Oil & Gas Archives — Page 14 of 21

October 11, 2017 No Responses

Chevron to deliver LNG to customers in Asia

Chevron has started producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Wheatstone project in Western Australia. According to Offshore Magazine, the first cargo is on track to be shipped in the coming weeks. At full capacity, the Wheatstone project’s two...

September 27, 2017 No Responses

Oando Shareholders Petition National Assembly

Over 100 shareholders of the troubled Oando Plc have written a petition to the National Assembly alleging corporate governance abuse, mismanagement and gross misconduct. The petition, addressed to the Chairman, House Committee on Capital Market and Instit...

September 22, 2017 No Responses

FICAN honours NNPC boss

The Finance Correspondents of Nigeria (FICAN) has lauded the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for growing the Nigerian economy through its operations in the upstream, midstream and downstream with transparency and integrity. Chairman of FICAN, ...

September 21, 2017 No Responses

Oando shareholders protest in Ibadan, demand Wale Tinubu’s Sack

Shareholders of Oando Plc from South Western States stormed Ibadan, Oyo state capital on Tuesday, protesting alleged N263billion liability of the company which the Auditors report claimed is making “Oando Plc no longer a going concern”. Convergi...

September 14, 2017 No Responses

NLNG, FG, JBN sign N120b Bonny-Bodo road project agreement

The construction of Bonny Island–Bodo road in Rivers State came closer to actualisation on Wednesday as Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) signed a tripartite agreement in Abuja with the Federal Government, represented by the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, an...

September 14, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria defers 700,000bpd of crude oil due to pipeline vandalism

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has said that an average of 700,000bpd of crude oil was deferred in 2016 due to pipeline sabotage, saying this brought Nigeria’s production down to as...

September 13, 2017 No Responses

Global safety body lauds NNPC boss on safety standards

In its determination to ensure that the current steady supply of petroleum products nationwide is sustained, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has intensified efforts to safeguard its pipeline from vandals and fire outbreaks in line with best ...

September 6, 2017 No Responses

NNPC to tackle corruption with anti-fraud training for Staff

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will equip 50 per cent of its work force with requisite knowledge on how to identify and examine fraud as part of measures to stamp out corruption from its system. The Group Managing Director...

September 4, 2017 No Responses

‘NNPC mega, affiliate stations are selling product for N143 per litre’

The sustained strategic intervention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in the efficient supply and distribution petroleum products has led to significant fall in the prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, and Liquefied ...

August 27, 2017 No Responses

Gunmen attack anchored oil tanker in Lagos

Armed robbers boarded a tanker and stole some oil from the ship while it was anchored at Lagos General Purpose Anchorage, Nigeria, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).has reported. Quoting report put together by ICC, IMB explained that the incident...

August 26, 2017 No Responses

NNPC implores indigenous firms to bid for 30 marginal fields

August 25, 2017 No Responses

NNPC unveils agenda to revitalize 52 clinics

As part of efforts to jump-start its diversification into the health care business, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has requested a deeper collaboration with India in the area of expertise and state-of-the-art medical equipment to revitalize...

August 24, 2017 No Responses

Court orders arrest of Oando’s oil rigs over N4.7 billion debt

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has ordered the arrest and detention of three crude oil drilling rigs belonging to Oando Energy Services Limited (also known as OES Energy Services Limited) over debts of US$15,399,524.84 (equivalent....

August 22, 2017 No Responses

Total stakes $7.5billion for Maersk Oil Business

Danish transport and energy conglomerate, A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has signed an agreement to sell Maersk Oil to Total S.A for $7.45 billion in a combined share and debt transaction. As explained by Maersk, the separation of the energy...