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07-21-2008 Scaroni Says Damaged Pipeline in Nigeria Will
Be Fixed Within Days
07-17-2008 Addax
Petroleum Grabs More Interest in JDZ Block 4
07-17-2008 Technip
Awarded 75m Euro Subsea Contract in Nigeria
07-17-2008 ENI's Pipeline Damaged by Explosion in Nigeria
07-14-2008 Bulletproof Hummer For Oil Executives in
Nigeria
07-11-2008 Shell Lifts Force Majeure On Exports From Bonga
Field in Nigeria
07-10-2008 Nigerian Oil Executive Expresses His
concern on Delta Crises
07-06-2008 Chevron's EGTL Project in Nigeria Remains On
Track
07-06-2008 Addax
Petroleum Adds OPL 227 to its Exploration Portfolio
07-06-2008 Subsea 7
Awarded $460m Contract in West Africa
07-03-2008
Jeroen van der Veer: Bonga Field Will Be in Full Production Within Days
07-03-2008 Afren Plc Names Shahid Ullah as Executive
Director
07-01-2008 Petrobras Plans to Start Production From Agbami
Field in July
06-25-2008 Shell Resumes Production From Bonga Field
Offshore Nigeria
06-25-2008 Gasol Finalizes
the Reverse Takeover of African LNG
06-24-2008 Nigeria
Deployed Navy Ships to Secure Offshore Bonga Oil field
06-24-2008 Chevron Oil
Workers On an All-Out Strike in Nigeria
06-19-2008 Shell Shuts Off
Production From Bonga Field After an Attack
06-18-2008 Nortechs
Agrees to Provide FPSO For Bilabri Field in Nigeria
06-16-2008 Saudi Arabia Starts Increasing Output to Ease
Prices
06-16-2008 US Crude Imports in April Down 2.5% Vs Year Ago
06-16-2008 Aker to Deliver Subsea Systems to Eni For Oyo
Field
06-13-2008 Mitsubishi Joins Consortium to Develop LNG
Project in Nigeria
06-13-2008 Addax Awarded 40% of OPL 227 Exploration
License in Nigeria
06-11-2008 Afren Announces
First Oil From Okoro Setu Offshore Nigeria
06-04-2008
Providence Announces the Commercial Potential of AJE Field
06-02-2008 Nigeria Considers Renegotiating Oil Contracts
05-29-2008 Shell Contains Nigerian Oil Spill After the
Pipeline Attack
05-28-2008 Royal Dutch Shell in Dispute For Back Taxes in
Nigeria
05-27-2008 Shell's Pipeline Near Awoba Flow Station
Attacked by Nigerian Militants
05-25-2008 Chevron to
Spend $8B to Reduce Gas Flaring in Nigeria
05-24-2008
Lonestar Drilling Company's Workers Kidnapped in Nigeria
05-23-2008 T-3 Energy Services Receives Orders For
Pressure Control Systems
05-22-2008 Acergy Awarded Service Contract for Usan Field
Offshore Nigeria
05-22-2008 U.S. Congress Passes Legislation to Sue OPEC
05-20-2008
Willbros Group Settles Fines for Bribery Charges in Nigeria
05-15-2008 Mart Resources to Start Initial Production From
Umu-1 Well
05-13-2008
Gulf of Guinea Energy Spuds First Uquo Well in Nigeria
05-10-2008 Crude Price Closed at Record High at $125.96
05-08-2008 MEND Says Jimmy Carter Offers to Mediate the
Delta Crises in Nigeria
05-06-2008 Militants
Attack Shell's Flow Station, Damage 3 Oil Wells
05-03-2008 ExxonMobil Resumes Production in Nigeria
05-03-2008 Addax Petroleum Confirms Oil Reservoir at Ofrima
Offshore Nigeria
04-29-2008 ExxonMobil
Declares Force Majeure on its Operations in Nigeria
04-28-2008 CNOOC Contests Tax Assessment in Nigeria Over
OML 130 License
04-25-2008 Mart Resources Starts First Production From
Umusadege Field
04-24-2008 Oando Signs MoU With Host Community for Block
OPL 236
04-23-2008 Shell
Nigeria Declared Force Majeure for April and May Delivery
04-21-2008 Air France to Resume Flights to Port Harcourt,
Nigeria
04-18-2008 Militant Group Attacks Shell Pipeline in
Nigeria
04-17-2008 Petrobras to Start Production From Agbami Field
Offshore Nigeria
04-14-2008 Providence Announces the Completion of Aje-4
Drilling Offshore Nigeria
04-11-2008 IEA Declares Oil Demand Falling
04-05-2008 Agip Agrees on the Same Terms and Conditions
With Oando
04-05-2008 Henry Okah,
a.k.a. Oil Rebel Makes First Court Appearance
04-04-2008 Hardy Oil
Farms Out 20% Stake to Emerald Energy
