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Technical data cited by Wabote showed the development was very much on course. While Africa published on Thursday, December 8.
capture of 12 new indigenous operators in the emphasising Nigeria’s interest in gas as energy The MoU will allow both groups to identify
upstream sector of the oil and gas industry, transition fuel, he stated that “Gas provides the future opportunities for the deployment of Hon-
bringing the total to 97. In the service subsector, opportunity to power the global economy.” eywell technologies and best practices across
there were 1,303 new corporate entrants, raising Among the projects embarked upon by Gov- Sonatrach’s operations to improve overall effi-
the total to 9,532, while 22,512 individual reg- ernment, he cited the multi-billion-dollar Nige- ciency of plant operations.
istrations were recorded, bringing the total to ria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP), which had Honeywell will also supply further digital-
more than 271,000. taken him to Morocco recently. Feedstock for the isation initiatives for predictive maintenance,
The Executive Secretary informed stakehold- pipeline, he explained, would be from faraway system lifecycle management and operational
ers that the Board has commenced the process Brass in Bayelsa State. He further assured, “We and cybersecurity upgrades across Sonatrach’s
of “allocation of serviced plots to manufacturers will complete the OB-3 [East-West pipeline, with different facilities, according to the report.
[of equipment components, spares, and tools a projected capacity of 2bn cubic feet] pipeline.” The MoU will also enable the localisation of
required in petroleum industry operations] In a welcome address, the Governor of Akwa technology and talent, opening the door for new
to kick start operations within our NOGAPS Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, expressed the joy training and skills development partnership
[Nigerian Oil and Gas Parks] industrial parks at of the people of the State for the opportunity to Sonatrach announced last month it had
Emeyal 1, Bayelsa State, and Odukpani in Cross host the PNC for a second time. Represented by started work in partnership with Italy’s energy
River State,” assuring that “Construction work the Deputy Governor, Moses Ekpo, he stated the group Eni to construct a 10-MW solar project
is also ongoing at the other NOGAPS parks in desire of the State to be considered in plans for oil and a solar efficiency testing lab in Algeria’s Bir
Akwa Ibom, Imo, Delta and Ondo States, with and gas producing states. Rebaa Nord inside the oil production complex in
Edo as the newest addition to the list.” NCDMB, December 6 2022 the Berkine basin.
Wabote expressed the Board’s displeasure at Earlier in March, Sonatrach’s CEO Tewfik
the activities of indigenous oil and gas compa- Hakkar told state TV channel ALG24 the group
nies, which seek to undermine its effectiveness COMPANIES will invest $39bn to boost Algeria’s hydrocarbon
after they had benefitted from strategic inter- output between 2022 and 2026. Of the total sum,
ventions in funding and capacity building pro- Algeria’s state energy nearly $9bn will be spent in 2022.
grammes of the organisation. He advised them bna/IntelliNews, December 8 2022
to turn a new leaf and ensure compliance with group Sonatrach signs tech
regulations or face the consequences. Morocco in talks with
He commended the Group Managing Direc- agreement with Honeywell
tor of the Nigerian National Petroleum Com- India’s Adani to set up
pany (NNPC) Limited, Malam Mele Kyari, who Algeria’s state oil group Sonatrach has signed a
had to fly in from Rabat straight to the Confer- memorandum of understand (MoU) with Hon- hydrogen projects in 2023
ence in Uyo, for his commitment to NCDMB’s eywell to strengthen the sustainability and digi-
local content drive. talisation of Algeria’s energy sector through the The Moroccan government is currently in talks
In his own remarks the NNPC boss assured exploration of carbon capture solutions and dig- with Indian private group Adani to establish two
the nation that the effort to deepen the utilisation ital technologies designed to reduce its energy hydrogen projects in 2023, Bloomberg reported
of gas to drive industrialisation and economic intensity, according to a report from Oil Review on Tuesday, December 6.

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