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DPR urges Niger residents to use LPG for cooking
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Department of Petroleum Resources
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Niger has urged residents of the state to use Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for cooking to save the environment from the depletion of trees.
Alhaji Isah Jankara, Controller, DPR in the state, made the call while speaking with newsmen in Minna, Niger on Wednesday.
“Now that the LPG commonly known as cooking gas is available everywhere, we want residents in Niger to adopt use of cooking with domestic gas to save our natural environment.
“We cannot fold our arms and pretend that we don’t know the environmental health hazards associated with the felling of trees that protect our environment.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) yesterday announced that on February 9, 2021, naming ceremony for a LNG carrier, ordered through a wholly owned subsidiary of MOL, was held online. The “GAIL BHUWAN”, named by Mrs. Anu Jain, spouse of Mr. Manoj Jain, Chairman & Managing Director, GAIL (India) Limited in .
As oil hits $60 a barrel, the rhetoric from Nigeria is the need to be reminded of lag in demand fuelling uncertainty and preparation for a world beyond oil to avert a repeat of the year 2020 crisis.
It is
worth reiterating that gas flaring reduction potential was part of
the underlying opportunity for the (otherwise laudable)
project. PI&D obtained arbitral award against Nigeria,
sought to enforce same inclusive of the substantial interests and
Nigeria after some initial lethargy and missteps is now actively
challenging same, arguing that the entire project was a fraud. See
Fikayo Akeredolu, Nigeria and P&ID: The Story
Behind the $9.6 Billion Judgement, Nigeria Wins Another Victory Against
P&ID ,
Energy Voice, 30.09.2020:
https://www.
energyvoice.com/oilandgas/africa/268744/nigeria-pid-court-guarantee/;
Kush Amin, Did an Alleged Corrupt Natural Gas
Contract Rob Nigeria of US$9.6 Billion? ,