FG, Shell In Talks Over Sale Of Nigerian Oil Assets
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has said the Federal Government is in talks with Shell over the planned sale of the company’s stakes in Nigeria’s onshore oil assets.
The Nigerian oil...
Nigeria’s Revenue Threatened As India Slashes Crude Imports By $39.5bn
Nigeria’s revenue earning capacity has come under threat following the reduction of importation of crude oil by India.
India, Nigeria’s largest crude oil importer, reduced crude oil imports by $39.5bn in April, compared to the same...
Oil Exploration Activities Decline, Threaten 40bn Reserves Target
Nigeria has recorded a significant 19.3 per cent decline in the level of oil exploration in the first 10 months of this year, a development which may be threatening the Federal Government’s plan to restore growth in...
Nigeria’s Oil Deposit Down By 2.16% To 36 Barrels - NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed that the volume of oil deposits Nigeria holds declined by 2.16 per cent between 2018 and 2019 and is now 36.89 barrels (bbls).
While the country’s oil...
NNPC Reduces Debts To IOCs To $1.58bn, Pays Off Mobil
Out of about $4.6 billion negotiated joint venture (JV) oil production debt Nigeria was owing international oil companies (IOCs), about $3.02 billion has been paid by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), leaving about $1.58...
The federal government has reached an outline settlement to resolve a protracted dispute with five international oil companies (IOCs), under which the oil firms will be paid $5 billion as arrears of cash calls to cover exploration and production costs.
Financial Times reported that Shell,...