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Normalcy returns to NLNG Train-7 site as Daewoo pledges tax resolution

*NLNG Train-7 welders’ tax dispute – Condemns vandalism by protesters Mkpoikana Udoma Port Harcourt — Normalcy and calm has returned to the Nigeria LNG Train-7 Project site in Bonny Island as protesting welders and fitters […]

Daewoo moves to resolve Train-7 welders’ tax dispute, reassures workers of transparency

NLNG Train-7 welders’ tax dispute drags on Mkpoikana Udoma Port Harcourt — Daewoo Engineering and Construction Nigeria Limited, DECN, one of the key EPC contractors on the NLNG Train 7 project, has reaffirmed its commitment […]

Nigeria considers giving oil contract control to regulator

*A woman walks over pipelines crisscrossing Ogoniland in Rivers State, Nigeria September 18, 2020. Picture taken September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/ File Photo Lagos — Nigeria is considering appointing the state regulator to take control […]

Nigeria showcases multi-billion gas potential, courts global investors

*Ekperikpe Ekpo Mkpoikana Udoma Port Harcourt — Nigeria has renewed its push to attract foreign investment into its vast natural gas resources, with Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) Dr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, declaring the […]

Australia’s Santos CEO bets on cash flow boost as third suitor walks away

An $18.7 billion bid for Santos by a consortium led by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) collapsed on Wednesday over disagreements on commercial terms, which sparked analyst speculation that Gallagher, in the job since […]

Iraq fails to win US approval to import Turkmen gas via Iran

*Gas pipeline Dubai/Bagbdad — Iraq’s attempt to ease its chronic power shortage with gas from Turkmenistan routed through neighbouring Iran has failed under U.S. pressure, leaving Baghdad scrambling for alternatives to keep the lights on. […]

Workers at key UK gas plant Shell Bacton vote for strike in pay dispute

Bacton Gas Plant handles up to a third of Britain’s gas supply fed by North Sea gas fields as well as importing and exporting gas from continental Europe, according to Shell’s website. “It is in […]

Russia’s Novatek redirects gas condensate to Novorossiisk after Ust-Luga complex shutdown, sources say

A drone attack caused a fire at Novatek’s complex early on August 24 leading all operations, including fuel export loadings, to be fully shut for several days. Late in August operations were partially restored. The […]

Nigeria leads continent-wide push for unified oil regulations

*AFRIPERF Lagos — African petroleum regulators led by Nigeria have launched a continental forum aimed at harmonising oil regulation in a bid to attract crucial investment across the region’s burgeoning energy sector, the Nigerian oil […]

Nigeria seeks global investment to unlock gas potential

*Ekperikpe Ekpo Mkpoikana Udoma Port Harcourt — Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo, has called on global investors to partner with the country in unlocking its vast natural gas reserves, stressing that gas […]