NIGERIA: Chevron Successfully Completes the Awodi-07 Appraisal and Exploration Well

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has recorded a significant hydrocarbon discovery following the successful drilling and evaluation of the Awodi-07 appraisal and exploration well in the shallow offshore western Niger Delta. … Read More

NIGERIA: TGS Commences Onshore MegaSurvey to Support Regional Exploration

TGS, announces the commencement of the Nigeria Onshore MegaSurvey, a new regional-scale seismic project covering 28,000 square kilometers across the Onshore Niger Delta.   The project is supported by industry funding and is in partnership with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Petrodata Management … Read More

NIGERIA: TotalEnergies Sign SPA with Vaaris to Divest its Oil Interest in Renaissance JV

TotalEnergies has announced that its subsidiary TotalEnergies EP Nigeria has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Vaaris for the sale of its 10% non-operated interest in the Renaissance … Read More

NIGERIA: Shell Completes sale of SPDC to focus its portfolio on Deepwater & Integrated Gas Positions

Shell has completed the sale of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) to Renaissance, as announced 16 January 2024 The divestment of SPDC aligns with Shell’s intent to simplify … Read More

Nigeria: Ogale and Bille Residents take Shell to UK High court following 10-year fight for Justice

Ten years ago, residents from the Bille and Ogale communities in Nigeria claimed their livelihoods had been destroyed and homes damaged by hundreds of oil spills caused by Shell. The … Read More

NIGERIA: NNPC, FIRST E&P JV to Deploy the Leucipa™ Automated Field Production Solution in Offshore Operations in the Niger Delta

Baker Hughes has announced an agreement with NNPC Limited/FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Company (FIRST E&P) Joint Venture (JV) to deploy the Leucipa™ automated field production solution. Through this agreement, Leucipa will … Read More

NIGERIA: OML 18 JV Partners Appoints NNPC Eighteen Operating Limited as Operator

The non operating joint venture partners of OML 18 have appointed NNPC Eighteen Operating limited as operator replacing Eroton Exploration and Production Limited. According to a statement from the NNPC … Read More

NIGERIA: Eroton Remains the Operator of OML 18 – San Leon

San Leon has denied recent speculation in the Nigerian press about the operation of the Oil Mining License (OML) 18.  The Company has been made aware of an article published … Read More