Mele Kyari said : “Outlook for Africa/Nigeria’s Oil & Gas Sector in Post-Covid-19 Era”

premiumtimesng Wednesday, January 13, 2021 6:37:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Outlook for Africa/Nigeria’s Oil & Gas Sector in Post-Covid-19 Era”

nigerianobservernews Wednesday, January 13, 2021 5:57:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Peak oil demand is still years away, investment is therefore required to meet Nigeria and Africa’s energy needs, and gas and renewable energy will continue to increase in their contribution to the global energy mix,”

premiumtimesng Wednesday, January 13, 2021 2:30:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari added : “N10 trillion was spent on fuel subsidy between 2006 and 2020 without significant benefits to the masses. Marketers were having field days smuggling subsidised petrol to neighbouring countries to make more profit, as others faked documents to collect subsidy for fuel they never imported, hence federal government removed subsidy on petrol because subsidy regime was characterised with fraud by some cabals,”

peoplesdaily-online Tuesday, January 12, 2021 9:26:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “In the face of the clear realities on ground, reducing costs of production and eliminating wastages will be the main focus if our oil industry must remain in business and be competitive,”

hellenicshippingnews Friday, January 8, 2021 3:19:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent OPEC-Plus agreement to cut production has impacted our plans and activities with regard to production growth, but I can tell you that much has been achieved in this regard. We are just waiting form normalcy to return to the industry to unleash some of these projects”

dailytimes-NG Friday, January 8, 2021 2:20:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent OPEC-Plus agreement to cut production has impacted our plans and activities with regard to production growth, but I can tell you that much has been achieved in this regard. We are just waiting for normalcy to return to the industry to unleash some of these projects”

guardian-ng Friday, January 8, 2021 7:10:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “There is no fuel subsidy anymore in Nigeria. It is zero subsidy forever. There would be no resort to either fuel subsidy or under-recovery of any nature. NNPC will play in the petroleum marketplace, just like any other marketer in the space. But we will be there for the country to sustain the security of supply at market price”

thenationonlineng Friday, January 8, 2021 5:30:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Aside from proper scoping, we are also going to have an Operation & Maintenance (O&M) contract, a different model of getting the refineries to work. We are looking at the NLNG structure where world-class processes will always be in play. We’ve seen it work before with success,”

thenationonlineng Friday, January 8, 2021 5:30:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Today, unfortunately, all our four refineries are down. We are importing every petroleum product that we consume in this country”

thesourceng Sunday, January 3, 2021 9:04:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “What we can do to get this to work for us is first, make the operating environment competitive – this is one of the targets so far of the Minister and the government of today, first to bring down the cost of production and then pay attention to gas”

thesourceng Sunday, January 3, 2021 9:04:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Nigeria has about 50 cargoes of crude oil that have not found landing. This implies that there are no off-takers for them for now due to drop in demand. Today, I can share with you that there are over 12 stranded LNG cargoes in the market globally. It has never happened before. LNG cargoes that are stranded with no hope of being purchased because there is abrupt collapse in demand associated with the outbreak of coronavirus”

thesourceng Sunday, January 3, 2021 12:25:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari stated : “It is really not in our interest to be the sole importer of premium motor spirit, PMS, in the country. We have taken definite steps to exit the situation. This is a definite step taken and the details would be communicated to stakeholders like DAPPMAN, MOMAN, IPMAN and others outside this forum,”

vanguardngr Tuesday, December 15, 2020 7:22:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari stated : “This portends a huge change in the way we consume fuel and as we progress, many countries may follow suit,”

tribuneonlineng Wednesday, December 9, 2020 10:25:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The only oil and gas that survived during the COVID-19 with minimal negative change was gas. Gas will help Nigeria out of its major challenge of electricity”

dailypost Saturday, November 21, 2020 11:39:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The President only wants to know and be sure that what we are doing is in the best interest of the country,”

dailypost Saturday, November 21, 2020 8:29:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari noted : “There is nowhere any company will spend 50 per cent of its cash flow on human resources and survive. It is not possible,”

guardian-ng Wednesday, November 18, 2020 8:40:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Nigeria has about 50 cargoes of crude oil that have not found landing. This implies that there are no off-takers for them for now due to drop in demand. Today, I can share with you that there are over 12 stranded LNG cargoes in the market globally. It has never happened before. LNG cargoes that are stranded with no hope of being purchased because there is abrupt collapse in demand associated with the outbreak of coronavirus”

thesourceng Friday, October 30, 2020 11:45:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari promised : “With the easing of the curfews and restrictions of movement by various state governors, normalcy is expected to return to the petroleum products supply chain in the next couple of days,”

dailypost Wednesday, October 28, 2020 2:12:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : "With the easing of the curfews and restrictions of movement by various state governors, normalcy is expected to return to the petroleum products supply chain in the next couple of days,"

reuters-en Wednesday, October 28, 2020 10:37:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : "With the easing of the curfews and restrictions of movement by various state governors, normalcy is expected to return to the petroleum products supply chain in the next couple of days,"

trust Wednesday, October 28, 2020 1:02:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The publication of the 2019 Audited Financial Statements is a buildup on the publication of the 2018 report released in June. It is in pursuance of transparency, accountability and effective service delivery. It is clear that if the moment is sustained, we will, in no distant future, declare dividend to our shareholders who have kept faith with the corporation for a long time,”

premiumtimesng Thursday, October 15, 2020 3:11:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari disse : “Embora a Lei da Indústria do Petróleo ainda não tenha ultrapassado os limites após duas décadas, alegra-me o facto de haver um compromisso renovado por parte de todos para que seja aprovada. Continuaremos a pressionar pela aprovação do projecto de lei ”

mercado Thursday, October 15, 2020 12:08:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “This process has been ongoing since 1999 and I’m very positive that this will be brought to closure very soon,” “I’m optimistic that through policy engagement and collaboration between the executive, legislature and stakeholders, this law will be passed”

bloomberg Tuesday, October 13, 2020 9:59:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “As an insider in this process, there is complete alignment between the legislature and executive, and other stakeholders who are relevant to this process, so that ultimately we can put this reform on the table,”

bloomberg Tuesday, October 13, 2020 9:59:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Considering that the revamp of petroleum products storage depots and associated pipeline infrastructures is key to optimal operations of the refineries, the NNPC has decided to use a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) strategy to restore these facilities using private sector financing,”

authorityngr Thursday, October 8, 2020 5:04:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Considering that the revamp of petroleum products storage depots and associated pipeline infrastructures is key to optimal operations of the refineries, the NNPC has decided to use a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) strategy to restore these facilities using private sector financing,”

premiumtimesng Wednesday, October 7, 2020 11:43:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari informed : “Considering that revamp of petroleum products storage depots and associated pipelines is key to optimal operations of the refineries, the corporation has decided to use a Build, Operate and Transfer, BOT, strategy to restore these facilities using private sector financing,”

vanguardngr Wednesday, October 7, 2020 2:24:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari added : “These projects will be in line with the AFRI standards of AFRI-4 specifications of 50 particles per million for diesel and 150 particles per million for gasoline by 2020, and AFRI-5 specification of 50 particles per million of sulphur in gasoline and diesel by 2030 respectively. Considering that revamp of petroleum products storage depots and associated pipelines is key to optimal operations of the refineries, the Corporation has decided to use a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) strategy to restore these facilities using private sector financing,”

tribuneonlineng Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:49:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : "Our plan is to deliver all of them by 2023,"

reuters-en Tuesday, October 6, 2020 3:23:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “We need to act quickly to move from this unstable situation to a very stable one; and the only way is for us to get the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to work, so that countries and investors can work with us,”

dailytrust Thursday, September 24, 2020 5:32:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “We need to act quickly to move from this unstable situation to a very stable one and the only way is for us to get the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to work so that countries and investors can work with us,”

dailytimes-NG Wednesday, September 23, 2020 2:31:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The crude oil is a global commodity and its price is not hidden, everyone can calculate and know how much is the cost of every final product from the crude at the international market. But, since the inception of oil importation, the government has been paying subsidy on petrol to make it cheaper for Nigerians to buy below the cost price,”

onlinenigeria Tuesday, September 22, 2020 2:09:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “That means you’re not able to deliver crude oil to them to operate to the maximum of their capacity. That is not what we want. So, our target is that when they come back to life, they’ll run over 90per cent capacity. We’re also working with the private sector to establish condensate refineries,”

onlinenigeria Friday, September 18, 2020 8:18:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “It means there will be more scrutiny of shareholders and also becoming more efficient to operate. That conversation is on the table,”

standardmedia Thursday, September 10, 2020 4:39:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari added : “And not only that, every corruption that you are aware of in the downstream industry is one way or the other connected to fuel subsidy,”

