OPEC Retains Oil Cuts Over Demand Concerns           Members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allied producers under OPEC+, yesterday, agreed to cap crude production at current levels in February. The decision was taken at the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) meeting. In...

Oil Woes, As Bonny Light Drops By 34.8% In 11 Months         The average price of Bonny Light, Nigeria’s premium oil grade, has dropped by 34.8 percent to $42.9 per barrel in the past 11 months of 2020, due mainly to the prolonged Coronavirus pandemic, drop...

Fed Govt May Exceed N7.89trn 2021 Revenue Target As Oil Prices Soars         There are indications that the Federal Government may be on course to meet and perhaps, surpass the projected oil revenue target in the 2021 budget if the recent rise in the prices of...

Oil Revenue To Remain Subdued As Output Plunges By 15%       Despite the recent rise in oil prices, there are strong indications that Nigeria is not likely to be out of the woods in its petroleum revenue performance and budget funding, due, mainly to the significant...

How We Created Opportunities Out Of Year 2020 Challenges — NNPC         The year 2020 is a year like no other. A year that threw up a health challenge which brought the whole world to its knees. The coronavirus pandemic precipitated the lockdown of social and economic...

Oil Prices: Afreximbank Predicts 10% Rise In 2021       Oil prices are expected to rise around 10 per cent over the next year, according to the Afreximbank African Commodity Index for the third quarter of 2020. The index, which measures commodity prices every quarter, said the oil...