High court rulings complicate Nigeria’s plans for its oilfield licensing round
Judges in Lagos have blocked Nigeria’s efforts to revoke two oilfield licences, court documents seen by Reuters showed, a move that could compromise a full licensing round for marginal fields which the government is aiming to launch as!-->…
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Oil prices rise as OPEC+ considers production cut extension
Oil rose past $36 a barrel as investors eyed a potential extension of record production curbs by OPEC+ while physical markets showed renewed signs of tightness.
Futures in New York rose around 2.7% as Russia and several producers in the!-->!-->!-->…
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NNPC records 74 pipeline breaches in 2 months
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) lost over N20 billion due to 74 pipelines breaches by suspected crude oil thieves in January and February this year, the national oil company has said.
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FG clears outstanding N168bn fuel subsidy debt to oil marketers
The Federal Government has paid N168 billion outstanding subsidy debt to oil marketers, as part of measures targeted at stimulating activities in the downstream sector of the petroleum industry. Investigation by Vanguard indicated that the!-->…
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At $21/barrel, Nigeria’s Crude production most expensive globally -Senate
Senate on Monday described cost of crude oil production per barrel as the most expensive globally. This follows presentation of $21 as the current cost of crude oil production per barrel at an interactive session on Medium Term Expenditure!-->…
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FG flags-off 2020 marginal fields bid round
•To generate N2.365bn from application fees
Nigeria’s precarious economic situation may lighten up pretty soon as the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) yesterday announced the commencement of marginal fields bid rounds!-->!-->!-->…
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Why Nigeria Makes $3 Profit From Every Barrel Of Crude Oil – NNPC
Nigeria currently makes a $3 profit for every barrel of crude oil it sells! This shocking revelation came yesterday when the leadership of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC) was invited by the National Assembly to explain the!-->…
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BREAKING: Buhari approves new working hours for banks, civil servants
The Nigerian Government on Monday ordered banks in the country to resume normal working hours.
Buhari also announced that curfew in the country is now from 10pm to 4am.
However, after a briefing of the presidential task force (PTF)!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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FG reduces petrol pump price to N121.50 per litre
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA ) has announced the reduction of the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to N121.50 from N123 per litre.
The PPPRA in its memo titled “A.4/9/017/C.2/IV/701 31“, also!-->!-->!-->…
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Concerns mount as Shell plans offering voluntary severance for staff
Since it was reported that Royal Dutch Shell is mulling to offer staff voluntary severance as part of measures to cut costs following the slump of oil price caused by collapse in demand as COVID-19 pandemic ravages the world, workers of!-->…
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