onlinenigeria Thursday, September 10, 2020 7:38:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari told : “The NNPC has been repositioned to support the vision of Mr. President for economic diversification. NNPC targets increasing oil production from 2.3million barrels per day to 3million bpd and at the same time working with partners to significantly reduce cost per barrel in order to improve the flow of the needed revenue to support economic diversification,”

thenationonlineng Wednesday, September 2, 2020 3:21:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “We’ve seen the amazing benefits technology can bring in terms of efficiency and cost-saving. We’ve seen significant improvements in productivity due to our adoption of technology as the COVID-19 way of work”

guardian-ng Friday, August 28, 2020 6:52:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “About one year ago, NPDC was producing about 136,000 barrels per day. Today we are producing 260,000 barrels per day. This is a very magnificent level of growth in any upstream company and our target is to take the company to the production level of 500,000 barrels per day. This is possible within two years. We have lined up a number of projects and activities and today we have the highest number of rings running in the country,”

thenationonlineng Friday, August 21, 2020 8:02:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Becoming an EITI supporting company aligns with NNPC’s corporate vision and principles of transparency, accountability and performance excellence. Our partnership with NEITI and EITI strengthens our commitment towards commodity trading transparency, contract transparency, and systematic disclosure of revenues and payments. We are on a journey towards greater transparency and look forward to deepening our collaboration with the EITI to further this work”

premiumtimesng Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:25:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The HoT will clearly enable us to proceed and have a full settlement, and this will benefit all of us,”

nta-ng Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:52:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari stated : “We are doing this with every other partner in the PSC dispute. We believe we can close this engagement and conversation with all of you. The HoT will clearly enable us to proceed and have a full settlement, and this will benefit all of us,”

guardian-ng Sunday, August 9, 2020 7:18:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The HoT will clearly enable us to proceed and have a full settlement, and this will benefit all of us,”

tribuneonlineng Saturday, August 8, 2020 8:35:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari stated : “We are doing this with every other partner in the PSC dispute, we believe that we can close this engagement and conversation with all of you. The HoT will clearly enable us to proceed and have a full settlement, and this will benefit all of us,”

ngrguardiannews Saturday, August 8, 2020 5:48:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Today, unfortunately, all our four refineries are down. We are importing every petroleum product that we consume in this country”

thesourceng Saturday, August 1, 2020 12:50:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “What we can do to get this to work for us is first, make the operating environment competitive – this is one of the targets so far of the Minister and the government of today, first to bring down the cost of production and then pay attention to gas”

thesourceng Saturday, August 1, 2020 12:50:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “We remain committed to achieving our target of increasing crude oil production to the national target of three million barrels per day and reserves of 40 million barrels,”

onlinenigeria Friday, July 31, 2020 7:57:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “We must not lose sight of the fact that the world is transiting to renewable. Gas business is the future,”

dailytrust Friday, July 31, 2020 6:45:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “We remain committed to achieving our target of increasing crude oil production to the national target of three million barrels per day and reserves of 40 million barrels,”

vanguardngr Friday, July 31, 2020 6:26:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari stated ( about Muhammadu Buhari ) : “The current Administration under the leadership of His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari has made it a priority to ensure revenues from oil and gas resources are utilized to support the emergence and growth of other non-oil sectors of the economy,”

leadership Sunday, July 12, 2020 10:33:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari announced : “There is no fuel subsidy anymore in Nigeria. It is zero subsidy forever. There would be no resort to either fuel subsidy or under-recovery of any nature going forward. NNPC will play in the petroleum marketplace, just like another marketer in the space,”

premiumtimesng Wednesday, July 8, 2020 6:37:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “What the NNPC did was to engage with its partners to bring down the high cost. We negotiated contracts, cut down on contract’s life cycle; select the right projects; engage the right institutions to bring down the cost. Our ultimate target is to bring the cost to at most $10 per barrel,”

premiumtimesng Wednesday, July 8, 2020 6:37:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Some companies are producing at $90 per barrel, while others are at $9. This is unacceptable and industry must work together to bring this down. There are no subsidies for the upstream, if it is not economic it must shut down,”

vanguardngr Tuesday, June 23, 2020 5:31:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “There is no subsidy and it is zero forever,”

citizen Saturday, June 20, 2020 10:03:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “We don’t know how much petrol we consume daily in this country, but we know how much of product is taken out of depots”

hellenicshippingnews Friday, June 19, 2020 12:47:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “There is no subsidy and it is zero forever,”

