U.S. Drillers Add Oil and Gas Rigs for Second Week in a Row -Baker Hughes U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a second week in a row for the first time since mid-September, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and…
Shell to Complete Maintenance at Prelude LNG By Mid-November, Sources Say Shell is expected to complete maintenance at its flagship Prelude liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility off Australia by mid-November, two sources close to the project told Reuters on Wednesday. The British energy giant started maintenance work at the 3.6-million metric ton a year floating…
ACWA Power Signs Cooperation Agreements with Chinese Partners Saudi-listed ACWA Power, the world’s largest private water desalination company, leader in energy transition and first mover into green hydrogen, has signed seven cooperation agreements with Chinese firms during the third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, for solar, green hydrogen and water desalination projects. The agreements…
Chevron LNG Workers Plan To Restart Strike despite Ongoing Talks Although talks with the corporation are still ongoing, employees at Chevron’s Australian sites still intend to resume their strike action. The Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG projects saw the start of industrial action in the middle of last month after Chevron and the workers’ union were…
Ex-Agitators Petition Tinubu Over Pipeline Rehabilitation Contracts Ex-agitators in the Niger Delta have petitioned President Bola Tinubu, over alleged award of contracts for the rehabilitation of pipelines across the country only to a “Northern oil cabal” by NNPC Ltd. without companies owned by Niger Delta people. Recall that there has been controversy over the ownership…
Government Approves Nigeria’s First Industrial 3D Manufacturing Solution RusselSmith has been given permission by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, to use its industrial non-metallic additive manufacturing solution in the country’s oil and gas sector. Oil and gas companies can order fully functional and corrosion-resistant industrial components locally in a fraction of the time…
Crude Oil Production Hits 20-Month High of 1.57mbpd in September Nigeria’s average oil output reached a 20-month high in September, surpassing 1.57 million barrels per day, according to the most recent monthly report from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The report indicated that crude oil output (including condensate) rose by 11.1% from 1.43mbpd…
CBN to Boost Liquidity in Forex Market, Lifts Ban on 43 Items 43 commodities that had previously been prohibited from obtaining foreign exchange have been granted permission, according to a bank official on Thursday, as part of Nigeria’s central bank‘s commitment to increasing liquidity in the nation’s foreign exchange market. The ban covered items such…
Oil Prices will Surge if Iran is swept into War, Shale Tycoon Warns Oil prices will surge if the Israel-Hamas war escalates to include Iran, according to shale magnate Scott Sheffield. The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pioneer Natural Resources Co. issued the warning during an interview with Bloomberg Television on Wednesday, just hours…
Tullow to Sustain African Oil Production through Asset Rejuvenation – CEO Tullow Oil Plc can sustain oil production at its West African hub through the next decade by focusing on asset rejuvenation, according to Chief Executive Officer Rahul Dhir. “I think we have line of sight” at being able to keep production above 100,000 bopd…
