Cape Town — Diezani Alison-Madueke, served under former president Goodluck Jonathan from 2010 to 2015 and was Nigeria’s first female minister of petroleum resources. She has been accused of corruption Continue Reading
State-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation expects the force majeure on Nigeria’s Bonny Light crude to be lifted “very soon,” Mele Kyari, group general manager of NNPC’s crude oil marketing division Continue Reading
The slow pace of talks between the Nigerian government and representatives from the Niger Delta—exacerbated by the impending 2019 elections—have frustrated the militants who prompted the negotiations, causing oil majors Continue Reading
It may assault sensibilities of some people to insinuate that Nigerians will have to drink their oceans of oil, as it may be unscientific to suggest that the resource will Continue Reading
Nigerian oil production remains below 1.8 million barrels per day, in compliance with a quota set on the African nation by OPEC earlier this year in response to its explosive Continue Reading
Nigeria may be ready to give up its status as an OPEC member exempt from the effort to balance the market with production cuts, Russia’s oil minister said. Members of Continue Reading
Nigerian fuel truck drivers have begun a strike, their union said Wednesday, triggering fears of a fresh shortage of oil products. In addition to seeking a pay rise and a Continue Reading
Oil workers in Nigeria stopped on Monday the loading of oil products, natural gas, and aviation fuel as the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) joined an Continue Reading
An average of 700,000bpd of crude oil was deferred in 2016 due to pipeline sabotage, this brought Nigeria’s production down to as low as 1.3 million barrels per day from Continue Reading
Wednesday . The Kaduna , Warri and Port Harcourt refineries will shutter to allow the national oil company to return refining capacity to their nameplate levels, NNPC managing director Dr. Continue Reading
