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ADM ENERGY UPDATE ON ACQUISITION OF FURTHER INTEREST IN OML 113
ADM Energy, an oil and gas investing company quoted on AIM, has reached agreement with EER (Colob...
NEW SAIPEM JV AWARDED CONTRACTS FOR THE NIGERIA LNG TRAIN 7 PROJECT
Saipem, in joint venture with Daewoo E&C Co. Ltd and Chiyoda Corporation (SCD JV), has been a...
SHELL INVESTS IN NEW NIGERIA LNG PROCESSING UNIT
Shell Gas B.V., a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, today announced that all conditions for it...
CANADIAN OVERSEAS PETROLEUM SEEKS ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited ("COPL"), an international oil and gas exploration ...
AFRICA OIL RECEIVES THIRD DIVIDEND FROM ITS NIGERIAN ASSET
Africa Oil has received its third dividend from Prime Oil and Gas B.V. ("Prime"), a com...
AFRICA OIL REPORTS POSITIVE FIRST QUARTER PERFORMANCE
Africa Oil has announced financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 202...
NIGERIA-BASED GEOCADINAL ORDERS A SAAB SEAEYE FALCON ROV
A leading service provider in the West African offshore energy sector, Nigeria-based Geocadinal I...
CANADIAN OVERSEAS PETROLEUM SECURES CAPITAL INVESTMENT
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited, an international oil and gas exploration and development com...
LEKOIL ANNOUNCES RE-STRUCTURE OF FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS TO OPTIMUM
LEKOIL announces that, further to the Company's announcements on 21 January 2020, 25 March 20...
SEPLAT ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
Seplat Petroleum Development Company, a leading Nigerian independent oil and gas company listed o...
SAN LEON ENERGY ANNOUNCES PROPOSED SPECIAL DIVIDEND
San Leon has approved a special dividend of approximately £27 million (US$33 million), or 6...
CANADIAN OVERSEAS PETROLEUM UPDATE ON DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN SHORECAN AND ESSAR...
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (COPL), an international oil and gas exploration and developm...
AFRICA OIL RECEIVES SECOND DIVIDEND FROM ITS NIGERIAN ASSET
Africa Oil Corp. has received its second dividend from Prime Oil and Gas B.V., a company that hol...
LEKOIL ANNOUNCES RESULT OF INVESTIGATION INTO OPL 310 FACILITY AGREEMENT
LEKOIL has announced the results of the investigation into the origination and execution of the l...
ADM TO ACQUIRE A FURTHER INTEREST IN OML 113 FROM EER
ADM Energy has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with EER (Colobus) Nigeria Limited (&qu...
DOF SUBSEA AWARDED CONTRACTS IN AFRICA
DOF Subsea is pleased to announce two contract-awards for international clients in Africa, securi...
AFRICA OIL RECEIVES FIRST DIVIDEND FROM ITS NIGERIAN ASSET
Africa Oil Corp. has received its first dividend from Prime Oil and Gas B.V. ("POGBV", ...
ADM ENERGY TO CREATE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH TRAFIGURA
ADM Energy, an oil and gas investing company quoted on AIM, has entered into a non-binding memora...
SAN LEON PROVIDES UPDATE ON NEW ACOES FOR OML 18, ONSHORE NIGERIA
San Leon Energy provide an update on the new alternative crude oil evacuation and storage system ...
SAVANNAH PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF NEW CUSTOMER TO ACCUGAS
Savannah Petroleum PLC, the British independent oil & gas company focused around activities i...
ENI SIGNS A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH NIGERIA LNG
Eni has signed a new long term contract for the purchase of 1,5 million tonnes of liquefied natur...
LEKOIL PROVIDES UPDATE ON OTAKIKPO OPERATIONS
LEKOIL announces today, on behalf of the Otakikpo Joint Venture which is made up of Green Energy ...
ADM ENERGY PROVIDES WEST AFRICA STRATEGY UPDATE
ADM Energy provides a strategy update for 2020 and beyond. In the second half of the year, the...
NIGERIA: YEAR IN REVIEW 2019
In economic terms, 2019 was a mixed year for Nigeria. GDP growth remained stable at 2% in the fir...
AFRICAN PARTNERSHIPS STRENGTHEN DEEP CASING TOOLS’ GLOBAL FOOTPRINT
UK-based oil and gas technology development company, Deep Casing Tools (DCT), has announced the a...
AFRICA OIL CLOSES ACQUISITION OF PRODUCING ASSETS IN DEEPWATER NIGERIA
Africa Oil announces the closing of the acquisition of a 50% ownership interest in Petrobras Oil ...
