Nigeria’s focus on thieves misses metering miscalculations
The AG said this failure would have a “disastrous effect of capital flight and commercial fraud”.
Niger Delta
Mismanagement plagues Niger Delta oil communities
Some Nigerian communities will never receive a “fair share” of the cash generated from oil and gas produced in their neighbourhoods, a report has warned.
Kidnappings on the rise as West African threat shifts
Kidnappings offshore West Africa hit a six-year high in 2020, Ambrey has reported, with 142 crew members seized by pirates.
Nigerian militants threaten shipping, pipelines
A Nigerian militant group has issued a warning to operations in the Niger Delta, including pipelines and vessels.
Hoscon warns of militancy return in Niger Delta
The Host Communities of Nigeria (Hoscon) has called for the government to do more to help out the people in oil and gas producing areas, warning that it has stopped supporting a ceasefire agreement.
Audits and investigations on Niger Delta spending
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to extend the executive of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), until the end of the year, has been met with varying responses.
Pirates attack again offshore Benin
The Minerva Virgo product tanker has been attacked offshore Benin, with one seaman believed to have been kidnapped.
Shell wins ruling blocking enforcement of Nigerian spill case
Royal Dutch Shell Plc won a ruling preventing London courts from enforcing a $516 million Nigerian judgment for damages caused by an oil spill almost five decades ago.
Equatorial Guinea dishes out licences
Equatorial Guinea has preliminarily awarded nine blocks in its EGRonda 2019 licence round, announcing the results at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) under way this week in Malabo.
Action needed on Nigerian oil theft
Nigeria loses 138,400 barrels per day of crude, around 7% of its total production, to theft, spills or shut-in production, according to a report from the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI).
Crew members snatched off Benin and Togo
Four crew members have been kidnapped from a Greek oil tanker off Togo, following the seizing of nine sailors from a vessel carrying gypsum on November 2 off Benin.
PIB’s part in the Nigerian puzzle
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has set out a plan of passing legislation overhauling the country’s hydrocarbon industry by the end of 2020.
Seplat makes Eland £380 million offer
Nigeria’s Seplat Petroleum has reached an agreement to acquire Aberdeenshire-headquartered Eland Oil and Gas for more than £380 million.
Eland Oil and Gas hails first production from Nigerian field
Aberdeenshire-headquartered Eland Oil and Gas has hailed first production from one of its key projects in West Africa.
Shell wins first round of Niger Delta pollution case
Oil giant Shell has defeated the latest legal bid by thousands of Nigerians to have their damages claims over pollution dealt with by the English courts.
Nigeria Delta communities demand stake in ex-Shell oil block
A group of communities in Nigeria’s Niger River delta demanded a stake in an oil block it said it was promised when Royal Dutch Shell Plc sold its share to a local company six years ago.
Schlumberger signs agreement to help develop Nigeria fields
Oil giant Schlumberger has signed an agreement to develop the Anyala and Madu fields under oil mining licences (OML) 83 and 85, offshore Nigeria.
New terror group threatens oil war in Niger Delta
A new militant group is threatening to carry out attacks on oil companies in the Niger Delta, a news report said.
Nigerian government forces crack down on the Delta’s oil bootleggers
Nigerian troops have destroyed 80 illegal oil refineries in the Niger Delta in the last 10 days, a military spokesman has claimed.
Aberdeen E&P firm’s West African well produces 150k boe
Aberdeen based independent oil and gas company Eland has produced more than 150,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) so far this month from its West African well.
Nigeria resumes payments to former militants, report says
Nigeria has started paying cash stipends to former militants again in an effort to stop attacks on oil pipelines that have lowered production and dented the country’s economics, a news report said.
Nigerian union calls for protest against foreign oil operators
Oil firms in Nigeria have sacked an estimated 3,000 workers, according to union officials in the country.
Niger Delta Avenger attack Chevron pipeline
The Niger Delta Avengers have claimed responsibility for an attack on a Chevron oil pipeline.
Romanian engineer kidnapped by gunmen in Niger Delta
Gunmen have kidnapped a Romanian engineer in the Niger Delta, according to reports.
Nigerian Navy arrests alleged Niger Delta crude thieves
The Nigerian Navy arrested four alleged Niger Delta crude thieves, after being tipped off by children.