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NNPCL clears $3.8bn JV cash-call arrears owed IOCs

Mkpoikana Udoma Port Harcourt — The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, says it has cleared the  outstanding $3.8 billion joint venture cash-call debts owed to international oil companies, IOCs, operating in the country. NNPCL’s Executive […]

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OPEC holds global oil demand view steady

*OPEC oil demand – Cites US debt ceiling risks– Chinese oil demand growth increased to 800,000 bpd– OPEC output falls by 191,000 bpd in April– Says non-OPEC supply investment still below 2014 high– OPEC+ meets […]

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OPEC pumps 28.62 million bpd in April

…Nigeria, Iraq production drops  *Oil supply News wire – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, oil output fell in April due to a halt in some of Iraq’s exports and delays to Nigerian […]

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NMDPRA seeks collaborations for domestic gas utilization

Mkpoikana Udoma Port Harcourt — The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA says more collaborations and interventions are needed to improve domestic gas utilization in the country, despite the various initiatives and policy […]

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Oil & gas industry contract value plunges 48% in Q1 2023

Lagos — With rising inflation and an increasing capital cost borrowing environment posing challenges for upcoming oil and gas projects, the overall oil and gas industry’s disclosed contract value saw a significant quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decrease […]

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ExxonMobil advances fifth offshore Guyana development

*Fifth offshore Guyana development – Uaru project receives government approvals; production targeted to begin in 2026– Fifth Stabroek block development will have a daily production capacity of around 250,000 barrels– $12.7 billion of additional investment […]