LEKOIL SHARES SUSPENDED AFTER REVEALING ALLEGED FRAUD
Lekoil today reported that, based on all information currently available to Lekoil, the loan agre...
LEKOIL ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF TRADING ON AIM
Lekoil's advisers were approached yesterday by representatives of the Qatari Investment Autho...
LEKOIL ANNOUNCES START OF SITE SURVEY ON OPL 310 IN NIGERIA
LEKOIL, the oil and gas exploration and production company with a focus on Nigeria and West Afric...
LEKOIL ANNOUNCES DIRECTORATE CHANGES
LEKOIL, the oil and gas exploration and production company with a focus on Nigeria and West Afric...
ENI LAUNCHES NIGERIA LNG EXPANSION PROJECT
Eni and its partners in Nigeria LNG (NLNG) have taken the final investment decision (FID) for the...
NIGERIA LNG EXPANSION PROJECT LAUNCHED
Eni and its partners in Nigeria LNG (NLNG) have taken the final investment decision (FID) for the...
LEKOIL ANNOUNCES REPAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING ADVANCE PAYMENT FACILITY
LEKOIL, the AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production company with a focus on Nigeria and...
TGS ANNOUNCES NEW MULTIBEAM AND SEAFLOOR SAMPLING PROJECT IN NIGERIA
TGS, along with its joint venture partner PetroData, is pleased to announce Nigeria’s first...
OANDO PLC SIGNS TWO GAS SUPPLY AGREEMENTS WITH NIGERIA LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
Oando PLC, through its upstream subsidiary, Oando Energy Resources, announces the successful sign...
LEKOIL APPOINTS PROGRESSIVE TSL FOR INFOR SUNSYSTEMS AND INFOR EAM IMPLEMENTA...
Progressive TSL is proud to announce that LEKOIL has chosen them to implement Infor SunSystems an...
SHELF DRILLING SECURES CONTRACT EXTENSION ON THE TRIDENT XIV OFFSHORE NIGERIA
Shelf Drilling, Ltd. announced today that it has secured a one-year extension on the Trident XIV ...
PETRONOR ANNOUNCES EXECUTION OF INVESTMENT AND SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT FOR AJE...
PetroNor E&P Limited has now finalised and entered into the separate investment and sharehold...
SEPLAT PETROLEUM RESPONDS TO GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER REPORT
Seplat Petroleum's attention has been directed to the recent publication by the Guardian news...
SEPLAT ANNOUNCES CEO SUCCESSION PLAN
Seplat Petroleum Development Company PLC has announced that current CEO, Mr. Austin Avuru will be...
PROGRESSIVE TSL SPONSORS NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY TO RECEIVE ENERGY COUNTRY REVIEW
Progressive TSL are proud to announce that from today they will be supporting the Nigerian Oil &a...
ALL GRACE ENERGY COMMENCES PRODUCTION TEST AT UBIMA MARGINAL FIELD
Following the successful re-entry, work-over and completion of Ubima-01 well, All Grace Energy Li...
SAVANNAH PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF SEVEN ENERGY TRANSACTION
Savannah Petroleum PLC, the British independent oil & gas company focused around activities i...
MENAS ASSOCIATES: NIGERIA FOCUS
The relationship between President Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo ...
14 COMPANIES BID FOR OML 119 REDEVELOPMENT FINANCING
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari,...
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...
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...
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...
SAN LEON ENERGY SECURES 20-YEAR LICENCE EXTENSION FOR OML 18
San Leon Energy announces that Eroton (the operator of the OML 18 licence, onshore Nigeria) has r...
SAN LEON ENERGY SECURES 20-YEAR LICENCE EXTENSION FOR OML 18
San Leon Energy announces that Eroton (the operator of the OML 18 licence, onshore Nigeria) has r...
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...
NDPR PROVIDES UPDATE ON ACME – 5 RIG INCIDENT
Niger Delta Petroleum Resources Ltd (NDPR) regrets to confirm an attack which occurred at 11.33pm...
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...
LEKOIL PROVIDES OPL 310 LEGAL ACTION UPDATE
LEKOIL, the oil and gas exploration, development and production company with a focus on Africa, p...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
COPL RECEIVES PROJECT FINANCING TERM SHEET FOR NIGERIAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited announces that its 50% owned joint venture company, Shoreline...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 ...
VERTEX ASSUMES THE LARGEST SHARE OF FIRST HYDROCARBON NIGERIA
Vertex, an Upstream Nigerian independent funded by African Capital Alliance (ACA), has taken 40% ...