British multinational oil and gas company Shell has decided to sell The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) – which owns onshore oil assets in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region – to a consortium comprising mostly local energy players ND Western, Aradel Holdings Plc, First E&P, the Waltersmith Group, Petroleum Development Company Limited and Petrolin. The transaction is measured at $1.3 billion, with further payments of up to $1.1 billion set to be made. The sale will come into effect following the relevant approval from government.
The decision by Shell, a global energy giant, to exit its onshore business in Nigeria has sent shockwaves through the country’s oil and gas industry, casting a spotlight on local firms and raising questions about the future of the industry.
Brazilian oil and gas major Petrobras – together with partners Shell Brasil, TotalEnergies, China’s CNPC and CNOOC, and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) – has kicked off a series of wind measurements in Brazil’s pre-salt region to collect data for potential offshore wind projects in Búzios and Mero fields.
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Indonesia offered 10 oil and gas blocks in 2023, with two working areas Akimeuga ..
Tullow Ghana led the pack at the maiden Chartered Institute of Supply Chain Management (CISCM) Awards held over the weekend in Accra.
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell again this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday.
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THE Commission Chief Executive (CCE) of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Mr Gbenga Komolafe, is seeking enhanced collaboration with the Nigerian Police toward curbing oil theft in the country.
Petroliam Nasional Sdn. Bhd. (Petronas) has received a 20-year extension to its production sharing contract (PSC) for the Ketapang block from Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry.