FG revokes seven oil block licences
The Nigerian government has approved the request to revoke the licences of six Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) and one oil prospecting lease (OPL), in the onshore, shallow water and deepwater Niger Delta basin.
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FG, Pan Ocean in negotiation over OML 98
The Federal Government has entered into negotiations with Pan Ocean Oil Corporation to resolve the issues surrounding Oil Mining Lease, OML, 98 in the Niger Delta.
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Stakeholders seek strict enforcement of Gas flaring regulations
Worried by the consistent flouting of enabling legislation aimed at curbing gas flaring, stakeholders in the oil and gas sector have called for strict enforcement of the recently enacted Flared Gas ( Prevention and Waste) Regulation, 2018.!-->…
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Firm ties refinery construction to full downstream deregulation
Petrocam Nigeria Limited has said it would build a refinery in-country only when the Federal Government fully deregulates the downstream subsector of the oil industry.
The Chief Executive officer of the firm, Mr. Patrick Ilo, stated!-->!-->!-->…
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Kachikwu challenges crude oil industry to raise output to 7m bpd
Petroleum Minister, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has challenged crude oil exploration and production companies operating within Nigeria to seek to raise output from the current 2.1m barrels a day to a whopping 7 million barrels within the foreseeable!-->…
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FG plans gas filling plants in all LGs -Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, said on Thursday that the Federal Government was working assiduously to ensure installation of gas filling plants in each of the 774 Local Government Areas in the country.
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Kachukwu denies reports govt would sell refineries, NNPC
*Hints on signing PGIB in June
The Minister of States for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has dispelled reports that the federal government is willing to sell off its stake in the refineries, including the Nigerian National!-->!-->!-->…
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Fuel Subsidy, Nigeria’s biggest fiscal burden -LCCI
...As NNPC denies inflating fuel import figures
Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, has described fuel subsidy which the World Bank said cost Nigeria N731 billion in 2018, as the biggest fiscal burden currently staring the!-->!-->!-->…
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Marketers warn against imminent petrol scarcity
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) yesterday raised the alarm over the fear of a looming fuel scarcity.
Its National Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Maigandi, who spoke with The Nation in Abuja,!-->!-->!-->…
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Progress in renewable energy may render Dangote refinery unsustainable – Expert
Nigeria is in the process of building the world’s biggest oil refinery. Many locals hope it will contribute to alleviating poverty in the country. Aliko Dangote’s idea is to produce 650,000 barrels of oil a day and refine it in Nigeria to!-->…
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