, is to temporarily pause on-site construction work at its 820,000 tonnes a year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam in the Netherlands to address project delivery and ensure future competitiveness given current market conditions.As a result, contractor numbers will reduce on site […]

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting energy efficiency in Morocco by providing a MAD 150 million (€13.6 million) loan to PROCANEQ, a subsidiary of PROCAN Group, which serves the mining industry. To step up the sector’s green transition, the EBRD financing will be used to purchase new equipment for the extraction and transport of […]

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions (WGS), part of technology group Wärtsilä, will deliver the fuel supply and cargo handling systems for two new gas carriers that will operate with ammonia fuel. The ships are being built at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyards (HMD) in Korea for ship owner EXMAR LPG, a joint venture between EXMAR, a multi-disciplinary maritime and offshore solutions […]

ExxonMobil has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SK On, a global leading electric vehicle (EV) battery developer, that opens the door to secure a multiyear offtake agreement of up to 100,000 metric tons of Mobil™ Lithium from the company’s first planned project in Arkansas. SK On plans to use the lithium in […]

Rural areas in England will be prioritised to receive new buses, which will improve the passenger experience, as UK has disclosed that millions of bus passengers will enjoy cleaner, more reliable and more comfortable journeys as the government invests a further £143 million to roll out almost a thousand new zero emission buses in England. […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is working in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Energy Resources (DOS-ENR) under the Energy and Mineral Governance Program (EMGP) and Deloitte, as the implementing partner to meet its net-zero carbon goals by embarking on a project aimed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through […]

Africa Oil Corp. a Canadian oil and gas company with producing and development assets in deepwater Nigeria, development assets in Kenya, and an exploration/appraisal portfolio in west and south of Africa has shown a strong commitment towards achieving a net zero target by 2025.The company through its recently published 2022 Sustainability Report as reiterated the emissions free offshore operations […]

16 March, 2023 Shell plc has published its Energy Transition Progress Report 2022, which shows it has again met its climate targets as part of its energy transition strategy. The report will be put to shareholders for an advisory vote at Shell’s Annual General Meeting on May 23, 2023. “In this report, we show the […]