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NIGERIA TO AUCTION $40M JEWELLERY SEIZED FROM EX-OIL MINISTER
Nigeria is to contract international auction houses to sell jewellery worth $40 million recovered...
AFRICA OIL ENTERS INTO AMENDED AGREEMENT TO INCREASE ITS INTEREST IN DEEPWATE...
Africa Oil Corp. ("AOI") has entered into an amendment to the share purchase agreement ...
LEKOIL FULFILLS OPL 310 LICENCE EXTENSION TERMS
LEKOIL, the oil and gas exploration and development company with a focus on West Africa, announce...
SECURES NEW DEBT FACILITY WITH FBNQUEST MERCHANT BANK
LEKOIL, the oil and gas exploration and development company with a focus on West Africa, announce...
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
President of PJSC LUKOIL Vagit Alekperov and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group...
ADM ENERGY PROVIDES OML 113 UPDATE
ADM Energy plc, an oil and gas investing company quoted on AIM, notes that Panoro Energy ASA, an ...
ENI STARTS PRODUCTION AT OBIAFU 41, IN NIGERIA
Eni has started gas and condensate production from the Obiafu 41 discovery, Niger Delta, just 3 w...
PETRONOR E&P TO ACQUIRE PANORO ENERGY’S INTEREST IN OML 113, OFFSHORE NIGERIA
PetroNor E&P Limited, the independent oil and gas exploration and production company with a f...
SEPLAT ANNOUNCES RECOMMENDED CASH ACQUISITION OF ELAND OIL & GAS
The boards of Seplat and Eland have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisit...
NCDMB HOLDS ONE-DAY WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN IN O&G INDUSTRY
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board will on Thursday, October 17, 2019, hold a ...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CLOSES INVESTIGATION INTO ENI’S NIGERIAN AND ALGER...
Eni has received confirmation from the U.S. Department of Justice that the DOJ has closed its inv...
SAVANNAH PROVIDES SEVEN ENERGY TRANSACTION UPDATE
Savannah Petroleum PLC, the British independent oil & gas company focused around activities i...
ELAND OIL & GAS COMPLETES DRILLING OPERATIONS ON THE GBETIOKUN-4 WELL, NIGERIA
Eland Oil & Gas PLC announces that through its joint-venture subsidiary, Elcrest Exploration ...
SOLO OIL ANNOUNCES DISPOSAL OF BURJ INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA
Solo Oil has signed a sale and purchase agreement ("SPA") to exit its 20% investment in...
LEKOIL ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF OPL 310 LICENCE
LEKOIL announces that the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources h...
LEKOIL REACHES AGREEMENT WITH OPTIMUM TO PROGRESS APPRAISAL AND DEVELOPMENT A...
LEKOIL, the Africa-focused oil and gas exploration, development and production company, is please...
ENI MAKES A SIGNIFICANT GAS AND CONDENSATES DISCOVERY ONSHORE NIGER DELTA
Eni, through its affiliate NAOC (Eni 20%, operator, NNPC 60%, Oando 20%) has made a significant g...
LEKOIL ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF PARTICIPATING INTEREST IN OPL276, NIGERIA
LEKOIL has agreed to acquire, subject to the receipt of the required consents, via Lekoil 276 Lim...
SAVANNAH PETROLEUM RECEIVES APPROVAL FOR SEVEN ENERGY TRANSACTION
Seven Energy International Limited ("SEIL") has received notification from the Nigerian...
ORIENTAL ENERGY ANNOUNCES OIL DISCOVERY IN EBOK DEEP (OML 67)
Nigeria’s leading marginal field operator, Oriental Energy Resources Limited (OERL), has co...
ELAND OIL & GAS ANNOUNCES FIRST OIL AT GBETIOKUN EARLY PRODUCTION FACILITY
Eland Oil & Gas announces that first production from the Gbetiokun oilfield was achieved via ...
HRH TO HOLD INDUSTRY-LEADING OPERATIONS GEOLOGY TRAINING IN LAGOS
Responding to requests for Geological training courses to be delivered in Nigeria, HRH Geology wi...
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVES ESTABLISHMENT OF BELEMAOIL CRUDE EXPORT TERMINAL ...
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of Crude Oil Export Terminal in the Kula ax...
