Optimization of the strength properties of waste oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) front fibres – this problem was investigated by a group of researchers from the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, and the Federal Institution of Industrial Research, Lagos in Nigeria, published in the Journal ...
The silence of Shell in Nigeria, when Ken Saro- Wiwa and eight other Ogonis were executed after unfair trials, was interpreted by the Nigerian government as tacit support for the actions taken. Similar criticisms have been made of many other multinational oil/energy companies, such as Total in...
2025DivestitureIn March, the company sold Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited to Renaissance. 2025Plans/StrategyIn March, the company announced plans to sell its chemical assets in Europe and the US. 2025Regulatory ApprovalIn March, the company received approval from Australia's No...
large amounts of oil deposits remain unrecovered after application of traditional oil recovery methods. Chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has been adjudged as an efficient oil recovery technique to recover bypassed oil and residual oil trapped in the reservoir. This EOR...
The plant is reported to be highly valued in folkloric medicine and is believed to be useful in skin diseases and as a powerful expectorant [126] for diarrhea, malaise, or vomiting in infants in Belgium [127], and to treat ulcers and fever in Nigeria [128]. Its leaves are used in the...
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In 2015, Shell Upstream Achieved first production from the Corrib gas field in Ireland. At peak production, the Corrib gas field is expected to produce around 45 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d). In Nigeria, we announced first production from two deep-water projects, the ...
The Hausa are primarily located in West Africa in northwestern Nigeria and southern Niger but they are also found in Cameroon, Togo, Chad, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Ghana. They are notable because they are the largest ethnic group in Africa with a population of 78 million. Hausa is the most...
In May 1993, EEPNL and its co-venturer, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCO), acquired the rights to explore offshore Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 209, which was converted to OML 133 in March 2006. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is the ...
One occurs in the Indo-West Pacific region, from Kenya to Indonesia, and the other occurs in Panama, Brazil, and Nigeria. Indo-West Pacific and Atlantic regions differ in the composition of their mangrove floras, and the separation of the two species of mangrove-associated shrimps may have ...