Seplat Energy Plc has announced the achievement of first gas from its 300 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) ANOH gas project, marking a major milestone in Nigeria’s gas development drive. The milestone follows the completion of the 11-kilometre Indorama gas export pipeline and the receipt of regulatory approval from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum…
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) will on January 14, this year determine its procedures for the assessment of the 2025 Licensing Round. This was contained in the announcement of Lagos pre-bid conference the commission issued yesterday. NUPRC said: ” The focus areas of the upcoming pre-bid conference include: The implementation timetable, the bid…
The Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, has said the country’s competitive reform agenda has delivered 28 Field Development Plans worth $18.2billion in investment commitments, underscoring the attractiveness of the upstream sector to investors. These commitments are also expected to unlock 1.4 billion barrels of oil (bbo) and 5.4 trillion cubic…
A private entity, Backbone Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (BINL), has expressed its readiness to build $15 billion 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery and establish a Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in Ondo State. It said it has concluded plans to construct and operate the plant at the Sunshine Industrial Park in Ogboti, Eruuna and Sunshine FTZ…
The Federal High Court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has ruled on the disputed OML 46 which has been in contention between Halkin Exploration and Production Limited and the Bayelsa Oil Company Limited, reaffirming that the former- Halkin Exploration and Production Limited, as the rightful owner and operator of the Atala Marginal Oil Field, OML 46….
Chairman of Heirs Energies and the Convener of the 2025 Heirs Energies Leadership Forum: Industry Leaders Discourse (ILD), Tony O. Elumelu will bring together government decision-makers, global energy CEOs, and sector pioneers, in Abuja. This high-level gathering aimed at forging actionable strategies for accelerating Nigeria’s oil production growth. Heirs Energies Limited is Africa’s leading indigenous-owned…
Oil prices eased marginally by one per cent in volatile trade following weak economic news from the U.S. and Germany. Earlier in the day, crude prices were on track to close at 12-week highs on support from a weaker U.S. dollar and as a winter storm boosted demand for energy to heat U.S. homes and…
Global oil prices inched upward on Tuesday, rebounding slightly from earlier losses as an optimistic market outlook offered support despite subdued trading ahead of the Christmas holiday. Brent crude futures rose by 42 cents, or 0.6 per cent, settling at $73.05 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained 38 cents, or 0.6…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said there is no disparity between its crude oil production figure and that of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).Chief Corporate Communications Officer at the state-run but “oil behemoth” Mr. Olufemi Soneye, in a statement on Monday, explained: “The NNPC Ltd has clarified that there is…
