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Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) is located in Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria.It was established in 1973 by the federal government of Nigeria [1] as a prerequisite for the membership in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to train indigenous middle-level manpower to meet the labour force demands of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria and the West African subregion.
The university was established under the Federal Government of Nigeria [2] initiative, to build a specialized university in the Niger Delta to produce middle and higher level manpower and expertise for the oil and gas sector. [3] [4]
To be launched in June 2010, The NGA Training Series are a set of training programmes organized by the NGA to address certain skill and competency gaps identified in the Nigerian gas industry. The training programmes will be contextualised to fit and meet with the requirements of the Nigerian market, and will prosecuted by both professional ...
In the beginning, Petroleum matters were handled by the Hydrocarbon Section of the Ministry of Lagos Affairs, which reported directly to the Governor-general. The Unit delivered responsibilities such as: keeping records on exploration matters, and importation of petroleum products; enforcing safety and other regulations on matters which were then mostly products importation and distribution ...
Since gas well drilling started in Nigeria in the 1950s, significant reserves of Associated Gas (AG) and Non-Associated Gas (NAG) were discovered onshore and offshore, leading to the exportation of gas as liquid natural gas (LNG) and its monetization in-country for power generation. [43]
In February 2010 Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) said it had donated N30 million of safety training equipment to the academy. [4] The equipment included a totally enclosed 50-person lifeboat, a davit-launched rescue boat and a twelve-person life-raft.
The union affiliated to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on its formation, in 1978. By 1988, it had 13,750 members. In 1994, it and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria held a joint strike against military rule. This led to the arrest of its president, W. K. Agamene, but the military government fell soon after.
The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) is an intergovernmental organization currently comprising 19 Member Countries of the world's leading natural gas producers: Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela are members and Angola, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Mozambique, Malaysia ...