Shell will start production from its two offshore wells at West Nile Delta field 9B in the first half of October 2018, according to oil minister Tarek El Molla, Egypt Oil & Gas reports. The company will also finish drilling eight production wells and two exploratory wells in Q3 2019. By then, the project’s productivity
Poverty, pirates, protest: Locals seize Nigeria oil hub
Despite the enormous natural riches that pass them by, locals say they have not shared in the explosion of wealth that black gold has brought to Nigeria. ENVIRONMENT The people of Belema village can only be reached after a three-hour journey aboard a rickety makeshift speedboat from the nearest major town. For 37 years their
Profile: Shell, the oil giant with the largest Public presence
Shell Oil Company is the United States-based subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, a multinational “oil major” of Anglo-Dutch origins, which is amongst the largest oil companies in the world. Approximately 22,000 Shell employees are based in the U.S. The U.S. head office is in Houston, Texas. Shell Oil Company, including its consolidated companies and its
Oil Exploration; Major firms ignore Uganda, rush for Mozambican oil fields
Mozambique announced closure of the Fifth Licensing round of 15 blocks with hydrocarbon potential in the offshore areas of Rovuma, Zambezi and Angoche, and the onshore areas of Pande-Temane and Palmeira on July 30, 2015. Following a call for applicants that commenced in October 2014, the nation emerged from the Request for application process with seven