The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and the Organization of the Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC) have pledged to work closely together to achieve the nation’s aspirations to attract investments and grow production. The two organizations came to this accord when the Secretary General of OPEC, Haitham Al-Ghais, paid a courtesy visit to the […]
The Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo has described the 7th edition of the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2024) as highly esteemed gathering of energy stakeholders by providing a crucial platform for the exchange of ideas and strategies that will shape the future of our nation’s energy sector. With […]
The IPPG has called for swift actions on various pending and ongoing oil sector divestments in the country. In a goodwill message at the 7th edition of the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2024), held in Abuja, Mr. Abdulrazaq Isa, OFR, Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG), reflected on the ongoing divestments by […]
In the occasion of the first shipment of LNG from the Republic of the Congo, the President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou-N’Guesso, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Eni Giuseppe Zafarana, and the CEO of Eni Claudio Descalzi celebrated the successful start-up of LNG production in the country. With the […]
Efforts by Shell to promote Nigerian content have led to more indigenous companies executing key contracts in oil and gas operations on land and in deep water. Indigenous contractors deployed a technology for automated tank cleaning at Bonny Terminal for The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), while locally manufactured stud bolts, nuts […]
Helix Energy Solutions said that the company has been awarded a deepwater well intervention contract award by Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (Deepwater) Ltd. The project, located offshore Nigeria in the Erha and Usan fields, is expected to commence in September 2024 with the vessel expected to be in Nigeria into 2025. The fields are […]
Highlights Ø Lesedi 4P and 6P continue to flare gas as dewatering progresses Ø Completion of the crucial 66kV transmission line, connecting Tlou’s Lesedi project directly to both Botswana’s power grid and the broader Southern African Power Pool Ø Connection to Serowe substation achieved, Lesedi no longer isolated from primary Botswana electricity market Ø Lesedi substation which will connect Tlou’s power generators […]
In determination to gather credible data on the oil and gas industry, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has partnered with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) to hold a two-day sensitisation workshop for companies engaged in well and drilling services and petroleum engineering services, ahead of a new phase of Nigerian Content […]
TAG Oil has provided the following update on drilling progress of the BED4-T100 (“T100”) horizontal well in the Badr Oil Field (“BED-1”) in the Western Desert of Egypt. Sequel to the Company’s last update on January 3, 2024 Tag-oil-drills-on-bed4-t100-horizontal-well-in-egypt, the Company has since completed re-drilling from the intermediate cased section of the T100 well in […]
Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon (POGG) has resumed spudding of an appraisal well in the vicinity of the Hylia South West discovery, offshore Gabon. This field was discovered in December 2022 through the exploration well HYSM-1 when a 40 meter net oil-bearing column was proved in the Ntchengue Ocean (NTO) reservoir, as well as a […]