dailytimesPK Monday, June 15, 2020 1:33:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : "There is no subsidy and it is zero forever,"

modernghana Sunday, June 14, 2020 2:10:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “There is no subsidy and it is zero forever,”

independent-UG Sunday, June 14, 2020 1:38:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “There is no subsidy and it is zero forever,”

vanguardngr Sunday, June 14, 2020 1:19:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “There is no subsidy and it is zero forever,”

ngrguardiannews Sunday, June 14, 2020 11:40:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : "There is no subsidy and it is zero forever,"

standardmedia Sunday, June 14, 2020 9:52:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : "There is no subsidy and it is zero forever,"

news-yahoo Sunday, June 14, 2020 7:36:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari déclaré : "Ce que nous mettons en place aujourd'hui, c'est une situation où les forces du marché prendront le contrôle des prix et élimineront les subventions"

francetvinfo Friday, June 12, 2020 4:44:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “There is nowhere any company will spend 50 per cent of its cash flow on human resources and survive. It is not possible,”

ngrguardiannews Friday, June 12, 2020 7:35:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “We are fully committed to making sure we comply with the cuts”

arabnews Thursday, June 11, 2020 2:05:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “And we are focused on delivering on all those,”

pulse Sunday, June 7, 2020 11:02:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Biodiversity has remained the single most important factor that enables all living creatures to depend on the mutual services of one another, in order to ensure survival, a balanced ecosystem and the sustainability of our planet,”

nta-ng Friday, June 5, 2020 11:32:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari wrote ( about Maikanti Baru ) : "My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late last night,"

allafrica Sunday, May 31, 2020 8:01:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said ( about May Allah ) : “My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late last night,” “He was of exemplary character and disposition. May Allah forgive him and have mercy upon him”

channelstv Sunday, May 31, 2020 4:11:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said ( about Maikanti Baru ) : “My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late last night,”

guardian-ng Saturday, May 30, 2020 9:44:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late last night,” “He was of exemplary character and disposition. May Allah forgive him and have mercy upon him”

leadership Saturday, May 30, 2020 9:34:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari wrote ( about Maikanti Baru ) : “My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late last night,”

premiumtimesng Saturday, May 30, 2020 9:32:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari added : “Net back value of crude for long haul journeys to China have declined to $1.05 per barrel on the first of April 2020 due to low price and high freight cost,”

thenationonlineng Friday, May 29, 2020 7:24:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari stated : “From top down of the corporation, gender inclusiveness is reflected”

authorityngr Saturday, May 23, 2020 2:33:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “This is a company you will love to work for. But more than that, you will stay here and build a very fulfilling career. I have been around here for 29 years, and I have enjoyed every moment of it,”

guardian-ng Wednesday, May 20, 2020 7:34:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari stated : “From top down of the corporation, gender inclusiveness is reflected”

guardian-ng Wednesday, May 20, 2020 7:34:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “NNPC will play in the marketplace, it will just be another marketer in the space. But we will be there for the country to sustain security of supply at market price,”

pulse Saturday, May 16, 2020 11:02:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The pandemic crisis is not forever. I am confident it will come to end before the construction is completed and operations begin in five years time,”

premiumtimesng Wednesday, May 13, 2020 9:56:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Today, I can share with you that there are 12 stranded LNG cargoes in the market globally. It has never happened before. LNG cargos that are stranded with no hope of being purchased because there is an abrupt collapse in demand associated with the outbreak of Coronvirus,”

guardian-ng Sunday, May 10, 2020 8:02:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Actually the Federal Government has made payment of over N200 billion for power in the last 23 days and this will go a long way to ensure that issues around power supply is addressed. And we will work as a team to ensure that all issues are settled”

thenationonlineng Thursday, April 30, 2020 3:25:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari disse : “Nós temos que cortar, com ou sem acordo de redução de oferta da Opep”

diariodocomercio Thursday, April 23, 2020 6:23:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari disse : "Nós temos que cortar, com ou sem acordo de redução de oferta da Opep"

uol Wednesday, April 22, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari added : “I see this working for this country, this is the consumption support that we agreed we should never do. We should support production and not consumption and as long as we support consumption, we will continue to have issues of housing, resources and we believe overtime, it will be to the benefit of this country”

guardian-ng Wednesday, April 22, 2020 6:42:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Yesterday (Friday) it was $28 ($24 less discount),”

dailytimes-NG Monday, April 20, 2020 4:37:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Outlook for Africa/Nigeria’s Oil & Gas Sector in Post-Covid-19 Era”

