Lukoil Pledges to Expand its Operations in Nigeria
Nigeria has reached an oil deal with Lukoil Corporation Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Russia's largest oil company and operator of the OML 140 Oil Block, to extend operations in...
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Angola’s Oil Exports Hit $6.73bn Gross Revenue in Q2 2021
According to data from the Angola Press Agency (ANGOP), gross income from oil exports totalled $6.73 billion in the second quarter of this year, with 97.998 million barrels of crude...
Read More Nigeria’s NNPC Inaugurates Board of Greenfield Refinery Limited (NGRL)
The board of Greenfield Refinery Limited (NGRL), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has been established to oversee the construction and management of new refineries. During the...
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Aminex Announces Extension of Ruvuma License in Tanzania
Aminex PLC has reported that ARA Petroleum Tanzania (APT), the operator of the Ruvuma joint venture in Tanzania, has received a licence renewal from the Tanzanian Ministry of Energy under...
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Shell may Resume Oil Activities in Libya Soon
Shell's delegation met with Libya's state-owned National Oil Corporation earlier this week, and it appears that the corporation will resume operations in the country. Shell representatives met with Mustafa Sanalla,...
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PGS Provides Additional Data for Niger Delta Exploration in Nigeria
To complete the Petroleum Geo-Services’ Niger Delta 2020 Reprocessing package, an additional 1000 square kilometres of reprocessed 3D data from OPL 248 is now available and is well-timed for a...
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SDX Energy Announces Completion of Drilling at the HA-1X well at South Disouq in Egypt
On 4 August, the HA-1X exploratory well on the Hanut prospect spudded, and on 17 August, it reached the target depth of 6,000 feet. At about 5,200 feet, the Basal...
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OPEC to Make Historic Visit to Congo Next Week
The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo, will lead a delegation from OPEC to the Congo for a three-day working visit from August 23-25, 2021,...
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President Buhari Appoints Implementation Committee for Petroleum Industry Act
Following President Muhammadu Buhari's signing of the Petroleum Industry Bill into law on Monday, August 17th, 2021, the President has authorised the formation of an implementation committee to begin the...
Read More OPEC Congratulates President Buhari on PIB Signing
The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, has congratulated the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, on signing the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law. In...
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