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ENI moves steadily ahead on huge OPL 245

One of the rare hopes of Nigeria’s government to keep oil production over the 2 million bpd mark is pinned on the very special OPL 245.

Subscribers only Energy 17.02.2015

After long years of trying Falcon plants its flag in Anambra

After negotiations lasting a full 12 years, Falcon Corp has finally managed to pen a memorandum of understanding with Anambra [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.02.2015

New private operators on their knees

Privatized nearly two years ago, the power plants and grids in Nigeria aren’t earning anything for their owners.

Subscribers only Energy 17.02.2015

Seplat shown the door by Afren

With talks dragging on since December, Afren finally decided to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.02.2015

OML 25: Crestar wins a round

Ruling on a suit filed last year by Crestar Integrated [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.02.2015

NNPC's mysterious audit

Although the main findings were leaked to the local press, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.02.2015

Spotlight
Who are the lucky winners in swap contract lottery?

Largely unnoticed in Nigeria where the media and politicians are riveted on the presidential election on Feb. 14, a unit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp (NNPC), Pipelines and Product Marketing Co (PPMC) renewed swap contracts in early January that [.

Subscribers only Energy 03.02.2015

Addax sorely hit by collapse in oil price

While Western majors are slashing their exploration and production budgets, China’s state-run oil companies are doing precisely the same

Subscribers only Energy 03.02.2015

Crestar launches frontal assault on NNPC and ministry

Under pressure from the oil ministry, Shell has rejected a move by Crestar to acquire its shares on OML 25. The Nigerian firm hasn’t taken that lying down and is mounting a counter-attack.

Subscribers only Energy 03.02.2015

First E&P closes in on prize

Five years after it was founded, First E&P seems poised to acquire the 40% of OML 83 and OML 85 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.02.2015

Marco Kruit, Addax's new Shell recruit

The Chinese firm Addax Petroleum (Sinopec group) has at last hired an executive to take charge of HSE (hygiene, security, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.02.2015

Philliskirk advises African Petroleum

A former head of the oil and gas department at [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.02.2015

Total Steel a new candidate to revive Ajaokuta

After Koch Nigeria failed to do it (AMI 257), another local company, Total Steel (Nigeria), is seeking to revive the [...]

Free access Mining 27.01.2015

Spotlight
Regional DIY to counter Boko Haram

Boko Haram seems to be unstoppable in its ongoing destabilisation of north-eastern Nigeria. After the devastating attack in Baga on January 7, in which 2000 people lost their lives, the violent Islamist movement led by Abubakar Shekau – which is [.

Subscribers only Politics 21.01.2015

Fabius favours EU engagement against Boko Haram

Laurent Fabius gave a speech to the French Senate on [...]

Subscribers only Politics 21.01.2015

How to revive a moribund JDZ?

Sao Tome and Nigeria are trying to kick-start exploration in the joint development zone following the departure of the majors. And that won’t be easy with oil falling to $45.