Independent producers record 100% increase in oil output – NNPC data

Independent producers record 100% increase in oil output – NNPC data

Current data from Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has shown that crude oil output from independent and sole risks producers have increased by over...

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Almost $194bn to be spent on upcoming oil & gas fields in Nigeria, others to 2025 – GlobalData

Almost $194bn to be spent on upcoming oil & gas fields in Nigeria, others to 2025 – GlobalData

Close to $194bn will be spent between 2018 and 2025 on 93 upcoming oil and gas fields in Africa. Capital expenditure (capex) into conventional,...

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Multiple levies threaten N750bn lubricant sector investments

Multiple levies threaten N750bn lubricant sector investments

Lubricant Producers Association of Nigeria (LUPAN)’s investment of over N750 billion is being threatened by multiple government agencies demanding different levies or licensing of...

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Lekoil heads to court over 2015 acquisition of OPL 310

Lekoil heads to court over 2015 acquisition of OPL 310

Background On 1 February 2013, Mayfair Assets and Trust Limited, a subsidiary of LEKOIL, farmed into Afren Investments Oil and Gas (Nigeria) Limited's (AIOGNL) interest...

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NLNG moves closer to FID on $10bn LNG Train 7 project

NLNG moves closer to FID on $10bn LNG Train 7 project

There are strong indications that stakeholders – Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG), National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Shell, Total and Agip –...

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Petrolex prepares for second phase of $5b Mega Oil City in Ogun state

Petrolex prepares for second phase of $5b Mega Oil City in Ogun state

Chairman of Petrolex Oil and Gas, Mr Segun Adebutu, has revealed plans by his firm to pump about $5 billion into the economy of...

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Nestoil looks to sell down in Neconde and OML 42

Nestoil looks to sell down in Neconde and OML 42

Nestoil, the oil service firm owned by Nigerian businessman Ernest Azudialu, is reportedly angling to sell part of its equity in the Neconde Special...

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Nigerian crude trades on spot market; differentials under downward pressure

Nigerian crude trades on spot market; differentials under downward pressure

Several Nigerian cargoes from the May programme traded, but market activity was limited overall, Reuters reports. Several Nigerian cargoes also traded. ExxonMobil sold a cargo...

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40 NGOs oppose $20bn Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project

40 NGOs oppose $20bn Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project

In December 2016, an announcement was made of a nearly 5000 km Nigeria-Morocco offshore gas pipeline which at today’s prices will cost an estimated...

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