DPS SAIL AWAY WITH BUMI ARMADA’S OYO TOPSIDES IN NIGERIA

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Process system integrators, DPS (Bristol) Ltd, have been awarded a process topsides FEED for the 40,000 bopd Oyo field FPSO (floating production storage and offloading vessel), destined for offshore Nigeria. ...


Addax Petroleum Announces Production Milestone in Nigeria

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

200 million barrels produced from OML123 offshore Nigeria Calgary, Alberta, July 7th, 2008 – Addax Petroleum Corporation (TSX: AXC and LSE: AXC) (“Addax Petroleum” or the “Corporation”) announces today that the ...


Nigeria seeks international help

Friday, July 4th, 2008

By CARMEN GENTILE Nigeria needs the international community to intervene in the conflict-ravaged and oil-rich Niger Delta in order for full capacity petroleum production to resume, a prominent Nigerian leader said ...


Force Majeure Declared by Chevron in Nigeria

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

A second oil company declares force majeure in less than a week, US giant Chevron said that due to the attack on its pipeline on June 19 that shut in ...


Rapid subsea project for Aker Solutions in Nigeria

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract worth approximately USD 65 million for the delivery of a complete subsea production system to Eni's Oyo field development offshore Nigeria. The fast-track ...


Nigeria Oil and Gas News in Brief June 2008

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

>>The main militant group in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta said on Sunday it would observe a unilateral ceasefire from midnight (2300 GMT) on Tuesday after a request from local elders. ...


What is causing the high prices?

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Violence in Nigeria (Niger Delta) Iraq War Venezuela Crisis with Oil conglomorates and the US OPEC’s inability to do anything. - Some feel the assassination of the former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto increased ...


Amazon Watch Says San Francisco Board of Supervisors Will Vote Today on Resolution Condemning Chevron

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Resolution Criticizes Chevron’s Profiteering in Iraq, Complicity in Nigeria Slayings and Ecuador Disaster SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is to vote today on a resolution condemning Chevron for ...


Acergy S.A. announces fabrication contract for its Globestar Yard in Warri, Nigeria

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Acergy S.A. (NASDAQ GS: ACGY; Oslo Stock Exchange: ACY) announced today the award of a contract valued at approximately $50 million for the fabrication, assembly and testing of eight manifolds ...


Oando Marketing Introduces new Aerosol “Oando Insecticide”

Friday, May 16th, 2008

In a bid to diversify its product line and further consolidate it Non-Fuel Revenue earnings, Oando Marketing, Nigeria’s leading marketer of petroleum products, and a subsidiary of Oando PLC, today ...


MART RESOURCES, INC. ANNOUNCES COMMENCEMENT OF FIRST OIL PRODUCTION FROM ITS UMUSADEGE FIELD,NIGERIA

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Mart Resources, Inc. (TSX-V: MMT) and its partners Midwestern Oil and Gas Company PLC (“Midwestern”, Operator) and Suntrust Oil Company Nigeria Limited are pleased to announce the commencement of crude ...


United Energy Corporation Expands Product Sales In Nigeria

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

SECAUCUS, N.J., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Energy Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: UNRG) (the "Company") announced today its second round of sales of two containers of KX-91 tank remediation product ...


Petrobras, Agbami and Akepo fields in Nigeria

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

International director talks about Petrobras' investments abroad   During a breakfast event held with journalists today (04/15), Petrobras’ International director, Jorge Luiz Zelada, called attention to Petrobras’ investments and projects abroad. For ...


Oando Donates Ethanol testing facilities to FG

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Oando PLC, Nigeria’s leading energy group, in a bid to ensure only gasoline with the right ethanol level is sold in the country, has announced that it has placed orders ...


Nigeria – Fire in cluster 1 and cluster 3 plants of Beniboye

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Fire extinguishing operations still ongoing Eni informs that during the night between April 12 and 13 a fire occurred in the oil plants of Cluster 1 and Cluster 3 due to ...


Nigerian Activity Update , Hardy Oil and Gas plc

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Hardy Oil and Gas plc (LSE: HDY) the oil and gas exploration and production company with assets in Inida and Nigeria, announces that has executed an agreement to farm-out a ...


Cheniere’s Celestine River Sails from Nigeria with Cool Down Cargo for Sabine Pass

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cheniere Energy, Inc. (AMEX:LNG) announced today that the Celestine River LNG vessel has departed from the Nigeria LNG terminal fully laden with her first cargo of liquefied natural gas. ...


NIGERIA News: Gas update

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Government figures in Nigeria could be eyeing up a US$20 billion raid on energy companies. As much as 30 percent of the country's gas production may be set aside for ...


Total Farms into New Deep Offshore License in Nigeria

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Total today announces that it has signed an agreement with Nigeria’s Conoil Producing Limited to farm into the deep offshore OPL 257 license with a 40% interest. Conoil remains the ...


Addax Petroleum Announces Successful Oil Appraisal Offshore Nigeria

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Successful appraisal at OML123 expands Kita Marine area Calgary, Alberta, March 11th, 2008 – Addax Petroleum Corporation (“Addax Petroleum” or the “Corporation”) (TSX:AXC and LSE:AXC) announced today the successful appraisal of ...


Nigeria: Cameron Awarded $650 Million Contract For Subsea Equipment Offshore West Africa

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

HOUSTON (March ­­11, 2008) -- Cameron (NYSE: CAM) has been awarded a contract with an initial value of approximately $650 million to provide subsea systems for the initial phase of ...


Addax Petroleum Announces Successful Oil Appraisal Offshore Nigeria

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Successful appraisal at OML123 expands Kita Marine area Calgary, Alberta, March 11th, 2008 – Addax Petroleum Corporation (“Addax Petroleum” or the “Corporation”) (TSX:AXC and LSE:AXC) announced today the successful appraisal of ...


Afren signs Production Sharing Contracts for two licences in the gas rich Anambra Basin in Nigeria

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

London, 3 March 2008 - Afren plc ("Afren" or “the Company”) announces that, as part of its strategy to aggregate and commercialise stranded gas assets in Nigeria, the Company has signed ...


Chevron Confirms Development of Nigeria Deepwater Field

Friday, February 29th, 2008

SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chevron (NYSE:CVX) confirms that its subsidiary Chevron Nigeria Deepwater Limited and its co-venturers are moving forward to develop the offshore Usan field in Nigeria. “The Usan development project ...


ExxonMobil Helps Launch Malaria Prevention Program in Nigeria

Monday, February 25th, 2008

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Foundation announced today its support for the launch in Nigeria of the NetsforLife program to fight malaria. Long-lasting insecticide-treated nets will be distributed to Nigerian communities with ...