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Oil News ; Russia’s Micex Index rose for a second day, led by energy producers OAO Gazprom and OAO Lukoil as oil climbed; Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND)

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

------------- The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on Wednesday moved the borders of Sudan's Abyei region, leading Khartoum to claim control of the oil fields at the heart of ...

Crude oil for August 2009 delivery down 14 cents at $61.40 a barrel ;London Brent increased 16 cents to $63.25 ; Out of a total of 177 countries that were surveyed by a respected US group, Nigeria ranked 15th

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) yesterday expressed condolence to the families of the officers and men of the Armed Forces who were victims of the recent attack on the ...

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 ...

African Oil and Gas Country Briefs

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) manages the state-owned oil industry. The NNPC holds 49% in the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Company. Foreign Company Involvement: British ...

Last missing CNPC employee kidnapped in Sudan confirmed killed

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

In the early morning of November 1 (Beijing time), CNPC rescue team reported from Sudan that two of the three missing CNPC employees kidnapped in Sudan are confirmed killed and ...

LUNDIN PETROLEUM COMMENCES EXPLORATION DRILLING IN SUDAN BLOCK 5B

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce the start of drilling operations in Block 5B, Sudan. The exploration well Nyal-1, located on the western flank of the basin ...