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[ April 24, 2026 ] NNPC, Algeria’s Sonatrach sign MoU to boost research, innovation in oil & gas News
[ April 23, 2026 ] Gas stakeholders push for stronger laws to unlock investment News
[ April 23, 2026 ] VAALCO advances Gabon drilling program, targets Q2 restart of Baobab offshore field News
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Nigeria expands LPG rollout, targets 5m clean-cooking homes

*Ekperikpe Ekpo, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) speaking at the inauguration in Owerri, Imo State. Mkpoikana Udoma Port Harcourt — The Federal Government has launched the South-East phase of its Liquefied Petroleum Gas, […]

NNPC/Heirs Energies advance gas commercialisation at OML17

*Heirs Energies operational facility Oritsegbubemi Omatseyin Lagos — The NNPC/Heirs Energies OML 17 Joint Venture on Tuesday, advanced Nigeria’s gas commercialisation and environmental stewardship agenda with the symbolic signing of Gas Flare Commercialisation Agreements under […]

Senegal to launch pipeline network construction before end of 2025

*Minister Birame Souleye Diop. Dakar, Senegal — Senegal’s state-owned midstream company Reseau Gazier du Sénegal is set to begin construction of a domestic gas pipeline network before the end of 2025, according to Birame Soulèye […]

Noble to divest six jackups in $424m deal, sharpening deepwater focus

*Noble Corporation’s Regina Allen jackup rig. Newswire — Noble Corporation has taken a major strategic step to streamline its offshore fleet, announcing definitive agreements to divest six jackups in two separate transactions that will transition […]

Turkey to guarantee flow of Russian gas to Hungary, Orban says

Hungary has maintained its reliance on Russian energy since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, prompting criticism from several European Union and NATO allies. Hungary signed a 15-year deal in 2021 with Russia to […]

‘Digitalization may unlock $320bn in oil and gas savings by 2030’

Newswire — The oil and gas industry could capture more than $320 billion in savings over the next five years by accelerating digital adoption across core operational domains, according to new analysis from Rystad Energy. […]

Nigeria’s crude evacuation now costs $12 per barrel

*PETAN Chairman, Wole Ogunsanya Mkpoikana Udoma Port Harcourt — Nigeria’s oil and gas industry is losing billions of dollars annually to crude evacuation challenges, with operators now spending as much as $12 per barrel just […]

Chevron to join Nigeria oil licence auction, plans rig deployment in 2026

*Jim Swartz, Chairman, Chevron Nigeria Limited. Lagos — Chevron said on Friday it will participate in Nigeria’s next oil licensing round and plans to deploy a drilling rig in late 2026 as it seeks to […]

Nigeria approves $128m payment for gas debts in bid to boost power supply

*Ekperikpe Ekpo Abuja — Nigeria has approved the payment of 185 billion naira ($128 million) in longstanding debts owed to gas producers for supplies to power generators, aiming to restore confidence in the energy market […]

Gbenga Komolafe emerges Chairman of AFRIPEF

*Gbenga Komolafe, NUPRC Oritsegbubemi Omatseyin Lagos — The African Petroleum Regulators Forum, AFRIPERF, has unanimously adopted Nigeria as its official headquarters and also elected the Commission Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, Engineer […]