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GlobalData: Nigeria to account for 24% of oil and gas projects starting up in Africa by 2026

May 9, 2022

World Oil More than 100 oil and gas projects should commence operations in Nigeria during the next four years, accounting for more than 24% of the predicted total projects starts during that time, predicts GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s report, ‘Africa Oil and Gas Projects Analytics and Forecast by Project Type, Sector, Countries, Development Stage, Capacity and Cost,

Shell Nigeria oil field sale draws bids from four local firms

February 4, 2022

World Oil (Bloomberg) — Shell Plc’s sale of a multibillion-dollar stake in a joint venture that operates oil fields in Nigeria has attracted bids from four local companies, according to people familiar with the negotiations. Seplat Energy Plc, Sahara Group Ltd., Heirs Oil and Gas Ltd. and ND Western Ltd. submitted the non-binding offers in January, said the people, who

EXCLUSIVE Nigeria refines energy reform bill to attract more Big Oil cash

April 16, 2021

Reuters Nigeria has sweetened the terms of a sweeping oil reform bill in a bid to attract much-needed investment to its oil industry, four people closely involved with the legislation said and a letter from oil companies, seen by Reuters, showed. The proposed changes signal a shift by Africa’s largest oil producer and show the impact of an increasingly competitive

Energy transition risks political strife in oil-producing states: report

March 25, 2021

Reuters LONDON – The transition towards green energy imperils oil-producing states that have lagged in diversifying their economies, United Kingdom-based risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft warned in a report on Thursday. “Algeria, Iraq and Nigeria will be among the first casualties of a slow-motion wave of political instability that will engulf an array of oil producing countries over the next 3-20

OPEC Jan oil output rises for 7th month, Nigeria limits gain-survey

January 29, 2021

Reuters LONDON – OPEC oil output has risen for a seventh month in January, a Reuters survey found, after the group and allies agreed to ease record supply curbs further, although an involuntary drop in Nigerian exports limited the increase. The 13-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is pumping 25.75 million barrels per day (bpd) in January, the survey

Oil companies tighten Nigeria security as protests, job losses stoke tension

November 18, 2020

Reuters PORT HARCOURT/LAGOS – Oil companies have asked security services to tighten surveillance as violent anti-police brutality protests and the expected sacking of hundreds of workers worsen desperation in the region, industry sources told Reuters. Already unemployment is above 40% in Nigeria’s energy regions and observers say further job losses could aggravate problems of pipeline tapping, illegal oil refining and

OPEC+ to meet Saturday on extending cuts, pushing for compliance

June 5, 2020

Reuters MOSCOW/DUBAI – OPEC and its allies led by Russia will meet on Saturday to discuss extending record oil production cuts and to push laggards such as Iraq and Nigeria to comply with existing curbs. The producers known as OPEC+ previously agreed to cut supply by 9.7 million barrels per day (bpd) during May and June to prop up prices

Coronavirus creates repair headache for oil and gas industry

May 19, 2020

Reuters MOSCOW/LAGOS/LONDON – The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted maintenance at oil and gas projects and refineries from Russia’s Far East to the coast of Canada, storing up problems for an industry already reeling from slumping prices, analysts say. Lockdowns to stop the spread of COVID-19, the flu-like infection caused by the virus, have snarled the supply of spare parts and

OPEC+ cuts oil exports sharply so far in May: trackers

May 18, 2020

Reuters LONDON – OPEC+ has cut its oil exports sharply in the first half of May, companies that track the shipments said, suggesting a strong start in complying with a new production cut agreement. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and other allies, a group known as OPEC+, are cutting supply by a record 9.7 million barrels per

How the oil price capitulation will hit Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and other major exporters

April 23, 2020

CNBC The historic plunge in oil prices earlier this week has left some major exporters of the commodity scrambling to shore up their economies. The U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude contract for May delivery fell by more than 100% to settle at negative $37.63 per barrel on Monday and expired on Tuesday at $10.01 a barrel. Futures contracts trade by the

Exxon, Shell face uphill legal battle over soured Nigerian deal

March 6, 2020

Houston Chronicle Oil majors including Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell Plc are facing uphill battles to convince U.S. courts to enforce multi-billion dollar arbitration awards they secured against Nigeria’s state oil company. The companies accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. of taking more crude than it was entitled to under four deals that were signed in 1993 to

If OPEC+ announces a new cut, it may not be what it seems

December 5, 2019

Houston Chronicle Speculation is mounting that OPEC and its allies may agree to a deeper production cut at their meeting in Vienna on Thursday, but market watchers shouldn’t take any such announcement at face value. Even a sizable “new” cut like the 400,000 barrel-a-day reduction Iraq’s Oil Minister Thamir Ghadhban was suggesting wouldn’t necessarily remove any oil from the market.

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