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Attacks on Shell-operated facilities

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Shell said suspected thieves have sabotaged five wellheads in the oil-producing Niger Delta since 14 August, some resulting in fires. No production was affected since most of the oilfields were ...

Oil News from around the web, Crude oil for August 2009 delivery was traded at $64.19 a barrel, up $0.14; Nigeria’s crude oil production capacity is expected to decline to 2.46 million

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) on Sunday blew up a crude oil facility belonging to the United States oil major, Chevron. The militant group also seized a chemical ...

Oil News from around the web, Brent crude for July 2009 delivery dropped as much as 51¢, or 0.7%, to $70.41 a barrel on London’s ICE Futures Europe exchange;Crude oil for July 2009 delivery fell as much as 64¢, or 0.9%, to $71.40 a barrel

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Over the weekend the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said that it had attacked more than one facility belonging to US major Chevron in the Niger ...

Oil News from around the web, Crude oil for July 2009 delivery dropped $0.26 to $72.42 a barrel in after-hours trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange ,Brent crude for July 2009 delivery gained $0.99, or 1.4%, to $71.79 on 11 June on London’s ICE Futures Europe exchange

Friday, June 12th, 2009

The IEA raised its global estimate for daily oil demand by 120,000 barrels to 83.3 million barrels in its monthly. The increase was driven by the US and China. Consumption ...

Nigerian Oil News from around the web, Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo ; Policy statement on Niger Delta in two weeks

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Nigeria ))))))Special Adviser to the President on Petroluem Matters, Professor Emmanuel Egbogah, yesterday told Irish investors that the Federal Government had embarked on unbundling of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ...