Category: Oil & Gas

Africa50, an infrastructure investment platform founded by the African Development Bank and African States, in partnership with Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) has announced the United States launch of the gas report on “Investing in Natural Gas for Africans: Doing Good and Doing Well” at a ceremony held recently at the Atlantic Council Headquarters. In June…

By Irina Slav  Mexico’s state oil company Pemex said it produced an average 1.76 million bpd of crude in October, down 7 percent from October last year, Reuters reports, citing data released by the company. This is also one of the lowest monthly production rates since 1990 when records began. The decline was attributed to…

Qatar is to leave OPEC next month, the Gulf state’s new energy minister, Saad al-Kaabi, announced on Monday. “Qatar has decided to withdraw its membership from OPEC effective January 2019,” Kaabi said at a Doha press conference. He added that OPEC was told of the decision on Monday ahead of the announcement.

Damilola Shittu – Abuja The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited and its joint partners have signed a gas supply and aggregation agreement that will support the 140-megawatts Aba Integrated Power Project in Abia State. The agreement, which is between the SPDC, Geometric Power Aba Limited, and Gas Aggregation Company of Nigeria, was signed…

Oil marketers on Sunday in Lagos issued a seven-day ultimatum, demanding that the Federal Government settle the outstanding debts totalling N800 billion, failing which depots would cease operation across the country. The marketers, comprising Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association and Independent Petroleum Products Importers, said failure to meet…

The House of Representatives has raised the alarm that Nigeria may have lost up to $10bn in the controversial Malabu oil deal in one transaction on Operating Licence 245. According to The Punch, the lower chamber said available data indicated that the deal was never in the interest of the country. The Chairman, House of…

Damilola Shittu – Abuja The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, has signed a performance agreement with the management team to ensure the company delivers on its mandate. While signing the agreement on Wednesday in Abuja, Baru said it was part of the on-going efforts to reposition the organisation. He…

By Cyril Widdershoven The world’s largest oil company Saudi Aramco seems to have surprised the global energy markets the last couple of days. New announcements of multi-billion dollar investments in gas related operations, indicating a new move to make Saudi Arabia a major gas exporter, have been made public by the company’s CEO Amin Nasser….

Oil firms on Tuesday top the losers’ table at the the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The oil firms are Seplat, Mobil oil and Forte Oil. Seplat led the laggards’ table with a loss of N62.70 to close at N590 per share while Mobil Oil trailed with a loss…

THE Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Emmanuel Kachikwu and Saudi Arabian Energy Minister, Khalid al-Falih have concluded plans to meet over instability in the international market as oil price drops to $60 per barrel. Investigation by Vanguard revealed that the crucial engagement will take place in Abuja, Nigeria, on November 28, 2018. A…