(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.May.2022) — Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) President Asdrúbal Chávez, and the board of directors of the company received the Secretary General of the Organization of Petroleum […]
Category: Nigeria
OPEC’s Barkindo Visits Jose Antonio Anzoátegui Petrochemical Complex
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.May.2022) —The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo and an OPEC delegation visited the ‘Jose Antonio Anzoátegui Petrochemical Complex’ in Anzoátegui State during […]
NRGBriefs: CGX, Frontera on Guyana; Barkindo’s OPEC Wind-down
(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.May.2022) — Energy briefs including CGX and Frontera executives briefing the media on the Kawa-1 and Wei-1 exploration wells offshore Guyana; and OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo […]
NRGBriefs: Nigeria’s Barkindo Visits with Venezuelan Authorities
(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.May.2022) — Energy briefs including the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo visiting Venezuela to participate in meetings with the South American country’s […]
Lekoil Nigeria Secures Court Injunction Against Lekoil Ltd and Savannah Energy Investments
(Lekoil Nigeria Limited, 6.Apr.2022) — Following the announcement of 28 February 2022 by Lekoil Limited that it had entered into an agreement with Savannah Energy Investments Limited, a subsidiary of Savannah Energy […]
World Bank: Global Growth to Slow Through 2023
(World Bank, 11.Jan.2022) — Following a strong rebound in 2021, the global economy is entering a pronounced slowdown amid fresh threats from COVID-19 variants and a rise in inflation, debt, […]
Roundtable: Celebrating African Innovation And Leadership
(US House of Representatives, 25.May.2021) — For Africa Day 2021, the House Foreign Affairs Committee will convene notable African leaders and entrepreneurs to discuss how we can better engage African […]
Energy Analytics Institute’s SPonsor ADvertiser (SPAD) Promo Video
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Dec.2021) — Energy Analytics Institute (EAI), which provides breakings news coverage of energy markets primarily in Latin America and the Caribbean, revealed its latest promo […]
Shell Updates On African Assets In Annual Report
(Shell, 1.Apr.2021) — Shell provided details in its 2020 annual report related to its operations in Africa from Egypt, Nigeria and Algeria, among other countries. What follows is a summary […]
Guyana Basins Summit (GBS) Energy Highlights
(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Mar.2021) — Commentaries, quotes, data and other highlights from the Guyana Basins Summit (GBS) held virtually from 17-19 March 2021 and from speakers from Guyana’s President Mohamed […]
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Borr Drilling’s Fleet Status Report [PDF Download]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Feb.2021) — Borr Drilling Limited provided a fleet status report through 26 February 2021. The update can be found here. ____________________ By Jared Yamin. © Energy Analytics […]
NOCs Risk Wasting $400bn Amid Energy Transition
(Reuters, 9.Feb.2021) — National oil companies (NOCs) risk squandering $400 billion on expensive oil and gas projects over the next decade that may only break even if the world fails […]
Nigerian Court Issues Arrest Warrant ExxonMobil Head
(Reuters, 3.Feb.2021) — A federal court in Abuja has signed off on a warrant to arrest the head of oil major ExxonMobil in Nigeria to compel him to appear before […]
OPEC Fund Marks 45 Years Of Driving Development
(The OPEC Fund, 28.Jan.2021) — The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) marks its 45th anniversary today. Since inception, the multilateral development finance institution has approved more than […]
Italy Seeking Documents For Eni, Shell Nigeria Case
(Reuters, 20.Jan.2021) — Italian prosecutors asked a Milan Court on Wednesday for documents sourced from U.S. bank JPMorgan to be filed as part of a corruption trial over the acquisition […]
SPDC Closes Sale Of Interest In Oil Mining Lease 17
(Shell, 15.Jan.2021) — The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), has completed the sale of its 30% interest in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 17 in the Eastern Niger […]
SPDC Declares Force Majeure In Nigeria
(Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Jan.2021) — The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), operator of the SPDC joint venture and the Forcados Oil Terminal in Nigeria, declared a force […]
Nigeria Solar Firm Gets $38mn To Expand
(Bloomberg, 12.Jan.2021) — Daystar Power, a Nigerian solar energy provider, has raised $38 million with the support of Investment Fund for Developing Countries and Morgan Stanley Investment Management to expand […]
