Nigeria beccame the first country to stop selling crude oil to the US, yet four years ago it was one of its top five suppliers. It’s due to the impact of the shale revolution and new technologies opening up new US oil fields. However, Nigeria was has liftet oil exports to Asia by 40 % this year.
Source: African Business, november 2014
The Tide is a Nigerian daily newspaper. It is the most widely circulated newspaper published in Rivers State and one of Nigeria’s major newspapers. Owned and funded by the state, The Tide began printing operations on December 1, 1971 and has a digital version.
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Google has announced its involvement in an undersea cable that will link the United States and Brazil by year-end 2016. Google will partner with Brazilian ISP Algar Telecom, Uruguayan incumbent telco Antel, and the Angola Cables consortium of Angolan ISPs. The cable will be capable of carrying a total of 64 terabits per second of capacity over six fibre pairs. The Angola Cables group aims to link the US-Brazil cable to its planned South Atlantic Cable System (SACS), which would connect Brazil to Africa in 2016.
ARMATUREN-TECHNIK is since its foundation in 1995 under pressure. The company from Oberhausen, Germany designes and produces hight pressure valves for power plant applications according to customer specifications. Shut-off valves, control valves, steam conditioning valves and turbine bypass stations are made of forged steel which endure in high pressure and high temperature environments. “We guarantee a minimum life of 25 years,” explains Manfred Leufgen. “More than twice as much as our competitors. The warranty is twice as long compared to many of our competitors.”
Technically two generations ahead
The CEO of ARMATREN-TECHNIK considers Germany as a leader in power plant construction. “We are technically at least two generations ahead”, Manfred Leufgen is safe for his company. Accordingly the reputation abroad is correspondingly great. The Oberhauseners build their valves in power plants in the Middle East, South America, India, Korea, China and Japan.
In doing so, the foreign customers attach great importance to the fact that the quality is “Made in North Rhine-Westphalia”, but still domestic companies are involved. “We can ensure this local share,” says Manfred Leufgen. For example, the partner companies build the housings of the valves under the guidance of employees of the ARMATUREN-TECHNIK. The know-how remains in Oberhausen. In addition to such project-based partnerships, the specialist for high-pressure valves maintains long-term partnerships.
ARMATUREN-TECHNIK
Based in Oberhausen, Germany, ARMATUREN-TECHNIK is an innovative and “engineering-centered” manufacturer of high pressure valves. The company was founded in 1995 and currently employs 21 people. ARMATUREN-TECHNIK today has cooperation partners and customers across the entire globe. The product portfolio consists of a broad array of standard and tailor-made valves and includes turbine regulation stations, control valves, steam valves, bypass valves, gate valves and check valves.
Nigeria is set to construct the first and largest industrial park in Africa. Located in Delta State, the park will house industries producing methanol, fertilisers, petrochemicals and other related products.
Source: African Business, no. 109, July 2014
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