GULF OF GUINEA ENERGY DIALOGUES

A QUARTERLY COLLOQUIUM TO ONBOARD ACTIONABLE RESEARCH TO MITIGATE THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ENERGY TRANSITION AND PROFER STRATEGIES FOR EFFICIENTLY HARNESSING THE ENERGY AND MARITIME RESOURCES OF THE GULF OF GUINEA REGION FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

The Case for a Viable Nigerian Petroleum Industry During the Energy Transition

It is a no-brainer that three factors have hobbled and continue to hobble the growth and expansion of the Nigerian petroleum industry, even as it is caught between the dire need to squeeze out every dollar it can get from oil and the urgency to start steering the industry towards her carbon zero…

Tribute to a Fallen Iroko - Remembering the late icon of the oil industry icon on the day he would have been 81

BY IKECHI IBEJI

Today marks the 81^st anniversary of the birth of an illustrious son of Nigeria and Awka in Anambra State, who died on June 18 and was laid to rest on August 19, 2018, after a powerful funeral service at St. Paul’s Church, Umuokpu, Awka.

Today is also another celebration of the consummate petroleum reservoir…

Petroleum is Going Nowhere, Says Professor Chidi Ibe at the 12th Emmanuel Egbogah Legacy Lecture

By IKECHI IBEJI

One of Nigeria’s and indeed Africa’s thought leaders on climate change and professor of oceanography and the blue economy, Professor Chidi Ibe has said that petroleum and its derivatives will still be the key energy source and driver of industrial, commercial, and power generation activities in the next 100 years and beyond.

The dominance…

More Apologies

May I apologise again that we did not do our daily blog after we promised to do so in early November. There have been many factors outside our control, which have militated against our efforts.

We believe we have surmounted them and we are hopeful that we will come your way daily from now on,…