04-04-2008 Afren Plc to
Place 95 million New Ordinary Shares
04-02-2008 Afren Signs
Farm-in Agreement With Oriental Energy For Ebok Field
03-29-2008 Afren Plc
Releases its 2007 Preliminary Results
03-29-2008 Saipem Wins a Contract For Subsea Development
in Nigeria Worth $1.3B
03-25-2008 Bristow Signs
a Contract For Helicopter Services Offshore Nigeria
03-19-2008 Union Calls Off the Strike in Nigeria
03-18-2008 Nigerian Oil Workers Union to Start Strike on Wednesday
03-13-2008 Total Signs
Agreement to Farm Into Offshore OPL 257
03-13-2008 Addax
Petroleum Announces Successful Appraisal of Kita Discovery
03-06-2008
Leader of Oil Militant Group Faces Treason Charge
03-05-2008 Mobil Nigeria
Confirms Oil Spill
03-04-2008 Afren Plc Signs PSA For OPL 917 & OPL 907 in
Nigeria
02-29-2008
Nigerian President in a State Visit in China to Meet CNOOC Officials
02-29-2008 EPNL Obtains the Final Approval to Develop Usan
Field
02-26-2008 Mart
Resources Releases Update on Umusadege Field
02-26-2008 Oando PLC to Buy Shell’s Stakes In Two Oil
Blocks For $625m
02-20-2008 MEND Requests US Intervention in Nigeria
02-14-2008 Nigerian Govt Concerned By Shell's Layoff
Action
02-12-2008
Shut-in Oil Production in Nigeria Could Reach 1 mb/d
02-12-2008
Equator Exploration Obtains Joint Operating Agreement For OPL 323
02-08-2008 Shell Declares Force Majeure in Nigeria
02-03-2008 Nigeria to
Establish Gulf of Guinea Joint Force to Protect Oil Facilities
01-31-2008 Nigerian Reserves in 2007
Drop by 2 bn Barrels
01-25-2008 Afren Signs Cooperation Agreement with E.ON &
African LNG
01-22-2008 Nigerian Militants Request a Hollywood Actor as
Peace Mediator
01-21-2008
AMEC/JAGAL/NETCO Awarded Nigerian Contract to Upgrade Facilities
01-16-2008 Mart
Resources and Partners to Begin First Production From Umusadege
01-14-2008 Nigerian Militants Set Condition to Stop
Violence
01-11-2008 Militants Attacked Oil Tanker at Port Harcourt
Nigeria
01-11-2008 Chevron and its Partners to Begin Drilling
Aje-4 in Nigeria
01-09-2008 Exile
Provides Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Akepo Field
01-09-2008 TSKJ Completes LNG Project on Bonny Island
01-05-2008 Hardy Oil
Completes a Successful Well Test on Oza Field in Nigeria
01-04-2008 Oil Hits $100 per Barrel for the First Time in
27 yrs
01-02-2008 Militants Kill 18 in the Oil City of Port
Harcourt Nigeria
12-27-2007 Pipeline Explosion Killed 40 in Nigeria
12-21-2007 Militants Attacked NNPC and Killed three in
Nigeria
12-19-2007 Providence
to Assess the Reserve Potential of Aje Field
12-17-2007 Militants
Threaten to Shut Oil Installation Over Ibori's Arrest
12-13-2007 Ex-Governor of Oil-Rich Delta State Arrested
12-12-2007 Port
Harcourt Airport in Nigeria Set to Re-Open on Dec 18
12-06-2007 Afren
to Use Armada Perkasa FPSO at Okoro Project Offshore Nigeria
12-04-2007 Addax
Petroleum to Spend $1bn For its Upstream Activities in Nigeria
12-02-2007 Nigeria: It
Would Abide by ICJ Ruling to Cede Bakassi to Cameroon
11-30-2007 CNOOC Could Buy Shell's Stakes in Nigeria
11-29-2007 Mart
Resources Releases Initial Results for Umusadege Field in Nigeria
11-27-2007 Militants
Promise to Halt the Violence in Ondo State in Nigeria
11-24-2007 Nigeria Says
Oil-Rich Bakassi handover ruled 'illegal'
11-16-2007
Pipeline Attack at Shell's Export Terminal in Nigeria
11-16-2007 Flex LNG
Signs MoU with Peak to Develop Bilabri & Orobiri Reserves
11-13-2007 Providence
Signs Partnership Agreement for Aje Field Offshore Nigeria
11-12-2007 Nigeria Investigating Senior Officials
Implicated by Bribery Charges
11-08-2007 A
Texan Pleaded Guilty Conspiring to Bribe Officials in Nigeria
11-06-2007
Global Industries Signs a Contract With Chevron Nigeria
11-05-2007 Velosi Increased Budget for Chevron Escravos
Services Contract
11-02-2007 Atlas
& Summit Consider the Sale of 40% of Their Interest in OML 109
