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September 21, 2018 No Responses

NNPC Records 48% Reduction In Pipeline Vandalism

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has recorded a 48.21 per cent reduction in the rate of pipeline vandalism in the month of April 2018. The corporation disclosed this in its monthly Financial Report, released in Abuja,...

August 30, 2018 No Responses

NNPC Begins Refueling Services To Ships

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has unveiled plans to set up a subsidiary to provide refueling services to ships and other ocean-going vessels. A statement by its spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, in Abuja on Wednesday, said the move was...

August 29, 2018 No Responses

Total To Sell Stake In LNG Terminal To Shell

French energy major Total has decided to sell its 26 per cent equity stake in Hazira LNG regasification terminal in India to Shell which holds 74 per cent in the facility. The duo signed a binding Letter of Intent (LOI) for...

August 20, 2018 No Responses

NLNG Train 7 To Increase FDI

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Tony Attah, over the weekend said NLNG’s planned Train 7 Project, which will increase production output of its plant from 22 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) to 30...

August 18, 2018 No Responses

NNPC To List 40% Shares

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is to list 40 per cent of its shares on the floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) when the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) gets Presidential Assent. Speaking in Lagos at the 2018 annual conferenc...

August 17, 2018 No Responses

NNPC Seeks Clarification On Proposed Petroleum Asset Management Company

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday sought clarification on the funding structure of the proposed Nigerian Petroleum Asset Management Company (NPAMC) in the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB). Dr Maikanti Baru, the Group Ma...

July 28, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria To Review Revenue Template

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for the review of the revenue reporting template between the NNPC and the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun conveyed the President’s directive on Friday whil...

July 21, 2018 No Responses

Shell To Sell $2B Nigeria Oil Assets

The Anglo-Dutch oil major is discussing selling oil mining licenses 11 and 17 to Heirs Holdings Ltd., a company run by Nigerian tycoon Tony Elumelu, the people said. Included in the sale are infrastructure assets such as a natural gas-fired...

July 20, 2018 No Responses

Total MD Faces Arrest Over $1B Pipeline Contract

The Senate Committee on Gas, investigating $1billion pipeline contract, has threatened to issue warrant of arrest on Managing Directors, Total and Saipem, if they fail to appear in person on Tuesday. The Chairman of the committee, Senator Basset Akpan, gav...

July 16, 2018 No Responses

Oando: Court Orders Wale Tinubu’s Firms to Pay Volpi $680 Million

The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has issued an award against two companies owned by the Chief Executive Officer of Oando Plc, Mr. Wale Tinubu and his deputy, Mr. Mofe Boyo to pay a total debt of US$680 million...

July 15, 2018 No Responses

LNG Business: Total Seals $1.5B Takeover of Engie’s Portfolio

French energy giant Total has closed the acquisition of Engie’s portfolio of upstream liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets for an overall enterprise value of USD 1.5 billion. Should the oil market mark a major improvement in the coming years, Total’s...

July 12, 2018 No Responses

NLNG Seeks $7B For Expansion, Targets 30 Million Tonnes Per Annum

In the build-up towards Final Investment Decision (FID) later in 2018, Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG)is seeking $7 billion from the global financial markets for the sustainability of its operations and expansion project which will increase its production capacity ...

July 11, 2018 No Responses

NNPC Comes Under Scrutiny Over Alleged N100b Under-Remittance

Citing alleged under-remittance of funds, the House of Representatives has commenced an investigation into the earnings of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) since the begining of this year. According to the lawmakers, the investigation wil...

July 6, 2018 No Responses

“NNPC Pays $1b Out Of $5b Cash Call”

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has paid $1billion out of its $5billion cash call. The Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru stated this in Abuja while addressing the corporation’s workers via a mail broadcast to commemorate his two-y...