Oil and Gas Archives — Page 3 of 17

April 30, 2023 No Responses

ExxonMobil Declares $11.4b Profit In Q1

For the first three months of this year (2023), ExxonMobil’s profits more than doubled, helped by the increased demand for oil and gas. The US energy firm said cost-cutting measures also contributed to its record $11.4bn (£9.1bn) first-quarter profits, up...

April 28, 2023 No Responses

NNPCL, Norwegian Firm Seal Floating LNG Plant MoU

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Norwegian Golar LNG, an owner and operator of marine LNG infrastructure, to build a floating LNG plant in Nigeria. The MoU was revealed in NNPC’s soci...

April 14, 2023 No Responses

OPEC Predicts 2m Barrels Per Day Shortfall By Year End

The oil market is heading for a significant shortfall of around two million barrels per day at the end of the year as a result of a production cut by major producers. The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)...

March 31, 2023 No Responses

Edo Refinery Targets $125m Per Annum From Export

The Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Company (ERPC) Limited, operators of the 6000bpd Modular Refinery in Ologbo, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area, is making about $125m per annum from the export of naphtha, one of the products from its plant. The...

March 16, 2023 No Responses

Shell Lifts Force Majeure On Bonny Light Crude Exports

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd., (SPDC), operator of the SPDC joint venture, has lifted the force majeure on Bonny export programme with effect from March 15, 2023. Mrs Bola Essien-Nelson, the Media Relations Manager of SPDC, confirmed....

March 13, 2023 No Responses

Edo Refinery Orders 150,000 Barrels Of Crude

The Edo Refinery has placed an order for the supply of 150,000 barrels of crude from Decklar Resources Inc and Millennium Oil and Gas Company. The refinery was developed by the Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited (ERPC) wit...

March 7, 2023 No Responses

NNPC Replaces Eroton As Operator Of OML 18

The management of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has replaced Eroton Exploration and Production Limited as the new operator of oil mining lease (OML) 18. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, Mr Garbadeen Muhammad,...

March 5, 2023 No Responses

MOMAN Tasks Downstream Operators On Automation

The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) on Saturday urged operators in the Nigerian downstream sector to ensure automation of their services. According to the body, their services being automated will help them on data generation, improve produc...

March 1, 2023 No Responses

India Bans Oil Tankers Older Than 25 Years

India is ramping up efforts aimed at modernizing its fleet and is reviewing the requirements of the registration and operation of ships to ensure the quality of the Indian flag. As a result, the country is withdrawing trading licenses to...

February 9, 2023 No Responses

FEC Approves N117b For Oil Museum

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N117 billion for the construction of Oloibiri oil museum in Bayelsa. The Minister of State for Petroleum resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the outco...

December 3, 2022 No Responses

TotalEnergies To Cut North Sea Investment

French oil giant TotalEnergies has said it will cut North Sea investment by 25% next year after the windfall tax on oil and gas firms in the UK was extended. The company will cut £100m of spending on new wells...

November 25, 2022 No Responses

Oil Muted As Price Cap Proposal Eases Supply Concerns

Benchmark Brent oil edged lower on Thursday while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude held steady, hovering in sight of two-month lows as the level of a proposed G7 cap on the price of Russian oil raised doubts about how much...

November 18, 2022 No Responses

Sylva Lauds UTM Offshore, Technical Partners On Nigeria’s First Floating LNG Facility

Nigeria’s quest for energy transition received a huge boost on Wednesday when an indigenous firm, UTM Offshore Limited signed agreements with three technical partners, Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR) UK, Japan Gas Corporation (JGC) and Technip Energies Limited,...

November 9, 2022 No Responses

Daewoo Secures $252m Contract For One LNG Carrier

South Korean shipbuilder, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secures contract to build one liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The contract, worth $252 million, was signed with an undisclosed shipowner from Oceania on 7 October, DSME said...