premiumtimesng Wednesday, January 13, 2021 6:37:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Outlook for Africa/Nigeria’s Oil & Gas Sector in Post-Covid-19 Era”

nigerianobservernews Wednesday, January 13, 2021 5:57:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Peak oil demand is still years away, investment is therefore required to meet Nigeria and Africa’s energy needs, and gas and renewable energy will continue to increase in their contribution to the global energy mix,”

premiumtimesng Wednesday, January 13, 2021 2:30:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari added : “N10 trillion was spent on fuel subsidy between 2006 and 2020 without significant benefits to the masses. Marketers were having field days smuggling subsidised petrol to neighbouring countries to make more profit, as others faked documents to collect subsidy for fuel they never imported, hence federal government removed subsidy on petrol because subsidy regime was characterised with fraud by some cabals,”

peoplesdaily-online Tuesday, January 12, 2021 9:26:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “In the face of the clear realities on ground, reducing costs of production and eliminating wastages will be the main focus if our oil industry must remain in business and be competitive,”

hellenicshippingnews Friday, January 8, 2021 3:19:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent OPEC-Plus agreement to cut production has impacted our plans and activities with regard to production growth, but I can tell you that much has been achieved in this regard. We are just waiting form normalcy to return to the industry to unleash some of these projects”

dailytimes-NG Friday, January 8, 2021 2:20:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent OPEC-Plus agreement to cut production has impacted our plans and activities with regard to production growth, but I can tell you that much has been achieved in this regard. We are just waiting for normalcy to return to the industry to unleash some of these projects”

guardian-ng Friday, January 8, 2021 7:10:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “There is no fuel subsidy anymore in Nigeria. It is zero subsidy forever. There would be no resort to either fuel subsidy or under-recovery of any nature. NNPC will play in the petroleum marketplace, just like any other marketer in the space. But we will be there for the country to sustain the security of supply at market price”

thenationonlineng Friday, January 8, 2021 5:30:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Aside from proper scoping, we are also going to have an Operation & Maintenance (O&M) contract, a different model of getting the refineries to work. We are looking at the NLNG structure where world-class processes will always be in play. We’ve seen it work before with success,”

thenationonlineng Friday, January 8, 2021 5:30:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Today, unfortunately, all our four refineries are down. We are importing every petroleum product that we consume in this country”

thesourceng Sunday, January 3, 2021 9:04:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “What we can do to get this to work for us is first, make the operating environment competitive – this is one of the targets so far of the Minister and the government of today, first to bring down the cost of production and then pay attention to gas”

thesourceng Sunday, January 3, 2021 9:04:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Nigeria has about 50 cargoes of crude oil that have not found landing. This implies that there are no off-takers for them for now due to drop in demand. Today, I can share with you that there are over 12 stranded LNG cargoes in the market globally. It has never happened before. LNG cargoes that are stranded with no hope of being purchased because there is abrupt collapse in demand associated with the outbreak of coronavirus”

thesourceng Sunday, January 3, 2021 12:25:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari stated : “It is really not in our interest to be the sole importer of premium motor spirit, PMS, in the country. We have taken definite steps to exit the situation. This is a definite step taken and the details would be communicated to stakeholders like DAPPMAN, MOMAN, IPMAN and others outside this forum,”

vanguardngr Tuesday, December 15, 2020 7:22:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari stated : “This portends a huge change in the way we consume fuel and as we progress, many countries may follow suit,”

tribuneonlineng Wednesday, December 9, 2020 10:25:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The only oil and gas that survived during the COVID-19 with minimal negative change was gas. Gas will help Nigeria out of its major challenge of electricity”

dailypost Saturday, November 21, 2020 11:39:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The President only wants to know and be sure that what we are doing is in the best interest of the country,”

dailypost Saturday, November 21, 2020 8:29:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari noted : “There is nowhere any company will spend 50 per cent of its cash flow on human resources and survive. It is not possible,”

guardian-ng Wednesday, November 18, 2020 8:40:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Nigeria has about 50 cargoes of crude oil that have not found landing. This implies that there are no off-takers for them for now due to drop in demand. Today, I can share with you that there are over 12 stranded LNG cargoes in the market globally. It has never happened before. LNG cargoes that are stranded with no hope of being purchased because there is abrupt collapse in demand associated with the outbreak of coronavirus”

