Category: Oil & Gas
35 ships with petrol, others expected at Ports
Thirty five ships conveying petroleum products, food and other goods are expected to arrive at Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports, from Monday to June 16, says the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that not less than seven of the 35 ships will sail in with petrol. The remaining…
Oil prices drop amidst fears of market glut
Energy Worth with Agency Report Oil prices extended their decline from last week on growing expectations that major oil producers may ease their 17-month-old production cuts. A return to the oil production levels that were in place in October 2016, the baseline for the current deal to cut output, is one of the options for…
FG loses $300m annually to offshore vessel berthing
Energy Worth with Agency Report A former Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr Temisan Omatseye, has said that Nigeria is losing about $300 million yearly for berthing five degrees East on Nigerian waters. Omotseye said this at the 3rd Annual Conference tagged: “A Day with Nigeria Maritime Students 2018’’ organised by Platforms…
Saudis say Aramco IPO ‘Most Likely’ in 2019
By Tsvetana Paraskova Saudi Aramco’s much-hyped initial public offering is “most likely” to take place in 2019, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said on Friday, likely confirming that plans for the IPO have been pushed from this year to next. “We’re simply waiting for a market readiness for the IPO,” al-Falih said at the St….
Oil prices: OPEC deal not dead yet
By Nick Cunningham Oil prices plunged on Friday after news broke that OPEC and its partners, including Russia, are considering allowing higher levels of oil production, which could mark the beginning of the end for the OPEC deal. With inventories back at average levels, potential outages in Iran and oil production in Venezuela falling fast,…
NNPC promises to pay N2.1bn outstanding debt to NPA
By Energy Worth Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) of its readiness to pay up all the outstanding debt owed to the authority from 2017 to date. According to a statement from the NPA, the total debt estimated at about N2.1 billion for services rendered by the NPA to…
NNPC Retail set to capture 30% market share
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) downstream subsidiary, NNPC Retail Limited, has been directed to target 30 percent market share of petroleum products distribution business in Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector by 2020. NNPC group managing director, Maikanti Baru, handed down the directive Wednesday, in Abuja, during the unveiling ceremony of brand new logos for four of…
FDP’s approval ‘ll help govt, investors —Kachikwu
By Oke Peter The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said timely approval of field development plan is a win-win situation for both the government and investors. Kachikwu, in his presentation at a technical symposium organised by the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Nigeria in Lagos, described the FDP as one of…
ExxonMobil announces Greenhouse Gas reduction measures
ExxonMobil has announced greenhouse gas reduction measures that are expected to lead to significant improvements in emissions performance by 2020, including a 15 percent decrease in methane emissions and a 25 percent reduction in flaring. The company also announced its intention to improve its industry-leading energy efficiency in refining and chemical manufacturing facilities. ExxonMobil invests…
Petroleum sector generates N12.132bn tax in three months —NBS
Energy Worth with Agency Report Nigeria’s petroleum sector contributed Value Added Tax (VAT) of N12.132 billion during the first quarter of 2018, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. NBS said its first quarter VAT allocation report at the weekend, that offshore operations of the oil and gas sector generated 797.489 million;…