Shell and Nigeria go back a long way – but net zero plans are leading to a clean break from Niger Delta assets Shell has been active in Nigeria since the 1930s. It’s no exaggeration to say that Nigeria helped transform the company into the supermajor IOC we know today. Now, 63 years after producing […]

Sirius, the Africa focused oil & gas production and development companyhas announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Baker Hughes Company Limited. The MOU appoints Baker Hughes as the approved services provider to Phase 1 of the approved work programme (AWP) of the OML 65 Licence, a large onshore block in the western […]

Panoro Energy ASA andPetroNor E&P Limited  have agreed to extend the completion long stop date for the previously announced sale of its fully-owned subsidiaries that hold 100% of the shares in Pan Petroleum Aje Limited The amended long stop date to complete the Transaction is now 31 December 2021 to make allowance for the process […]

Towards resumption of oil production in Ogoniland in Rivers State, Ogoni Oil Producing Communities Forum (OOPCF) has recently reaffirmed rejection of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) as licensed operator to drive renewed exploration and production operations in the area local media Tide reported.This is as leaders of 19 oil host communities in Ogoniland, Rivers […]

In the event of the global quest in making fossil fuel usage minimal owing to it greenhouse effect, what is now termed as a twist of technology transfer is emerging in Nigeria to facilitate the procurement of renewable energy generation equipment. The $10 million initiative is supported by All On, Odyssey Energy Solutions, the Rockefeller […]

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development  has officially launched made in Nigerian Barites that has met specifications for use in the oil and gas industry, mostly in drilling operations. The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote performed the launch in Port Harcourt, Rivers […]

The Executive Secretary Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote has commissioned PE Energy’s ultra-modern Centre of Excellence in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria which would provide services in Automation, Process & Systems Integration as well as Valve Assembly, Valve Actuation, Metering Systems, Pump and Compressor Solutions. The facility would also […]

The TotalEnergies IKIKE project Topside is ready to set sail from Saipem Yard in Port Harcourt, Rivers state to offshore Nigeria. The nearly 6tons in-country fabrication Topside is an epitome of the multinational E and P company total commitment to Nigerian Local Content implementation in this all important economic sector of the country. TotalEnergies E&P […]

The legal battle between The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria – the later quest to regain the operator of Oil Mining Licence (OML) 11 is far yet to be over. The recent Appeal court judgment on the prolific oil well was never palatable to Nigeria exploration and production giant. But reverse is […]

The legal battle between The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria – the later quest to regain the operator of Oil Mining Licence (OML) 11 is far yet to be over. The recent Appeal court judgment on the prolific oil well was never palatable to Nigeria exploration and production giant. But reverse is […]