AITEO ANNOUNCES SENIOR LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS
Following a review of its operational and investment objectives and in reaction to prevailing bus...
MX OIL PROVIDES UPDATE ON NIGERIA OPERATIONS
MX Oil plc, an oil and gas investing company quoted on AIM, announces the following corporate upd...
SIRIUS PETROLEUM PROVIDES ORORO FIELD DRILLING UPDATE
Sirius Petroleum, the Nigeria-focused oil and gas development and production company, announces t...
JAMES FISHER SUBSEA EXCAVATION LAUNCHES IN NIGERIA
Global controlled flow excavation (CFE) specialist James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE), part of...
SAVANNAH PETROLEUM PROVIDES SEVEN ENERGY TRANSACTION UPDATE
Savannah Petroleum PLC, the British independent oil & gas company focused around activities i...
SHELL FACE PROSECUTION FOR CHARGES RELATING TO OPL 245 IN NIGERIA
Shell have been informed by the Dutch Public Prosecutor’s Office (DPP) that they are n...
SIRIUS PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES PRODUCTION CRUDE HANDLING AGREEMENT FOR UGO-OCHA O...
Sirius Petroleum, the Nigeria-focused oil and gas development and production company, has ent...
BELEMAOIL COMMENCES GAS UTILIZATION PROJECT TO UNLOCK AND HARNESS THE NATURAL...
In line with Belemaoil's corporate objective to increase the streams of income for the NNPC/B...
MXO PROVIDES UPDATE ON AJE FIELD INVESTMENT AND OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA
MXO plc, an oil and gas investing company quoted on AIM, provides the following update. Highli...
SIRIUS PETROLEUM PROVIDES ORORO FIELD FUNDING UPDATE
Sirius Petroleum, the Nigeria focused oil and gas development and production company, announces a...
CANADIAN OVERSEAS PETROLEUM 2018 YEAR-END UPDATE AND OUTLOOK FOR 2019
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited, an international oil and gas exploration and development com...
ELAND OIL & GAS ANNOUNCES OPERATIONAL UPDATE AND 2019 GUIDANCE
Eland Oil & Gas PLC, an oil & gas production and development company operating in Wes...
LEKOIL PROVIDES OPL 310 LEGAL ACTION UPDATE
LEKOIL, the oil and gas exploration, development and production company with a focus on Africa, p...
ELAND OIL & GAS COMPLETES GBETIOKUN-3 APPRAISAL/DEVELOPMENT WELL IN OML 40
Eland Oil & Gas PLC, an oil & gas production and development company operating in Wes...
EROTON E&P REFINANCES ITS RBL DEBT WITH GUARANTEE TRUST BANK
The Nigerian independent Eroton Exploration and Production Company Limited has successfully refin...
PENSPEN TO EXECUTE PHASE 1 OF FEED FOR PROPOSED NIGERIA-MOROCCO GAS PIPELINE
Penspen has been awarded a contract by the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ON...
HIGHER OIL REVENUES DRIVING GROWTH IN NIGERIA
Nigeria has continued its economic recovery in 2018 on the back of an increase in oil revenue...
NIGER DELTA MILITANT GROUP BOMBS CONOIL FACILITY
A Niger Delta militant group that styles itself as Koluama Seven Brothers, on Sunday, said it car...
CNOOC ANNOUNCES EGINA FIELD COMMENCED PRODUCTION, OFFSHORE NIGERIA
CNOOC Limited announced today Egina Field, located in deepwater offshore Nigeria, has commenced p...
TOTAL ACHIEVES FIRST OIL FROM NIGERIA DEEP WATER EGINA FIELD
Nigeria’s deepwater oil field, Egina, has achieved first oil production, raising the co...
ELAND OIL & GAS PROVIDES UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS AT THE GBETIOKUN FI...
Eland Oil & Gas PLC, an oil & gas production and development company operating in Wes...
SAVANNAH PETROLEUM PROVIDES UPDATE ON SEVEN ENERGY TRANSACTION AND NIGER OPER...
Savannah Petroleum PLC, the British independent oil and gas company focused around oil and ga...
OANDO ENERGY RESOURCES DISCUSSES GROWTH PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
With an already substantial portfolio Oando Energy Resources is well on the way to achieving ...
