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Nigeria approves Shell, Agip buyout of TotalEnergies’ stake in Bonga oilfield

Nigeria’s oil regulator has approved a $510 million deal by TotalEnergies to sell its entire 12.5% interest in oil mining lease (OML) 118, which hosts the offshore Bonga oilfield, to the field’s operator Shell and Agip, the agency said on Thursday. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) said TotalEnergies will transfer 10% of its […]

Vitol, Sunoco take first US-bound petrol cargo from Nigeria’s Dangote refinery

Global oil trading firm Vitol and US fuel distributor Sunoco have taken delivery of the first petrol cargo imported into the US from Nigeria’s Dangote refinery, Reuters reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Vitol is said to have purchased the 320,000-barrel cargo from Geneva-based Mocoh Oil and sold most of it to […]

Nigeria Says Crude Theft and Metering Losses Lowest in 16 Years

Nigeria’s crude losses from theft and metering issues dropped to their lowest in nearly 16 years at 9,600 barrels per day (bpd), the West African country’s upstream regulator has reported. Representing the one year to July, the figure is the lowest daily average since 2009, according to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). “So […]

Petrobras to re-enter Nigeria five years after halting JV operations

During a state visit to Brasilía this week, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu focused on deepening economic cooperation and unlocking strategic partnerships, and welcomed Petrobras’s planned re-entry into the Nigerian market. The two countries signed five Memoranda of Understanding covering trade, energy, aviation, science and finance, signaling a shift from symbolic ties to practical, high-impact collaboration.