Nigeria Seeking Operators for State-owned Oil Refineries
Nigeria's state-owned NNPC Ltd oil company said it has started the tender process for the operation of the Warri and Kaduna refineries, which are scheduled to begin processing crude this year.The oil refineries…
Nigeria: Union Suspends Strike after Exxon Workers Freed
A major Nigerian oil union has suspended planned industrial action after 21 Exxon Mobil Corp. employees quarantined last week after their arrest for violating coronavirus-related movement restrictions were freed…
Nigeria Announces Offshore Oil Worker Restrictions to Battle Coronavirus
Nigeria's petroleum regulator has ordered oil and gas companies to reduce their offshore workforce and move to 28-day staff rotations as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, according…
Unique Group Enters into West Africa JV
Subsea and offshore solution provider Unique Group said it has formed a joint venture (JV) with Nigeria-based Charkin Maritime & Offshore Safety Ltd, a professional training company for the maritime and…
KBA Europe, Batok Offshore Partner in West Africa
KB Associates Europe Limited KBA(E) has announced a new partnership with the local representative – Batok Offshore and Oil Services Nigeria Limited for the arrangement of KBA(E)’s specialist training courses in country…
Oando in talks with Eni on Port Harcourt Refinery Fix
Nigerian oil firm Oando said on Monday it was in talks to work with Italian energy company Eni to rehabilitate one of the West African nation's four refineries. Nigeria, an OPEC oil producer with refining capacity on paper of 445…
Workers Strike at Exxon Mobil in Nigeria
Nigerian workers at U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp have gone on strike in protest over the sacking of workers, oil labour union officials said on Thursday. Nigerian labour unions have criticised oil companies…
Unpaid Wages, Sackings Stir New Tension in Nigeria's Oil Hub
The moment a group of Nigerian contractors met executives from Italian oil major ENI to discuss unpaid wages they started shouting, calling them fraudsters and liars until a police commander restored calm.
Eni Will Deepen Involvement in Nigeria's Energy Industry
Italy's Eni plans to deepen its involvement in Nigeria's energy industry, increasing oil and gas exploration and helping to restore one of the country's ailing refineries, the company said in a statement on Monday.
Nigeria's NNPC Shuts Refineries After Pipeline Attacks
Nigeria's state oil company said on Wednesday it had shut down two of its four refineries due to crude supply problems after recent pipeline attacks. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation carried…
Shell's Nigeria Focus is on Gas
The managing director of Shell's joint venture in Nigeria said on Wednesday that the oil major would focus its future investments in the country on natural gas for domestic consumption and export. "Our strategy is to invest a lot more in gas…
NNPC Ends Offshore Processing Agreements
Nigeria's state oil company has cancelled its contract for the delivery of crude to the country's refineries in Warri, Port Harcourt and Kaduna, it said on Wednesday. Oil sales account for about 70 percent of government revenue in Nigeria…
Port Harcourt Refinery Restarts, Products Pipeline Fixed
Nigeria's Port Harcourt refinery has started ramping up production following maintenance, state oil company Nigerian National Petroleum Corp said on Wednesday. NNPC also said it had repaired a key products pipeline carrying gasoline to Lagos.
Nigeria Aims to Supply 20% of Gasoline Demand Itself
Major crude oil producer Nigeria aims to overcome its chaotic and crumbling refining sector to produce at least a fraction of the gasoline it needs to use itself. Its state oil company hopes that domestic…
Doctor Dies of Ebola in Nigeria Oil Hub Port Harcourt
A doctor in Nigeria's oil hub of Port Harcourt has died from Ebola after treating a contact of a Liberian-American man who was the first recorded case of the virus in Africa's most populous country, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
