Shell had resolved tax dispute with NNPC only last year Development a blow to Nigeria’s quest to raise oil output Shell has delayed expansion work at its Nigerian offshore Bonga field by another two years, dealing a major blow to the West African country’s quest to grow its crude production after a series of technical and operational setbacks, sources close to the project said Feb. 2. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now It was only in May 2021 that Shell, along with its partners, signed a deal with state oil company Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) in the deepwater oil block Oil Mining Lease 118, clearing the path to a major expansion of the country’s Bonga oil and gas field. The development had previously been shelved due to a long-standing tax dispute with Shell, the operator of the field. After the […]