Oil and Gas Archives — Page 15 of 19

July 31, 2020 No Responses

Minister Lauds Seplat, Explains Cost Containment In Oil, Gas Industry

The Federal Government has embarked on industry-wide cost containment measures to strengthen the oil and gas sector in order to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the economy. Mr Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, said...

July 18, 2020 No Responses

Crude Shipments Resume From Pemex Floating Storage Unit

An oil production and storage vessel, operated by Mexican state oil firm Pemex in the Gulf of Mexico, has resumed crude shipments. This is after a tanker collision halted exports earlier this month, according to a person with knowledge of...

July 17, 2020 No Responses

NLNG Reacts To Alleged illegal Withdrawal Of $1.05b From NNPC’s Dividend Account

The attention of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has been drawn to news reports on the investigation by the House of Representatives into alleged illegal withdrawal of US$1.05billion from NNPC’s(NLNG) dividend account and allegations that our Managing Director/CE...

July 14, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Restate Commitment To OPEC

Saudi Arabia and Nigeria have reiterated their firm commitment to the Organisation of Petroleum Export Countries and its allies known as OPEC+ agreement. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipriye Sylva, explained that the countries also reiterat...

July 13, 2020 No Responses

Daukoru Emerges NLNG Board Chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the representatives of Nigeria on the Board of Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) under the chairmanship of Former Minister of State for Petroleum, Edmund Daukoru. A memo signed&...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

NNPC Increases Gas Supply To Power Sector By 19%

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced an increase of 19.14 per cent in the average daily natural gas supply to power plants in April 2020. The Corporation disclosed this on its Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR) for...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Explains Deregulation Of Oil Downstream Sector

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva on Thursday aid the deregulation of the downstream oil sector was to ensure economic growth and development of the country. In a statement, Sylva explained that was unrealistic to continue...

July 7, 2020 No Responses

600 Firms Bid For Nigeria’s 57 Marginal Oilfields

Over 600 companies have applied to be prequalified for the ongoing bid rounds of 57 marginal oilfields in Nigeria, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has said. Director of DPR, Mr Auwalu Sarki made the disclosure while speaking on Tuesday in a.....

June 16, 2020 No Responses

Expert To FG: List NNPC On Stock Exchange

The federal government has been urged to prioritise the listing of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as part of its Economic Sustainability Plan. Uche Uwaleke, Professor of Capital Market at the Nasarawa St...

June 8, 2020 No Responses

Eni In Major overhaul, Shifts Toward Renewable Energy

Italian energy giant Eni has announced a major overhaul of its business as it steps up efforts toward energy transition. The company will create two business units with one focused on oil and gas called “Natural Resources” and the second...

June 5, 2020 No Responses

PPPRA Removes Price Cap On Petrol

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has removed the cap on the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol. The agency made the disclosure in a document it released in Abuja on Thursday entitled, ‘’Market Based...

April 27, 2020 No Responses

Agip Deploys More Measures Aganst COVID-19

Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC), on Sunday, explained that it has implemented far reaching measures to ensure safety of personnel and facilities in its operating and field locations. A statement issued onbehalf of the company by Folu Olapade exp...

April 14, 2020 No Responses

Shell Resumes Oil Export From Forcados Oil Export Terminal

Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) on Monday said it has resumed oil exports from the Forcados Oil Export Terminal. NAN reports that SPDC halted exports on April 4 over ‘unforeseen circumstances’ in its operations. Mr Michael Ada...

March 31, 2020 No Responses

Oil Price Drops To Lowest Level In 18 years

The price of oil has sunk to levels not seen since 2002 as demand for crude collapses amid the coronavirus pandemic. Brent crude fell to $22.58 (£18.19) a barrel at one point on Monday, its lowest level since November 2002....