Nigeria’s Forcados crude oil exports resume one month after suspension – Shell
Exports of Nigeria’s Forcados grade of crude oil resumed on Sunday, a Shell (SHEL.L) spokesperson said on Monday, roughly a month after loadings of the medium sweet grade were suspended…
Repairs on Nigeria’s Forcados crude terminal may be complete next week
August 1, 2023 Repair work on Nigeria’s suspended Forcados crude oil terminal is expected to be complete by early next week, a shipping source told Reuters. Shell suspended loadings of…
NDDC looks to development partners, donor agencies for Niger Delta development
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has called on development partners and donor agencies to join hands with the Commission to transform the Niger Delta region into a model of…
Nigeria investigates Shell’s Trans Niger pipeline spill
June 27, 2023 Nigerian authorities and Shell’s local subsidiary were on Monday investigating the cause of a spill on the Trans Niger pipeline that lasted several days. The 180,000-barrel-per-day pipeline…
Bayelsa pollution report: Shell, Agip fault claims of liability
May 17, 2023 Major oil firms operating oilfields in Bayelsa have faulted claims by the Bayelsa Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) in its final report presented to Gov. Douye Diri…
Nigeria needs $12 billion to clean up Bayelsa oil spills – report
May 17, 2023 Nigeria needs $12 billion to clean up decades-old oil spills in southern Bayelsa state over a 12-year period, a new report said on Tuesday, and singled out…
Shell wins UK Supreme Court case on 2011 oil spill off Nigerian coast
May 10, 2023 The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that it was too late for Nigerian claimants to sue two Shell subsidiaries over a 2011 offshore oil spill they…
Energy security will be achieved by the realisation of Nigeria’s Decade of Gas Initiatives – Kyari
April 20, 2023 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), says that energy security will rightly be achieved by the realisation of Nigeria’s Decade of Gas Initiatives inaugurated in…
Explosion at TNP pipeline in Rivers traced to oil theft, Shell regrets loss of lives
By Nathan Nwakamma The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says investigation into Friday’s explosion at the Rumuekpe section of Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) in Rivers, shows the blast…
Equinor Joins Western Oil Firms’ Retreat From Nigeria -Sources
Jan. 26, 2023 Norway’s Equinor has launched the sale of its stake in an offshore Nigerian oilfield, joining a retreat by Western energy firms from the West African country as…