United States Archives - Ibe Kachikwu

17th January 2022

U.S & China Will be Top Global Exporter and Importer of LNG in 2022

According to a recent report from IHS Markit, the United States and China will be the main export and import markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2022, respectively. Nigeria...

3rd December 2021

U.S. May Release More Crude from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve

According to CNBC, a top State Department adviser said the US is prepared to release even more crude oil from its emergency stocks. This follows the announcement last week by...

9th November 2021

Biden May Announce Measures to Curb High Gasoline Prices Soon – Energy Secretary Granholm

In an interview with MSNBC on Monday, US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said that US President Joe Biden could propose measures to alleviate high gasoline prices as soon as this week....

22nd October 2021

The US is Still Convincing OPEC to Pump More Oil

The United States is not giving up on its attempts to convince the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies to pump more oil as retail fuel prices continue...

26th April 2021

US Import of Nigeria Crude Oil Dropped to the Lowest in Five Years in 2020

According to data from the US Energy Information Agency, the United States imports of Nigerian crude oil fell by 64.12%, the lowest in five (5) years, in 2020. The US...

16th September 2020

Senegal Invites U.S. Firms to Conduct Feasibility Study for its National Gas Pipeline Project

Fonds Souverain d’Investissements Stratégiques S.A. (FONSIS) invites submission of qualifications and proposal data from interested United States firm that are capable of executing a feasibility study to support the development...

3rd September 2020

United States to grant Senegal about $1.3 million for Gas Infrastructure

The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has inked an agreement to grant $1.2 million to the Fonds Souverain d’Investissements Stratégiques (FONSIS) Senegal. SGN was created in February 2020...