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Clariant expands well service additives distribution across West Africa

Clariant has appointed Gapuma Group as the distributor of its Well Service Additives (WSA) portfolio across Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, expanding the availability of its specialty oilfield chemicals in key West African upstream markets. Under the agreement, Gapuma will distribute Clariant’s Well Service Additives portfolio through its regional network, including the HOSTADRILL™, HOSTAMER™ and HOSTASTIM™ product families used in […]

Renaissance makes offshore oil discovery at Nigeria’s OML 74

Renaissance Africa Energy Company has announced an offshore oil discovery at the JK-004 exploration well in OML 74, with the well encountering approximately 1,000 ft of hydrocarbon-bearing intervals across seven reservoirs containing light oil. The discovery was announced during the NOG Energy Week Conference & Exhibition 2026 by Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. […]

Nigeria Unveils World-Class Critical Minerals Discovery

Nigeria has discovered a major polymetallic deposit in Kaduna State containing nickel, copper, gold, platinum group metals, and rare earth elements. The government is accelerating mining sector reforms, requiring local mineral processing, revoking thousands of inactive mining licenses, and attracting major Chinese investment in lithium processing to boost domestic value creation. Despite the mining boom, […]

Baker Hughes extends long-term service deal for Nigeria LNG Train 7

 Baker Hughes has secured a 13-year lifecycle services agreement with Nigeria LNG (NLNG) to support turbomachinery operations at the company’s Train 7 expansion project on Bonny Island.  The agreement extends a more than 20-year relationship between the companies and will provide long-term support for equipment installed as part of the expansion, which is expected to increase the plant’s […]