Oil & Gas

The Management of MRS Oil Nigeria Plc has denied reports that the company was responsible for the importation and distribution of the recently contaminated Premium Motor Spirits (PMS) in the country. MRS in a press statement recently, explained that the NNPC is the sole importer of all PMS in Nigeria. It added that the NNPC, […]

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says petrol, with methanol quantities above Nigeria’s specification, was discovered in the supply chain. NMDPRA confirmed this in a statement issued recently in Abuja. “Methanol is a regular additive in petrol and is usually blended in an acceptable quantity,” the statement reads. The regulator added that

The Management of Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) in RECIEVERSHIP, hereby provide further update on the missing crew members following the unfortunate explosion and subsequent fire that engulfed the FPSO Trinity Spirit at the Ukpokiti Terminal in the early hours of Wednesday, 2nd of February 2022. We can confirm that three (3) crew

… Investigation ongoing By Eyo Nsima The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA, has classified the Shebah Exploration & Production Company Limited, SEPCOL, as a tier 2 spill. According to the industry regulation, a tier 2 oil spill is an incident requiring the involvement of Clean Nigeria Associates, CNA, a non-profit Organization and

By Eyo Nsima The price of Nigeria’s Bonny Light, has risen to $95 per barrel, indicating $33 higher than the $62 per barrel 2022 budget benchmark. This year’s budget was also based on the production of 1.8 million barrels per day, bpd, including between 300,000 – 400,000 barrels of Condensate that Nigeria produces daily. Details

By Eyo Nsima  Shebah Exploration & Production Company Limited (SEPCOL), National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC and Community have embarked on a Joint Investigation Visit (JIV), to the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading, FPSO, destroyed by fire in Ukpokiti Terminal, Delta State. The fire, which affected production, occurred on February 2,

By Eyo Nsima OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, has hosted a working lunch for a delegation from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) at the Organization’s Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. NNPC’s delegation was headed by Dr Billy Okoye, Group Executive Director of Ventures and Business Development. On behalf of Mele Kyari, Nigeria’s National

Leading energy company, Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG), has received accolades from industry regulator, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), for deliberate and active investment in Nigeria’s critical gas infrastructure to supply gas for powering industries in key locations in the country. The Chief Executive of NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, said Nigeria needs accelerated

By Eyo Nsima The production of about 22,000 barrels of oil per day, has been suspended because of the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading, FPSO, explosion, which occurred in Ukpokiti Terminal, Delta State. The facility, known as FPSO Trinity Spirit, belonging to Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL), exploded and sank on February 2,

By Eyo Nsima A Floating Production, Storage and Offloading, FPSO, used for oil and gas operations, has exploded in Escravos, Delta State. The explosion of the FPSO, known as Trinity Spirit, happened on February 2, 2022, causing fire and panic in the Escravos area of Warri South – West Local Government Area of the State.