thesourceng Friday, October 30, 2020 11:45:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari promised : “With the easing of the curfews and restrictions of movement by various state governors, normalcy is expected to return to the petroleum products supply chain in the next couple of days,”

dailypost Wednesday, October 28, 2020 2:12:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : "With the easing of the curfews and restrictions of movement by various state governors, normalcy is expected to return to the petroleum products supply chain in the next couple of days,"

reuters-en Wednesday, October 28, 2020 10:37:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : "With the easing of the curfews and restrictions of movement by various state governors, normalcy is expected to return to the petroleum products supply chain in the next couple of days,"

trust Wednesday, October 28, 2020 1:02:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The publication of the 2019 Audited Financial Statements is a buildup on the publication of the 2018 report released in June. It is in pursuance of transparency, accountability and effective service delivery. It is clear that if the moment is sustained, we will, in no distant future, declare dividend to our shareholders who have kept faith with the corporation for a long time,”

premiumtimesng Thursday, October 15, 2020 3:11:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari disse : “Embora a Lei da Indústria do Petróleo ainda não tenha ultrapassado os limites após duas décadas, alegra-me o facto de haver um compromisso renovado por parte de todos para que seja aprovada. Continuaremos a pressionar pela aprovação do projecto de lei ”

mercado Thursday, October 15, 2020 12:08:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “This process has been ongoing since 1999 and I’m very positive that this will be brought to closure very soon,” “I’m optimistic that through policy engagement and collaboration between the executive, legislature and stakeholders, this law will be passed”

bloomberg Tuesday, October 13, 2020 9:59:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “As an insider in this process, there is complete alignment between the legislature and executive, and other stakeholders who are relevant to this process, so that ultimately we can put this reform on the table,”

bloomberg Tuesday, October 13, 2020 9:59:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Considering that the revamp of petroleum products storage depots and associated pipeline infrastructures is key to optimal operations of the refineries, the NNPC has decided to use a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) strategy to restore these facilities using private sector financing,”

authorityngr Thursday, October 8, 2020 5:04:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Considering that the revamp of petroleum products storage depots and associated pipeline infrastructures is key to optimal operations of the refineries, the NNPC has decided to use a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) strategy to restore these facilities using private sector financing,”

premiumtimesng Wednesday, October 7, 2020 11:43:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari informed : “Considering that revamp of petroleum products storage depots and associated pipelines is key to optimal operations of the refineries, the corporation has decided to use a Build, Operate and Transfer, BOT, strategy to restore these facilities using private sector financing,”

vanguardngr Wednesday, October 7, 2020 2:24:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari added : “These projects will be in line with the AFRI standards of AFRI-4 specifications of 50 particles per million for diesel and 150 particles per million for gasoline by 2020, and AFRI-5 specification of 50 particles per million of sulphur in gasoline and diesel by 2030 respectively. Considering that revamp of petroleum products storage depots and associated pipelines is key to optimal operations of the refineries, the Corporation has decided to use a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) strategy to restore these facilities using private sector financing,”

tribuneonlineng Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:49:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : "Our plan is to deliver all of them by 2023,"

reuters-en Tuesday, October 6, 2020 3:23:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “We need to act quickly to move from this unstable situation to a very stable one; and the only way is for us to get the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to work, so that countries and investors can work with us,”

dailytrust Thursday, September 24, 2020 5:32:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “We need to act quickly to move from this unstable situation to a very stable one and the only way is for us to get the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to work so that countries and investors can work with us,”

dailytimes-NG Wednesday, September 23, 2020 2:31:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The crude oil is a global commodity and its price is not hidden, everyone can calculate and know how much is the cost of every final product from the crude at the international market. But, since the inception of oil importation, the government has been paying subsidy on petrol to make it cheaper for Nigerians to buy below the cost price,”

onlinenigeria Tuesday, September 22, 2020 2:09:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “That means you’re not able to deliver crude oil to them to operate to the maximum of their capacity. That is not what we want. So, our target is that when they come back to life, they’ll run over 90per cent capacity. We’re also working with the private sector to establish condensate refineries,”

onlinenigeria Friday, September 18, 2020 8:18:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “It means there will be more scrutiny of shareholders and also becoming more efficient to operate. That conversation is on the table,”

standardmedia Thursday, September 10, 2020 4:39:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari added : “And not only that, every corruption that you are aware of in the downstream industry is one way or the other connected to fuel subsidy,”

onlinenigeria Thursday, September 10, 2020 7:38:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari told : “The NNPC has been repositioned to support the vision of Mr. President for economic diversification. NNPC targets increasing oil production from 2.3million barrels per day to 3million bpd and at the same time working with partners to significantly reduce cost per barrel in order to improve the flow of the needed revenue to support economic diversification,”

thenationonlineng Wednesday, September 2, 2020 3:21:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “We’ve seen the amazing benefits technology can bring in terms of efficiency and cost-saving. We’ve seen significant improvements in productivity due to our adoption of technology as the COVID-19 way of work”

guardian-ng Friday, August 28, 2020 6:52:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “About one year ago, NPDC was producing about 136,000 barrels per day. Today we are producing 260,000 barrels per day. This is a very magnificent level of growth in any upstream company and our target is to take the company to the production level of 500,000 barrels per day. This is possible within two years. We have lined up a number of projects and activities and today we have the highest number of rings running in the country,”

thenationonlineng Friday, August 21, 2020 8:02:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Becoming an EITI supporting company aligns with NNPC’s corporate vision and principles of transparency, accountability and performance excellence. Our partnership with NEITI and EITI strengthens our commitment towards commodity trading transparency, contract transparency, and systematic disclosure of revenues and payments. We are on a journey towards greater transparency and look forward to deepening our collaboration with the EITI to further this work”

premiumtimesng Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:25:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The HoT will clearly enable us to proceed and have a full settlement, and this will benefit all of us,”

nta-ng Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:52:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari stated : “We are doing this with every other partner in the PSC dispute. We believe we can close this engagement and conversation with all of you. The HoT will clearly enable us to proceed and have a full settlement, and this will benefit all of us,”

guardian-ng Sunday, August 9, 2020 7:18:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The HoT will clearly enable us to proceed and have a full settlement, and this will benefit all of us,”

tribuneonlineng Saturday, August 8, 2020 8:35:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari stated : “We are doing this with every other partner in the PSC dispute, we believe that we can close this engagement and conversation with all of you. The HoT will clearly enable us to proceed and have a full settlement, and this will benefit all of us,”

ngrguardiannews Saturday, August 8, 2020 5:48:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Today, unfortunately, all our four refineries are down. We are importing every petroleum product that we consume in this country”

thesourceng Saturday, August 1, 2020 12:50:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “What we can do to get this to work for us is first, make the operating environment competitive – this is one of the targets so far of the Minister and the government of today, first to bring down the cost of production and then pay attention to gas”

thesourceng Saturday, August 1, 2020 12:50:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “We remain committed to achieving our target of increasing crude oil production to the national target of three million barrels per day and reserves of 40 million barrels,”

onlinenigeria Friday, July 31, 2020 7:57:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “We must not lose sight of the fact that the world is transiting to renewable. Gas business is the future,”

dailytrust Friday, July 31, 2020 6:45:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “We remain committed to achieving our target of increasing crude oil production to the national target of three million barrels per day and reserves of 40 million barrels,”

vanguardngr Friday, July 31, 2020 6:26:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari stated ( about Muhammadu Buhari ) : “The current Administration under the leadership of His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari has made it a priority to ensure revenues from oil and gas resources are utilized to support the emergence and growth of other non-oil sectors of the economy,”

leadership Sunday, July 12, 2020 10:33:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari announced : “There is no fuel subsidy anymore in Nigeria. It is zero subsidy forever. There would be no resort to either fuel subsidy or under-recovery of any nature going forward. NNPC will play in the petroleum marketplace, just like another marketer in the space,”

premiumtimesng Wednesday, July 8, 2020 6:37:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “What the NNPC did was to engage with its partners to bring down the high cost. We negotiated contracts, cut down on contract’s life cycle; select the right projects; engage the right institutions to bring down the cost. Our ultimate target is to bring the cost to at most $10 per barrel,”

premiumtimesng Wednesday, July 8, 2020 6:37:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Some companies are producing at $90 per barrel, while others are at $9. This is unacceptable and industry must work together to bring this down. There are no subsidies for the upstream, if it is not economic it must shut down,”

vanguardngr Tuesday, June 23, 2020 5:31:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “There is no subsidy and it is zero forever,”

citizen Saturday, June 20, 2020 10:03:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “We don’t know how much petrol we consume daily in this country, but we know how much of product is taken out of depots”

hellenicshippingnews Friday, June 19, 2020 12:47:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “There is no subsidy and it is zero forever,”

dailytimesPK Monday, June 15, 2020 1:33:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : "There is no subsidy and it is zero forever,"

