First Oil From 2020 Marginal Field Bid Underway - NUPRC   Some of 2020 marginal field bid round investors are on the stage of striking their first oil. It would be recalled that the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) concluded the bid mid-last year. Chief Executive Officer,...

Fed Govt Reopens Shut Oil Wells, Projects N29trn Annual Revenue   The Federal Government is reviving shut-in crude oil wells in a bid to produce about 2.1 million barrels of oil daily, with an estimated worth of N2.4tn monthly, from various drilling facilities in the Niger...

Nigeria Loses $2bn To Oil Theft In Eight Months   The ad-hoc committee set up by the Senate to investigate oil theft and consequent damage on the nation’s economy said on Tuesday that Nigeria lost $2 billion, equivalent to N1.3trillion, to oil theft between January and...

Nigeria Loses N891bn To Gas Flaring In 18 Months   Nigeria lost N891bn to gas flaring in 18 months, according to data from the Nigerian Oil Spill Monitor, an arm of the Nigerian Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) released on Sunday. The data revealed that...

Nigeria's ECA Shrinks From $35m To $376,655   The Federal Government has drawn down the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to $376,655.09 from $35.377 million in May, this year. This means that in one month the government withdrew $35,000,344.91from the ECA. The ECA is supposed to be a savings...

IOCs Fear Collapse As FG Says $3.27bn Crude Stolen In 14 Months   The total value of Nigeria’s crude oil stolen between January 2021 and February 2022 is about $3.27bn (representing N1.361tn at the official exchange rate of N416.25 to the dollar), the Federal Government declared...