Nigeria is set to get a large oil and gas investment from Shell Petroleum Development Company in the amount of about $15 billion, according to the Lagos-based newspaper ThisDay, citing managing director of the unit, Nosa Okunbor. The company operates under a joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total
Oil prices firm as Libya supply risks mount
Oil prices reversed earlier losses on Friday as fears that escalating conflict in Libya could disrupt oil supplies from the OPEC member outweighed trade concerns. Brent crude futures rose 34 cents to $69.74 a barrel by 1405 GMT, having touched $70.03 in the previous session, its highest since Nov. 12. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
Carlyle partners with Corpus Christi port to build oil export terminal
Private-equity firm Carlyle Group signed an exclusive agreement with the Port of Corpus Christi, the top oil export hub in the United States of America, to develop an offshore crude export terminal to load the world’s largest tankers. The terminal, proposed for Harbor Island, would be the first onshore location in the United States capable
Petrobras signs agreement to sell Petrobras Oil & Gas B.V.
Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 3/8/2018, announces that its subsidiary Petrobras International Braspetro B.V. (“PIBBV”) signed today a Sale and Purchase Agreement – “SPA”, related to the full sale of its 50% interest in Petrobras Oil & Gas B.V. (“PO&GBV”) to Petrovida Holding B.V., a company formed by the partners Vitol Investment
What Kenya needs to do to better protect those working in the oil sector
After decades of failed attempts, Kenya finally struck oil six years ago. Commercially viable reserves were discovered in Turkana, the northwest of the country, by British oil company, Tullow Oil. The basin is estimated to contain about 560 million barrels of oil. While commercial production is a few years away, there’s growing concern that Kenya isn’t ready for the environmental,
World Bank bans oil funding
The World Bank has announced it will not fund upstream oil and gas projects from 2019 onwards, as a mean to save the world from disasters of climate change An estimated 1.1 billion people making 14% of the global population do not have access to electricity according to the International Energy Agency. Speaking at the
Iraq resumes sale of Basra Oil on DME
Iraqi state oil marketing company SOMO has sold Basra crude oil on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) for the first time since January, Reuters reported. SOMO sold 2 million barrels of Basra Light crude for loading on November 16-17 at 20 cents above its official listing price, the DME said. Trade sources told Reuters that China’s Unipec
Enppi and Petrojet Complete 60% of Gas Expansion Project in Jordan
Egyptian engineering, construction, and procurement (EPC) company Enppi and Egyptian Petroleum company Petrojet have completed 60% of their natural gas network expansion project in Jordan, says reports. The project will be finished next October, Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Tarek El-Molla said in a press statement during a visit to Jordan. During the trip, Egypt and
Egypt planning new oil and gas contracts to attract investors
Egypt is working on a new model for future oil and natural gas production contracts in undeveloped areas to spur exploration and help become self-sufficient in energy, oil ministry and company officials said. The most populous Arab nation is seeking to transform itself into a gas re-exporting hub on the doorstep of energy-hungry Europe, and
Over 200 dies in Nigeria oil pipeline explosion
The number of casualties after an oil product pipeline explosion in Nigeria has reached 200 as people from local communities have gathered to protest the negligence of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation which, they allege to be the reason for the explosion. The pipeline exploded after it caught fire near the Aba Depot last week.