OPEC Voluntary Production Levels (PDF DOWNLOAD)
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jan.2021) — OPEC’s voluntary crude oil production levels for the months of January, February, and March. __________ By Ian Silverman. © Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All Rights […]
NNPC Seeks $1bn Oil Prepay For Port Harcourt Refinery
(Reuters, 7.Jan.2021) — Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC is in talks to raise around $1 billion in a prepayment with trading firms to refurbish its largest refining complex at Port […]
UK Hosts African Ministers Energy Symposium
(UK’s Department for International Trade or DIT, 9.Dec.2020) — The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) on 3 December 2020, hosted the first ever UK-Africa Renewable Energy Ministerial Symposium to […]
OPEC+ To Boost Output After Tense Negotiations
(WoodMac, 4.Dec.2020) — Tense negotiations and rumours of a rift between Saudi Arabia and UAE ended with a compromise deal for OPEC+ on 3 December 2020. Despite concerns on oversupply […]
Nigeria In Recession, Impacted By COVID-19, Oil
(Reuters, 21.Nov.2020) — Nigeria has slipped into a recession after its gross domestic product contracted for the second consecutive quarter, according to data released on Saturday which showed the impact […]
Sterling And Wilson To Build Solar Storage Power Plant
(Sterling and Wilson Pvt, 22.Oct.2020) — Sterling and Wilson Pvt Ltd (SWPL), India’s leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company, announced that its Hybrid & Energy Storage division (HES), in […]
Africa’s Gasoline Demand To Support Asia, Europe
(Platts, 24.Sep.2020) — Africa’s gasoline demand is expected to support the gasoline markets of Asia and Europe as refinery outages in the African continent, together with a strong recovery in […]
Nigeria Convicts First Pirates Under New Maritime Law
(Reuters, 12.Aug.2020) — A Nigerian court made the first convictions under a new anti-piracy law, giving hope to the world’s shipping fleets that legal reforms will help stem rising attacks […]
Agbami Key Sticking Point In OPEC+ Compliance
(Argus, 11.Aug.2020) — Nigeria’s full compliance to the OPEC+ deal hangs on a key oil grade being treated as a condensate. Since OPEC+ allowed ultra-light oil to be exempt from […]
Guyana: Education Through African Culture, Heritage
(DPI, 31.Jul.2020) — A webinar focusing on African Cultural Teachings was hosted by the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) last evening. Moderators, Shonetta Lowe […]
IMF Press Briefing On Nigeria, Argentina
(IMF, 23.Jul.2020) — Transcript of International Monetary Fund (IMF) press briefing on Nigeria, Argentina, and other countries. MR. RICE: Good morning everyone and welcome to this press briefing on behalf […]
McDermott Awarded Next Phase Of Azikel Refinery
(McDermott, 14.Jul.2020) — McDermott International Ltd. announced it has been awarded a *large engineering and procurement contract from Azikel Petroleum Ltd. for the modular 12,000 BPD Hydro-Skimming Refinery project. The […]
Sasol Sells Escravos GTL Plant In Nigeria To Chevron
(Sasol, 1.Jul.2020) — Sasol and Chevron have signed an agreement that will result in Sasol selling its indirect beneficial interest in the Escravos GTL (EGTL) plant in Nigeria to Chevron. […]
Opec+ Extra Cuts Will End In June: Saudi Oil Minister
(Argus, 8.Jun.2020) — Mideast Gulf countries that pledged deeper crude cuts beyond their Opec+ commitments this month do not plan to extend these into July, Saudi oil minister Prince Abdulaziz […]
Nigeria LNG Limited Selects Saipem For LNG Project
(Saipem, 13.May.2020) — Saipem, in joint venture with Daewoo E&C Co. Ltd and Chiyoda Corporation (SCD JV), has been awarded by Nigeria LNG Limited the contracts for the Engineering, Procurement […]
Even At $10/bbl, Traders Balk At Buying Nigeria’s Oil
(Bloomberg, 28.Apr.2020) — The oil price crash isn’t getting any easier for Nigeria. Late on Monday, the nation released the prices for most of its crude oil grades for sale […]
Galileo Sales VP Gabriel Lorenzi Interviewed By GBR
(Global Business Reports, 9.Apr.2020) — Twenty years ago it was impossible to think about an off-grid natural gas network. Today, Africa can build it with our innovative and efficient technologies, […]
Total Restates Commitment To Nigeria
(Total, 9.Sep.2019) — The top management of Total in Nigeria led by the Country Chair and Managing Director of Total E&P Mr. Mike Sangster, the Managing Director of Total Nigeria […]
Shell Says Bonny Light Force Majeure Lifted
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jun.2017) — Shell announced that the force majeure on Bonny Light exports was lifted effective 12:00 hours (Nigerian time). The lifting of the force majeure happened sometime […]