AGREEMENT REACHED TO RESOLVE DISPUTES BETWEEN AFREN AND ORIENTAL PARTIES
Oriental Energy Resources (Nigeria), the administrators of Afren PLC (UK) today announce the comp...
DRILLING BEGINS ON UBIMA-1 WELL IN NIGERIA
In December 2018, Eland Oil & Gas, through its subsidiary Wester Ord Oil & Gas Nigeria, p...
ELAND OIL & GAS PROVIDES UBIMA APPRAISAL UPDATE
Eland Oil & Gas PLC (AIM: ELA), an oil & gas production and development company operating...
SIRIUS PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF 75% SHAREHOLDING IN PRECISION ENERGY
Sirius Petroleum has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement with Precision Energy...
LEKOIL REQUESTS RELIEF FROM ENFORCEMENT OF EXPIRATION FOR LEASE OPL 310
LEKOIL, the AIM listed oil and gas exploration, development and production company with a focus o...
ELAND OIL & GAS PROVIDES GBETIOKUN OPERATIONS UPDATE
Eland Oil & Gas PLC announces, through its joint-venture subsidiary, Elcrest Exploration and ...
ELAND OIL & GAS PROVIDES CONFIRMATION OF OML 40 LICENCE RENEWAL
Eland Oil & Gas PLC announces, through its joint-venture subsidiary, Elcrest Exploration ...
NIGERIA’S NECONDE ENERGY STARTS GAS FLOWS
Neconde Energy Limited and partner on OML 42, NPDC, commenced production and delivery of gas ...
AFRICA OIL ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF PRODUCING ASSETS IN DEEPWATER NIGERIA
A consortium led by Vitol and comprising Africa Oil Corp (25%), Delonex Energy Ltd. (25%) and Vit...
CONSORTIUM OF AFRICA OIL, DELONEX AND VITOL ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF PRODUCIN...
A consortium led by Vitol and comprising Africa Oil Corp (“Africa Oil”) (25%), Delone...
ELAND OIL & GAS PROVIDES UPDATE ON NIGERIA OPERATIONS
Eland Oil & Gas PLC announces the following operations update. Opuama Drilling oper...
EX-AFREN EXECS FOUND GUILTY OF FRAUD IN $300M BUSINESS DEAL WITH NIGERIAN OIL...
Two former top executives of energy firm, Afren, were on Wednesday convicted after they were foun...
PACIFIC DRILLING AWARDED CONTRACT FOR THE PACIFIC BORA, NIGERIA
Pacific Drilling S.A. announces today that its deepwater drillship the Pacific Bora has been awar...
CANADIAN OVERSEAS PETROLEUM PROVIDES UPDATE ON DISAGREEMENT WITH ESSAR EXPLOR...
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (COPL), an international oil and gas exploration and developm...
SAVANNAH PETROLEUM PROVIDES UPDATE ON SEVEN ENERGY TRANSACTION
Savannah Petroleum PLC, the British independent oil and gas company focused around oil and ga...
SIRIUS SECURES IN-COUNTRY RIG FOR ORORO FIELD, NIGERIA
Sirius Petroleum, the Nigeria-focused oil and gas development and production company, announc...
FUGRO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT NIGERIA’S OIL AND GAS SECTOR
Fugro has announced a new move to stimulate business development in Nigeria’s marine indust...
NVENTURES AFRICA E&P NEWS UPDATE
NVentures provide their latest Africa upstream activity update. Exploration Drilling Of...
ELAND OIL & GAS PROVIDES UPDATE ON OPUAMA AND UBIMA WELLS IN NIGERIA
Eland Oil & Gas PLC, an oil & gas production and development company operating in West Af...
NIGERIAN GROWTH IS BACK ON TRACK, BUT CAN IT DIVERSIFY BEYOND HYDROCARBONS?
Souhir Mzali Oxford Business Group, Africa Regional Editor Although the Nigerian economy ...
MX OIL ANNOUNCES LICENCE RENEWAL FOR OML 113, NIGERIA
MXO plc, an oil and gas investing company listed on AIM, is pleased to announce that the oper...
NNPC, FIRST E&P SIGN PACT TO DEVELOP BAYELSA STATE’S OIL COMMUNITIES
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Develo...
COPL PROVIDES UPDATE ON DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN SHORECAN AND ESSAR MAURITIUS
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited ("COPL"), an international oil and gas exploration ...
