Nigeria: NNPC, Exxonmobil Meet As Usan Infill Work Begins On ML 138
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited) has engaged ExxonMobil on boosting deepwater output and pursuing further offshore investments, weeks after work began on the US$1 billion Usan Infill Project in Oil Mining!-->!-->!-->…
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Niger Delta community contactors reject NCDMB’s 1% remittance
Community contractors in the Niger Delta have rejected a new directive by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, over the 1% remittance, noting it is already taken by the International Oil Companies, IOC.
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Nigerian Stocks Lose N3.8 Trillion As Selloff Stretches To Fifth Session
…Insurance stocks lead declines as Dangote Sugar, ETI weigh on blue chips
The Nigerian equities market extended its sell-off on Friday, August 14, 2026, shedding N3.8 trillion in the week after closing lower for a fifth consecutive!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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JEX Market Positions To Fix Nigeria’s Gas Market Risk, Pricing Gap
In a strategic move to bridge the structural gap between Nigeria’s vast natural gas reserves and a fully functioning domestic market, JEX Markets has unveiled plans to build a regulated trading exchange aimed at curbing counterparty!-->!-->!-->…
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NUPRC Proposes Crude Swap To Cut Refinery Costs, Boost Supply
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has confirmed the commencement of consultations with relevant industry stakeholders on a domestic crude oil and gas swap arrangement aimed at cutting supply costs and ensuring more!-->!-->!-->…
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NUPRC, NMDPRA strengthen collaboration on petroleum sector regulation
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) have renewed their commitment to closer coordination as they work to improve regulation!-->!-->!-->…
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Global Oil Crisis: FG Reacts As 94 Countries Subsidise Fuel
According to a reports on Friday, August 14, 2026, as the global energy shock triggered by the United States and Iran conflict bites harder, the Nigerian government has bluntly rejected calls to reinstate petrol subsidies.
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Oil Prices Drop On Demand Concerns
Oil prices fell as weaker global demand forecasts and a sharp rise in U.S. crude inventories pressured the market. Brent dropped 2.47% to $86.78 a barrel, while WTI fell 2.81% to $80.93. Supply disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz!-->!-->!-->…
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Deep Offshore Tax Remission Order 2026: Recalibration Or Redistribution?
Prof. Omowumi O. Iledare
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s signing of the Deep Offshore Oil and Gas Projects Incentives (Tax Remission) Order, 2026 (DOEO 2026) deserves neither an automatic applause nor an instinctive criticism. My reaction!-->!-->!-->…
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Deep Offshore Incentive Order Will Accelerate Investment, Production Growth – Ojulari
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has welcomed the Federal Government's signing of the Deep Offshore Oil and Gas Projects Incentives (Tax Remission) Order, 2026, describing it as a landmark reform that!-->!-->!-->…
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