NNPC is watching you, and its products
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) is to introduce a contact-tracing application across its locations in order to help curb the spread of coronavirus.
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NNPC tapped to shore up Nigeria’s virus fight
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will provide the funds for expatriate Nigerians to be brought home.
Mixed marginal field talk in Nigeria
Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has denied reports that a new set of guidelines has been issued for marginal fields.
Saipem firms up NLNG construction win
Nigeria LNG has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a seventh train, worth more than $4 billion.
Fire extinguished in Lagos
A fire at a retail station in Lagos destroyed around 30 vehicles, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has reported.
Nigeria’s banner oil hits $12, millions of barrels remain unsold
The real oil market is killing Nigeria.
Nigeria moves to private partnerships in refining sector
Nigeria is in the process of shifting its refining model away from Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) ownership, bringing in private ownership similar to that seen at Nigeria LNG (NLNG).
NNPC coronavirus case in Abuja
A Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) employee has tested positive for coronavirus in the Nigerian capital of Abuja.
Nigeria puts its foot on the gas
While the big goal of tackling its sclerotic oil industry is still languishing, Nigeria has been racking up progress in its gas sector.
Lagos pipeline explosions kills 15
An explosion involving a Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) pipeline in Lagos State has led to the deaths of at least 15 people.
Lagos pipeline explosion blamed on thieves
An explosion in a Lagos neighbourhood has been extinguished, but it has left five dead, according to local reports.
NPDC looks deeper at OML 49
Nigerian Petroleum Development Co. (NPDC) has issued an invitation for companies to pre-qualify for work on OML 49, where the subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) works with Chevron.
NLNG greenlights Train 7
Nigeria LNG (NLNG) has taken the final investment decision (FID) on Train 7, the long-awaited expansion project that will take the project’s capacity to 30 million tonnes per year.
KBR wins Nigerian condensate consulting work
KBR has won project management consultancy (PMC) services on the front-end engineering design (FEED) work for a proposed condensate refinery plan in Nigeria.
Gas supply agreements struck for Nigeria LNG
Nigeria LNG (NLNG) has signed gas supply agreements (GSAs) to supply three of its existing trains – plus the seventh, which is yet to reach a final investment decision (FID).
Nigeria’s royalty move to choke off supply, group warns
A new bill increasing taxation on Nigeria’s oil industry would drive a decline in deepwater production of around 20% by 2023, industry group Oil Producer Trade Section (OPTS) has said.
Russia meets Africa at Sochi
A number of African states are in the process of visiting Sochi, largely in the hope of signing deals for new investment.
Eni burnishes credentials with Obiafu 41 start
Eni has begun producing gas and condensate from its Obiafu 41 find, with output going to the domestic power market.
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.
Africa’s largest oil producer can’t beat oil imports addiction
Africa’s biggest oil producer is trying to get its refineries working in an attempt to wean itself off imported fuel. Yet again.
NLNG signs cash call deal with NNPC
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) and Nigeria LNG (NLNG) have signed a pre-payment agreement on the supply of gas to the six existing trains at Bonny Island.
Nigerian Senate to probe allegations state oil ‘ illegally inflated funds’, sources claim
Nigeria's upper house of parliament is to investigate allegations the state oil company illegally inflated funds it collected from an official subsidy scheme.
Niger Delta Avengers claim responsibility for NNPC pipeline attack
The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) have claimed responsibility for a pipeline explosion in Nigeria's Akwa Ibom state.
Nigerian government overhauls state oil company’s leadership
Nigeria’s government made wide-ranging changes to the leadership of its state oil company as the nation grapples with crude prices that are too low to balance the budget and a militant insurgency that’s damaging production of its biggest export.
Nigerian state oil firm withheld $25billion from government
Nigeria's state oil company failed to transfer 4.9 trillion naira ($25 billion) to the public purse between January 2011 and December 2015, an official body said today.