ELAND OIL & GAS PROVIDES OPUAMA OPERATIONS UPDATE
Eland Oil & Gas PLC, an oil & gas production and development company operating in Wes...
ELAND OIL & GAS ANNOUNCES COMMENCEMENT OF UBIMA APPRAISAL
Eland Oil & Gas PLC, an oil & gas production and development company operating in Wes...
COPL RECEIVES PROJECT FINANCING TERM SHEET FOR NIGERIAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited announces that its 50% owned joint venture company, Shoreline...
ELAND OIL & GAS PROVIDES UPDATE ON OPUAMA-10 WELL
Eland Oil & Gas PLC, an oil & gas production and development company operating in Wes...
UNIQUE GROUP ENTERS INTO WEST AFRICA FOLLOWING STRATEGIC JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT
Mark Severn and Sir Charles K. Wami Unique Group, one of the world’s leading integra...
ELAND OIL & GAS COMPLETES OPUAMA-9 WELL
Eland Oil & Gas PLC announces that its joint-venture subsidiary Elcrest Exploration and Produ...
SIRIUS PETROLEUM PROVIDES RIG UPDATE FOR ORORO-2 IN NIGERIA
Sirius Petroleum (AIM: SRSP), the Nigeria focused oil and gas development and production company,...
LEKOIL REPORTS 2017 FULL YEAR RESULTS
LEKOIL (AIM: LEK), the Africa focused oil and gas exploration and production company with int...
SHELL NIGERIA GAS BOOSTS DOMESTIC GAS DISTRIBUTION CAPACITY BY 150%
R- L: Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG), Mr. Ed Ubong; Managing Director, SPDC and C...
ELAND OIL & GAS PROVIDES OPUAMA-9 UPDATE
Eland Oil & Gas PLC, an oil & gas production and development company operating in Wes...
BONGA ACHIEVES 763 MILLION OIL BARRELS PRODUCTION SINCE INCEPTION IN 2005
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) delivered a total of 763 million barrel...
MX OIL PROVIDES UPDATE ON THE AJE FIELD, NIGERIA
MXO plc, the oil and gas investing company listed on AIM, is pleased to provide an update with re...
ELAND OIL & GAS ANNOUNCES OML 40 RESERVES AND RESOURCES UPDATE
Eland Oil & Gas plc (AIM: ELA), an oil & gas development and exploration company operatin...
ELAND OIL & GAS PROVIDES UPDATE ON OPUAMA-9 OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA
Eland Oil & Gas PLC (AIM: ELA), an oil & gas production and development company operating...
SUBSEA 7 AWARDED CONTRACT OFFSHORE NIGERIA
Subsea 7 S.A. has announced the award of a substantial(1) contract by Mobil Producing Niger...
SHELL DEBUNKS AMNESTY ALLEGATIONS ON SPILLS MANAGEMENT IN NIGER DELTA
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) has denied allegations of environme...
WOOD AND DORMAN LONG COMBINE MAINTENANCE DELIVERY IN GULF OF GUINEA
Wood and Nigerian-headquartered, Dorman Long Engineering Limited (Dorman Long), have signed a mem...
MX OIL ANNOUNCES PLACING AND PROVIDES UPDATE ON THE AJE FIELD
MXO plc, the oil and gas investing company listed on AIM, is pleased to announce that it has toda...
MX OIL PROVIDES UPDATE ON AJE FIELD, NIGERIA
MXO plc provides an update with regard to OML 113, the offshore licence in Nigeria in which it ha...
PANORO ENERGY ENTERS INTO FINAL SETTLEMENT WITH AJE (OML 113) JV PARTNERS
Panoro Energy reports that its fully-owned subsidiary Pan Petroleum Aje Limited (“PPAL&rdqu...
AOP SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH ATLAS/ORANTO PETROLEUM TO PROMOTE LICENSES
Africa Oil & Power, one of Africa’s leading platforms for energy investment and policy,...
NNPC, FIRST E&P AND SCHLUMBERGER SIGN AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF OMLS 83 AN...
FIRST E&P Managing Director and CEO Ademola Adeyemi-Bero (right) pictured at the signing ...
FIRST OIL FROM OYO OILFIELD
The Nigerian company Allied Energy Plc. and Eni, through its affiliate Nigerian Agip Exploration,...