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Oil and Gas   July 12, 2017 Nigeria Gas Flaring Declined In 2016, Says W/Bank Nigeria’s gas flaring declined by about 15 percent last year, according to the latest data from both the Federal Government and World Bank. The data indicated that flaring declined less sharply t h a n  Nig e r i a’s o i l production, which suggests there’s a risk that flaring might rise if oil output recovers and stabilises. Th e data from the Ministry of Petroleum Resources said that 771mn ft3/d – or 18 percent of the country’s 4.33bn ft3/d associated gas produced at 215 oilfields – was routinely flared in 2016. Accordingly, that equates to a 2016 flaring total of 281.4bn ft³ (8bn m³), which is 15 percent less than the 330bn ft³ flared in 2015, according to the ministry. Also, the World Bank data, release last week, based on satellite imaging rather than metering on the ground, also show a reduction in Nigeria’s flaring: to 7.315bn m³ in 2016 – even lower than the m...

Total sells 2m solar lamps, targets 5m by 2020  Total Nigeria Plc said it has sold 2 million solar lamps worldwide with target to sell five million by year 2020 According to the oil marketing firm, of the 2 million lamps, 90 per cent of the lamps sold in Africa and are expect to have brought relieve to the lives of 10 million people in the continent. More than 1 billion people do not have access to electricity. To help remedy that, the oil firm said it launched in 2011, a line of photovoltaic solar lamps, to provide affordable access to energy for communities in emerging economies. Designed for households that lack access to electricity, Total solar lamps supply affordable, reliable, clean energy. Some of the lamps can also be used to charge small electric devices such as phones. “These solar lamps are a safer and better replacement for less effective and more expensive lighting methods like candles, disposable batteries and kerosene.  “We managed to reach ...