Author: Ikenna Omeje

Column: LNG’s Calm Veneer Stripped by Australia Strike Threat The comfort that had characterised natural gas markets in Asia and Europe in recent months was shown to be a mere illusion by the threat of strike action at three major Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants. In the blink of eye, a market that had…

2023 Q2: Total Energies Plc Reports 14.12% Growth in Pre-Tax Profits Total Energies Marketing Nigeria Plc reported its 2023 second-quarter results showing pre-tax profits grew by 14.12% year on year, reaching N7.052 billion. This took half-year pre-tax profits to N13.476 billion versus N12.733 billion in the same period last year. Key highlights Q2 2023 vs…

OPEC+ Oil Supply Plunges By 1.2 Million bpd as Saudi Arabia Cuts Output Oil supply from the OPEC+ group dipped in July by 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) to 50.7 million bpd, the lowest level in nearly two years as Saudi Arabia began its unilateral production cut of 1 million bpd, the International Energy…

Nigeria Records 296 Million boe in First Six Months of 2023 – Research Nigeria recorded 296 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) in discovered volumes, in the first six months of this year, Rystad Energy research has shown. Nigeria trailed Guyana, which recorded 603 million boe and Turkey, which sits second with 380 million boe,…

  Subsidy Removal: CNG As Alternative Fuel for Motorists For many years, petrol subsidy was an albatross to the Federal Government, as trillions of Naira was spent annually importing refined petroleum products into Nigeria. Between 2018 and 2022, petrol  worth N13.588 trillion was imported into the country based on figures from the National Bureau of…

Seplat Energy Makes Profit of $63.7 million with 10.2 Percent Gas Revenue in First Half of 2023 Seplat Energy said in a recent breakdown on performance for its business operations that it has experienced a 10.2 per cent gas revenue, reaching $63.7 million in the first half of 2023 (compared to $57.8 million in the…

Equinor Gets Approval to Electrify LNG Export Project by 2030 Norway’s government has approved a project by energy major Equinor and its partners for the future operation of Snøhvit and Hammerfest LNG, including electrification of the plant from 2030. The government approval entails onshore compression from 2028 and electrification of the plant from 2030, Equinor…