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FG Alerts H/Court How Chevron, Total Under-declared Crude Export 

Federal High Court seating in Lagos has started hearing on a suit brought forward by the Federal Government against two multinational oil giants, Total E&P Nigeria and Chevron. Whereas the government claimed that Total E&P Nigeria shortchanged Nigeria to the…

How CEO Of Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc Rose From Pump Attendant To Big Boss

Tunji Oyebanji is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mobil Oil Nigeria.  Currently, Mobil Nigeria is one of the top six major petroleum products marketers in Nigeria and leader in the oil industry in efficiency and brand management.  …

Address of Minister of Power, Works and Housing at the opening ceremony of Power-Nigeria Exhibition and Conference at Eko Hotels recently

Ladies and Gentlemen:   The number and array of exhibitors at this event clearly speaks volumes about the investment appetite for Nigeria’s power sector. More than anything that I could possibly say about the attractiveness of the Nigerian power sector;…

OPEC to cut output by 750,000 barrels per day

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed to cut production by 750,000 barrels a day. The surprise news triggered an immediate spike of more than 5 percent in crude prices, as markets had expected the Algiers meeting to…

Oando Plc inks $115.8m Midstream deal with Helios

Leading indigenous player in the nation’s oil and gas industry, Oando Plc, has announced the execution of a definitive agreement with a vehicle owned by funds advised by Helios Investment Partners LLP (“Helios”), a premier Africa-focused private investment firm, to…

Ghana earns over $3bn from petroleum revenue in 4 years

Figures coming from Ghana have shown that between 2011 and 2015, the country earned $3.208 billion from petroleum revenue as it produced the 161.7 million barrels of crude oil. Though in 2015, highest number of barrels, 37.4 million was recorded,…

Dangote excited over Lagos sweet crude oil wells

Leading investor in Africa and Nigeria in particular, Dangote Group has once again lauded speed currently applied by the Lagos State Government in driving the recent discovery and resumption of oil exploration in the state. Speaking in his office during…

Militants attack crude oil pipeline in Delta, threatens more attacks

At a time hopes of rising crude exports are rising, an emerging group, the Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate group yesterday claimed an attack on a crude pipeline operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in the restive Niger Delta…