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February 22, 2022 No Responses

LNG Trade Attains 6% Growth In 2021

The global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market is expected to remain tight this year following last year’s volatility which saw demand rise 6% and gas prices hit an all-time high, Shell said on Monday. Reuters report that Natural gas prices around...

February 4, 2022 No Responses

2021:Shell Declares $20.1b Net Profit

Shell surged back into profit last year as oil prices rocketed on recovering demand with economies reopening from pandemic lockdowns. Net profit stood at US$20.1 billion following a loss after tax of US$21.7 billion in 2020, Shell said in a...

January 7, 2022 No Responses

OPEC Oil Output Undershoots Target

Increase in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil output in December has again undershot the rise planned under a deal with allies, a Reuters survey found on Thursday, highlighting capacity constraints that are limiting supply as gl...

December 6, 2021 No Responses

OPEC To Sustain Supply Adjustments For Oil Market

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will continue with its supply adjustments for the oil market, Secretary-General, Mohammad Barkindo, declared at the weekend.“We will continue to do what we know best to ensure we attain stab...

December 4, 2021 No Responses

Shell Closes Prelude Floating LNG

Shell has shut down its Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility offshore Western Australia due to a fire incident. Shell operates the Prelude FLNG, located at Browse Basin, 475 kilometres from Broome in Western Australia. S...

December 2, 2021 No Responses

Oil Rises Ahead Of OPEC Meeting

Oil prices clawed back some losses on Wednesday after steep falls in the previous session, as major producers prepared to discuss how to respond to the threat of a hit to fuel demand from the Omicron variant.U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude...

November 26, 2021 No Responses

Oil Dips, Awaits OPEC+ Response To U.S.-Led Oil Release

Oil prices ticked lower on Thursday with investors waiting to see how major producers respond to the emergency crude release by major consuming countries designed to cool the market, even as data pointed to healthy U.S. fuel demand. U.S. West Texas...

November 24, 2021 No Responses

US To Release Oil Reserves

The US has said it is releasing 50 million barrels of oil from its reserves in an attempt to bring down soaring energy and petrol prices. The move is being taken in parallel with other major oil-consuming nations, including China,...

November 19, 2021 No Responses

Crude Oil Hovers Above Six-Week Low

Oil prices rose slightly on Thursday after dropping to six-week lows as investors wondered about how much crude major economies would release from their strategic reserves and how much that would ease global crude demand pressures. Prices fell to six-week...

November 5, 2021 No Responses

Indigenous Firms Invest $10b In Oil, Gas Production

The Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) says its members have invested about 10 billion dollars in oil and gas production in Nigeria from 2003 till date. The group, made up of 24 indigenous oil and gas companies, also pledged to...

October 28, 2021 No Responses

ABC Orjiako: Energy Transition Must Be Done In A Collaborative Manner

In recognition that one of the biggest challenges in Energy Transition is the continuous discordant tunes that are being sung across the world, Dr. ABC Orjiako, Chairman, Seplat Energy Plc believes that the best of this new journey can only...

October 27, 2021 No Responses

TotalEnergies Names France’s 1st LNG Bunker Vessel

The first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel to be based in France has been officially named Gas Vitality at a ceremony held on Tuesday at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China. The 18,000-cbm newbuild vessel is TotalEnergies Marine Fuels’ second coll...

October 20, 2021 No Responses

ExxonMobil India Gets New CEO

ExxonMobil India has appointed Monte Dobson as Chief Executive Officer and lead country manager, succeeding Bill Davis.As lead country manager, Dobson will be responsible for ExxonMobil subsidiaries in India, the company said in a statement.“India&#8...

October 5, 2021 No Responses

Oil At 7-Year High As OPEC Decides On Increase

Oil prices jumped Monday after OPEC and allied oil-producing countries stayed with their gradual approach to restoring output slashed during the pandemic, agreeing to add only 400,000 barrels per day in November. The decision Monday by the Vienna-based oi...