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To Ramp up Oil Production, FG Moves to Resolve Dispute over Sale of $1.3bn ExxonMobil’s Assets

The federal government has met with a team from Seplat Energy, to resolve the stalemate arising from the proposed $1.3 billion ExxonMobil’s oil asset sale which has now been held up for close to two years.
It wasn’t clear what the details of the meeting which took place in Abuja were, but the Minister of State, Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, hinted that it bordered on ways to resolve the prolonged altercation.

How rising oil production may boost FG revenue target

Nigeria’s rig count has been growing since the last quarter of last year and crude oil production has also been on the rise on the back of aggressive exploration and improved security in the Niger Delta.  OPEOLUWANI AKINTAYO examines the impact these recent developments would have on the country’s economy Nigeria’s oil rig count has maintained an […]