Niger Delta Militants Willing to Negotiate With Government

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After a sustained bombing of oil facilities reducing Nigeria’s oil output and revenue, the Niger Delta Avengers has said that it is now willing to dialogue with the Federal Government. As a prelude to the talks and an expression of readiness to lay down arms and embrace peace, the NDA, Wednesday, raised what it calls “Contact and Dialogue Team headed … Read More

Nigeria Government to Commence Oil Exploration in Benue Trough

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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to commence the search for crude oil and other hydrocarbon exploration in the Benue Trough. According to a statement by the NNPC, Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mr. Maikaniti Baru, disclosed this while receiving a delegation from the Benue State Government, who paid him a courtesy visit in … Read More

NNPC Highlight Obstacles to Nigeria’s Reserve, Production Target

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ( NNPC ) has hinged the inability of the country to reach the Four million production and 40 billion reserve target on funding constraints, infrastructure vandalism, security concerns and a host of others. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, who made this disclosure during the conference organised by the Society of Petroleum … Read More

Production Disruptions From Nigeria and Libya Lower OPEC’s Output in July 2016

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OPEC’s crude oil output was disrupted in July, by militant attacks in Nigeria and political disputes in Libya, according to a Bloomberg News survey. Output from the 13 established members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, excluding new entrant Gabon, fell by 80,000 bpd last month, a Bloomberg survey of analysts, oil companies and ship tracking data showed. Nigeria led … Read More