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HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION PHASE AND THE NIGERIAN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT 2021

Nwajide and Ozumba

The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, recently enacted by the Nigerian National Assembly is an amalgam of several earlier laws and memoranda of understanding (MOU’s), with important new updates. It embodies comprehensive management instruments for tighter…

CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS OF THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Obahiagbon et al.

The prospects and challenges of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) with respect to national development in Nigeria has been outlined using descriptive mechanism. As a nation, the prospects of the PIA for its development cannot be over emphasize. Aspects which…

THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT 2021: IMPLICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND PETROLEUM OPERATION ACTIVITIES IN NIGERIA

The Petroleum Industry in Nigeria remains pivotal and critical as a major source of national revenue since the discovery of oil in commercial quantity in 1956. Given the severity of the impact of oil industry operations and activities on the environment…

THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT 2021 AND SDGs: PROSPECTS FOR A GREENER PETROLRUM INDUSTRY IN POST-COVID NIGERIA

The petroleum industries of most developing countries, especially petro-states like Nigeria and have been gravely impacted by COVID-19 pandemic. The industry wrestles with a dual-clefted and unprecedented dilemma, that of an oil price war and a devastatingly…

MULTI-SENSOR LOGGING AND CONDUCTIVITY SCANNING LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS: ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL VARIABILITY IN PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Auduson et al.

Two laboratory petrophysical measurements techniques including the multi-sensor core logging (MSCL) and thermal conductivity scanning (TCS) methods were integrated in order to determine petrophysical properties and their spatial variations in a laboratory…

NUCLEAR ENERGY: THE BEST ENERGY MIX FOR SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA

Ibrahim and Adedoye

The need for industrialization in developing countries has been a way of improving the quality of life of the populace by providing the basic amenities to support their life. One of the factors that favor industrialization is the steady and adequate supply of…

Mercury Problems and Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative (PAGMI): Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions of the Mining industry in Nigeria

Musa et al.

Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) describes informal mining activities using low technology or minimal machinery. The use of low-tech and minimal machinery characterises the ASM industry in Nigeria. ASM sector in Nigeria, however, remains a potential…

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Removal of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from Spiked Aqueous Solutions and Synthetic Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Using Organo-bentonite (Part 1)

Abdullahi and Ors

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of priority pollutants that are persistent, ubiquitous, and toxic, which are released to the environment through natural and anthropogenic sources. The effectiveness of bentonite clay modified with hexadecyl…

Kinetics, Isotherms and Thermodynamics Modeling of PAHs Adsorptions onto OrganoBentonite. (Part 2)

Abdullahi et al.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) is classified as persistent hazardous organic priority pollutants produced by anthropogenic as well as natural activities. The present study investigates the kinetics, isotherm, and thermodynamic behavior of five PAHs…

Geothermal Energy Reservoir Characterization; Case Study of Bunter Reservoirs, Zuid Holland, Netherlands.

Auduson and Anor

On the basis of the effort by the Delft University of Technology to produce hot water for heating purposes (Delft Geothermal Project, DAP), the Buntsandstein Reservoirs of the Triassic Detfurth and Volpriehausen Formations in the West Netherlands Basin have…

Performance Evaluation and Analysis of Operating Margin of Emission Factor of Ibom Power Plant

Udoakah et al.

This study evaluates and analyses the performance of Ibom Power Plant from 2014 to 2016 based on performance indices such as capacity factor, load factor, plant capacity, utilization factor, overall efficiency, and thermal efficiency. The operating margin…