Oil & Gas

Middle East: Oil demand remains low despite the ease in COVID-19 lockdown

Angola’s Petroleum Agency launches video exposé on Licensing Round Exploration Potential

Angola’s National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels has published a video based on the presentation event it hosted for upstream companies on 12 April showcasing the exploratory potential of the acreage on offer in its onshore 2020/2021 bid round; Six blocks in the Kwanza Basin and three blocks in the Lower Congo Basin offer […]

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DPR generates N2.24trn in 8 months, targets N5trn in December

DPR to present four revoked oil assets to Kaztech/Slavic Consortium

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has inaugurated a team of experts to evaluate the revoked four oil mining licenses from Addax Petroleum Exploration Nigeria Limited to a new operator – Kaztech/Slavic Consortium. Director of DPR, Sarki Auwalu in a statement signed by Head, Public Affairs, DPR, Paul Osu said the move was in fulfillment

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Alison Abbott, Communications Director, WLPGA, who doubles as the global manager of WINLPG,

Why Women should adopt LPG as domestic fuel — WLPGA

By Eyo Nsima The World LPG Association, WLPGA, which promotes LPG as a safer, cleaner, healthier fuel, has tasked women to adopt the product because of immense benefits. The WLPGA that believes in, ‘Empowering women and improving their status is essential to realising women’s full economic, political and social development potential. If the energy sector

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DPR generates N2.24trn in 8 months, targets N5trn in December

REVOCATION: DPR sets Committee to handover former Addax OMLs 123, 124, 126 and 137 to Kaztec Engineering

By Eyo Nsima The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has inaugurated a team of experts to evaluate the revoked assets of Addax Petroleum Exploration Nigeria Ltd. Its Director, Mr Sarki Auwalu, said in a statement issued by Mr. Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, on Thursday in Lagos. DPR had recently revoked the four

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OIL SPILL: Again, vandals, oil thieves strike Shell twice, still counting

JUST IN: Shell records two oil spills, still counting

By Eyo Nsima Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited, a leading International Oil Company, IOC has recorded two oil spill incidents in April 2021. The incidents, recorded on April 7 and 8, 2021, were attributed to sabotage in the Niger Delta as oil theft and pipeline vandalism remain major causes of concern in the region. According

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ExxonMobil Launches Investigation Into Near-miss Accident on Hebron Platform

ExxonMobil expands renewable fuels agreement with Global Clean Energy Holdings

By Eyo Nsima ExxonMobil and Global Clean Energy have expanded their five-year agreement to increase ExxonMobil’s purchase of renewable diesel up to 5 million barrels per year. According to ExxonMobil, a five-year agreement to purchase renewable diesel from Bakersfield biorefinery increases up to 5 million barrels per year Renewable fuel using Global Clean Energy’s patented

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AGPC to invest $10million on capacity development initiatives

…partners NCDMB to build centre for skills development, training ANOH Gas Processing Company (AGPC) has reiterated its commitment to spending up to $10million on capacity development initiatives in the oil and gas sector. The Managing Director of AGPC, Okechukwu Mba said this on the sidelines of the kickoff meeting and tour of the Centre for

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BREAKING: NNPC seeks support to tackle oil theft in Nigeria

OML 143: NNPC, SEEPCO Sign Gas Development Agreement to Unlock 1.2TCF

The gas development and commercialization programme of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) received a boost Thursday with the execution of the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 143 Gas Development Agreement (GDA) by the NNPC and its partner, Sterling Oil Exploration and Production Company (SEEPCO). A statement by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division,

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COVID-19: DPR recommends usage of Antigen- Rapid Diagnostic Tests for offshore workers

COVID-19: DPR recommends usage of Antigen- Rapid Diagnostic Tests for offshore workers   The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has recommended the use of Antigen-based Rapid Diagnostic Tests (Ag-RDTs) for offshore workers in Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Industry. The DPR, which is the regulator of the Nigerian oil and gas industry, made this known on

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