Exxon lifts Nigeria force majeure
Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) has lifted force majeure on its exports from Qua Iboe.
Nigeria
Buhari to launch Lagos excellence centre
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will inaugurate the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC) in Lagos on January 21.
Shell signs up for Lagos, Ogun gas provision
Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) has signed a deal to provide gas to industrial and manufacturing companies in Lagos and Ogun states.
Shell sells OML 17 stake for $533mn
Shell Petroleum Development Co. (SPDC) has sold its 30% stake in OML 17 to TNOG Oil and Gas, for $533 million.
Kidnappings on the rise as West African threat shifts
Kidnappings offshore West Africa hit a six-year high in 2020, Ambrey has reported, with 142 crew members seized by pirates.
Bank assets targeted over Shell’s $479m Nigerian debt
Nigerian authorities moved to seize assets belonging to one of the nation’s largest banks to recoup damages owed by Royal Dutch Shell Plc to a local community over a decades-long dispute.
Bids in for NNPC downstream rehab work
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) has received bids from 96 companies for rehabilitation of downstream infrastructure.
Osinbajo hails expected cost cuts under PIB
A number of Nigerian voices have come out in support of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) this week.
First E&P exports first Anyala cargo
First oil has been exported from Yinson Holding’s Abigail-Joseph floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Nigeria.
Sieminski tips record demand growth for 2021
Oil demand will grow at “a little over 4 million barrels per day” in 2021, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC) president Adam Sieminski has predicted.
Aramco employee killed in Nigeria
Unidentified gunmen have killed a Saudi Aramco employee in his home, in Nigeria.
Metallon’s move on Lekoil risks local content penalty
Zimbabwean miner Metallon Corp. faces a new challenge in its pursuit of Lekoil with possible difficulties emerging over local content in Nigeria.
Nigerian militants threaten shipping, pipelines
A Nigerian militant group has issued a warning to operations in the Niger Delta, including pipelines and vessels.
Wike slates Ogoni clean-up progress
Rivers State Nyesom Wike has accused the federal government of driving the Ogoni clean up programme forward only when it is politically expedient.
Abubakar sells off Intels stake
Nigeria’s former vice president Atiku Abubakar has sold off his interest in Intels Nigeria, a logistics company, fuelling speculation of a run for the presidency in 2023.
Savannah cuts costs, tweaks gas sales deal
Savannah Energy has set out cost and capital expenditure cuts, while also revising a gas sales agreement in Nigeria with Lafarge Africa.
Seplat signs deal to supply Waltersmith refinery
Seplat Petroleum will supply crude to Waltersmith Petroman’s new modular refinery, cutting pipeline losses.
Exxon worker dies in Qua Iboe fire, force majeure declared
An ExxonMobil employee has died following a fire at the Qua Iboe Terminal in Nigeria.
Rethink Africa’s energy systems to empower women
Women-led SMEs across the continent depend on reliable and affordable energy but often lose out because of grid and centralised power problems. Instead of waiting for grid power, Salma Okonkwo argues, off-grid solar projects and mini grids offer a way forward.
Financial faith in Africa’s future
Access to capital is the major challenge facing sub-Saharan Africa’s energy sector.
AFC works on downstream opportunities
Africa Finance Corp. (AFC) is turning to opportunities in the downstream in an attempt to tackle the continent’s import problem.
Nigeria launches autogas push
Nigeria has launched a push to increase the use of autogas with a high-profile event in Abuja.
Nigeria’s power grid collapses
Nigeria’s power grid collapsed on November 29, operator Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) stated baldly.
Power choices and pricing in Africa
“Natural gas has a vital role to play alongside renewables” in Africa, African Infrastructure Investment Managers’ (AIIM) managing director Sola Lawson told Energy Voice.
Nigeria eyes product pipe from Niger refinery
Nigeria has signed a deal with neighbouring Niger on petroleum products transportation and storage.