Nigerian oil company working with security forces
With an eye on the national budget, Nigeria’s state oil company said it would work closely with police in an effort to tackle militant threats. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. Continue Reading
Nigeria: ExxonMobil Discovers Another 1 Billion Barrels of Oil in Bayelsa
American oil giant, ExxonMobil, has announced the discovery of about 1 billion barrels of crude oil in a Nigerian offshore oilfield. In an emailed statement on Thursday, the firm described Continue Reading
Nigeria: Niger Delta Avengers Resume Hostilities, Bombs Chevron Export Pipeline
Warri — After about three months of quiet, the Niger Delta Avengers resumed destruction of oil and gas infrastructure yesterday, when it bombed a Chevron-operated export pipeline at Escravos in Continue Reading
Nigeria: Mass Sack in Nigeria’s Oil Industry, Over 3,000 Affected
There has been mass sack of over 3,000 workers in Nigeria’s oil industry as the country’s economic recession bites harder, two unions have said. The two major unions in the Continue Reading
Nigerian union says oil firms sack 3,000 workers, asks government to step in
Oil firms operating in Nigeria have sacked about 3,000 workers, a labor union official said on Wednesday, calling on the government to file a protest with foreign oil operators. “The Continue Reading
Nigerian oil export pipeline attacked
Nigerian crude oil exports disrupted after the Niger Delta Avengers militant group attacked a pipeline operated by a subsidiary of Chevron. Photo by vanhurck/Shutterstock ABUJA, Nigeria, Oct. 25 (UPI) — Continue Reading
Nigerian Oil Under Attack Once Again
NDA Attack Nigeria has managed to increase its daily crude oil production to 1.9 million barrels , according to a tweet from the Petroleum Ministry. That’s still short of the Continue Reading
Nigeria: Offshore Rig Count Declines to Seven
Nigeria’s offshore rig count from June till September has reduced to seven from 11 recorded as at end first half 2016, H1’16, indicating that four rigs were shut down in Continue Reading
Nigeria’s oil production climbs up to 1.9 million b/d: oil ministry
Nigeria’s oil production has risen to 1.9 million b/d, the oil ministry said Tuesday, even as the government has begun moves for all-inclusive talks with Niger Delta leaders to end Continue Reading
Shell To Resume Exports From Terminal Attacked By Militants
NDA combatants The Nigerian presidency on Tuesday issued a statement affirming that Royal Dutch Shell will resume exports from the Forcados terminal in the Niger Delta region. “The Shell Director, Continue Reading