Niger Delta

Amaranta has named the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, as board chairman as it targets 100,000 barrels a day at OML 42 in the western Niger Delta.

KEY POINTS Niger Delta youth leaders have thrown their weight behind the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bashir Ojulari, urging President Bola Tinubu to …

KEY POINTS British multinational oil company Shell is facing fresh scrutiny after internal documents revealed it continued operating a key oil pipeline in Nigeria despite being aware it was causing …

KEY POINTS Oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta have renewed calls for state governors to release part of the 13 percent oil derivation allocation directly to them, saying the funds …

KEY POINTS The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd, has announced a significant new oil and gas discovery Awodi-07 in the Niger Delta. The find, named the Awodi-07 well, …

KEY POINTS Chevron Nigeria Limited has restated its commitment to tackling gas flaring and cutting carbon emissions across its operations in the Niger Delta, as part of ongoing efforts to …

KEY POINTS Nigeria has launched a sweeping verification exercise of disputed and newly drilled oilfields and gas fields in the Niger Delta, a move aimed at settling long-running ownership disputes …

Nigeria is focusing on eight idle oil fields to boost its struggling petrodollar economy, potentially adding over 300,000 barrels per day to national production and attracting significant investment.

Nigeria’s oil regulator proposes a faster exit for oil majors from onshore fields, but only if they take responsibility for cleaning up environmental spills. This plan aims to balance speeding …

Oil giant Shell is facing a legal battle over an alleged oil spill in the Niger Delta that damaged waterways and farms. The company has appealed a court order to …