modernghana Sunday, June 14, 2020 2:10:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “There is no subsidy and it is zero forever,”

independent-UG Sunday, June 14, 2020 1:38:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “There is no subsidy and it is zero forever,”

vanguardngr Sunday, June 14, 2020 1:19:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “There is no subsidy and it is zero forever,”

ngrguardiannews Sunday, June 14, 2020 11:40:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : "There is no subsidy and it is zero forever,"

standardmedia Sunday, June 14, 2020 9:52:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : "There is no subsidy and it is zero forever,"

news-yahoo Sunday, June 14, 2020 7:36:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari déclaré : "Ce que nous mettons en place aujourd'hui, c'est une situation où les forces du marché prendront le contrôle des prix et élimineront les subventions"

francetvinfo Friday, June 12, 2020 4:44:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “There is nowhere any company will spend 50 per cent of its cash flow on human resources and survive. It is not possible,”

ngrguardiannews Friday, June 12, 2020 7:35:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “We are fully committed to making sure we comply with the cuts”

arabnews Thursday, June 11, 2020 2:05:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “And we are focused on delivering on all those,”

pulse Sunday, June 7, 2020 11:02:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Biodiversity has remained the single most important factor that enables all living creatures to depend on the mutual services of one another, in order to ensure survival, a balanced ecosystem and the sustainability of our planet,”

nta-ng Friday, June 5, 2020 11:32:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari wrote ( about Maikanti Baru ) : "My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late last night,"

allafrica Sunday, May 31, 2020 8:01:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said ( about May Allah ) : “My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late last night,” “He was of exemplary character and disposition. May Allah forgive him and have mercy upon him”

channelstv Sunday, May 31, 2020 4:11:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said ( about Maikanti Baru ) : “My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late last night,”

guardian-ng Saturday, May 30, 2020 9:44:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late last night,” “He was of exemplary character and disposition. May Allah forgive him and have mercy upon him”

leadership Saturday, May 30, 2020 9:34:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari wrote ( about Maikanti Baru ) : “My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late last night,”

premiumtimesng Saturday, May 30, 2020 9:32:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari added : “Net back value of crude for long haul journeys to China have declined to $1.05 per barrel on the first of April 2020 due to low price and high freight cost,”

thenationonlineng Friday, May 29, 2020 7:24:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari stated : “From top down of the corporation, gender inclusiveness is reflected”

authorityngr Saturday, May 23, 2020 2:33:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “This is a company you will love to work for. But more than that, you will stay here and build a very fulfilling career. I have been around here for 29 years, and I have enjoyed every moment of it,”

guardian-ng Wednesday, May 20, 2020 7:34:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari stated : “From top down of the corporation, gender inclusiveness is reflected”

guardian-ng Wednesday, May 20, 2020 7:34:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “NNPC will play in the marketplace, it will just be another marketer in the space. But we will be there for the country to sustain security of supply at market price,”

pulse Saturday, May 16, 2020 11:02:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “The pandemic crisis is not forever. I am confident it will come to end before the construction is completed and operations begin in five years time,”

premiumtimesng Wednesday, May 13, 2020 9:56:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Today, I can share with you that there are 12 stranded LNG cargoes in the market globally. It has never happened before. LNG cargos that are stranded with no hope of being purchased because there is an abrupt collapse in demand associated with the outbreak of Coronvirus,”

guardian-ng Sunday, May 10, 2020 8:02:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Actually the Federal Government has made payment of over N200 billion for power in the last 23 days and this will go a long way to ensure that issues around power supply is addressed. And we will work as a team to ensure that all issues are settled”

thenationonlineng Thursday, April 30, 2020 3:25:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari disse : “Nós temos que cortar, com ou sem acordo de redução de oferta da Opep”

diariodocomercio Thursday, April 23, 2020 6:23:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari disse : "Nós temos que cortar, com ou sem acordo de redução de oferta da Opep"

uol Wednesday, April 22, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Mele Kyari added : “I see this working for this country, this is the consumption support that we agreed we should never do. We should support production and not consumption and as long as we support consumption, we will continue to have issues of housing, resources and we believe overtime, it will be to the benefit of this country”

guardian-ng Wednesday, April 22, 2020 6:42:00 AM EAT

Mele Kyari said : “Yesterday (Friday) it was $28 ($24 less discount),”

dailytimes-NG Monday, April 20, 2020 4:37:00 AM EAT