10-31-2007 Mart
Resources Announces Umusadege Operations Update
10-30-2007 HMC
Completes Float-Over Installation of GX Deck in Nigeria
10-18-2007 USS Fort McHenry Navy Ship Left for Gulf of
Guinea to protect Oil Interests
10-15-2007 Indian Prime Minister Arrives in Nigeria to Talk Oil
10-12-2007 Nigerian Oil Workers Strike Pushed Crude Prices Over 82 usd a Barrel
10-01-2007
Equator Exploration and Peak Reach Bilabri Settlement Agreement
09-26-2007 Addax Petroleum Agrees to Acquire Stake in JDZ
DeepWater Block 1
09-26-2007
Afren Plc Set a Target of First Oil at Okoro Setu in Early 2008 in Nigeria
09-22-2007
Panalpina Suspends its Services in Nigeria
09-17-2007
Nigeria Looks to Saudi's Aramco as its Model
09-12-2007 Equator Exploration Issues Financing Update
09-10-2007 Oil Interests in Nigeria are at Risk of Attack
Before 911
09-05-2007
Nigerian Government Seeks Truce With Delta Militants
09-05-2007 OPEC Will Not Increase Production at the Next
Meeting on Sept 11
09-04-2007 Equator Exploration Terminates the Merger Agreement with CAMAC Energy
08-31-2007 Nigeria Plans to Reorganize NNPC
08-30-2007 Mart Resources in Dispute with Partner on Qua Ibo Field in Nigeria
08-22-2007 Equator Terminates FPSO Contract
08-22-2007 Afren
Closes 50 Million usd Unsecured Loan
08-20-2007 Equator Exploration Announces Farm Out Deal
with BG Nigeria Exploration
08-16-2007 Nigeria Starts Investigation Sources of Arms
Inflow in the Delta
08-16-2007 Afren West African Operational Update
08-12-2007 Nigerian President Dismissed Head of NNPC
08-09-2007 Addax Petroleum Announces 2nd Quarter Results
08-08-2007 Technip Wins a Contract for Ofon Field Offshore Nigeria
08-04-2007 Dr Lukman Appointed Energy Advisor to Nigerian President
08-01-2007 US Justice Department Begins Investigation on illegal Payments in
Nigeria
07-31-2007 Total Finalized Acquisition of More Interest in Deepwater OPL 247 in
Nigeria
07-27-2007 Total Acquires Stake in OML 136 Offshore Nigeria
07-26-2007 Seadrill Agreed to Sell Jackup West Titania to SeaWolf
07-21-2007 Saipem Awarded Onshore Contract in Nigeria
07-20-2007 Total and NNPC Launch Phase 2 of the Ofon Field Development Project
07-19-2007 Afren Signs Agreement to Jointly Develop the Eremor Field in Nigeria
07-18-2007 Willbros West Africa Ltd Acquired by Ascot Offshore Nigeria
07-18-2007 Pioneer to
Divest its Interest in Nigeria
07-13-2007 Addax Announces Two Discoveries on OML 137 Offshore Nigeria
07-12-2007 Fugro Awarded a Contract for Airborne Survey Project in Nigeria
07-11-2007 IEA Warns of Declining Oil Supply Caused by Militants in Nigeria
07-06-2007 Mart Resources Issues the Second Production Test Result for UMU 1
Well
07-05-2007 Five foreign oil workers kidnapped in SE Nigeria
07-04-2007 Oriental Energy Finalizes Farm-In of Ebok Field From Mobil and NNPC
07-03-2007 NNPC of Nigeria Raises Hope of Improved Local Refining
07-03-2007 UWG Wins a Contract Build CoSMOS Platform for Okoro Field Offshore
Nigeria
06-29-2007 Mart Resources Results Show Success from UMU-1 Production Test
06-28-2007 Afren Announces Closure of $200 Million Debt Facility for Okoru Setu
Project
06-27-2007 GlobalSantaFe Reports Internal Investigation of Customs Operations in
Nigeria
06-27-2007 Total to spend Over 7 bln dollars on oil, gas
projects in Nigeria
06-25-2007 Nigerian Labor Unions Reach an Accord Ending
the Four Day Strike
06-22-2007 Nigeria Police Rescues Hostages at Eni's oil
facility
06-21-2007 The Unions Begin General Strike in Nigeria
06-20-2007 Chevron's Nigeria Oil Output Down 42,000 bpd
After Attack
06-20-2007 Talks Underway to Avert Strike in Nigeria
06-15-2007 Leader of Oil Militants Released From Nigerian
Prison
06-15-2007 U.S. Navy to Protect Oil Interests Along
African Coast
06-12-2007 Equator Exploration Announces its Merging
Agreement with Camac Energy
06-07-2007 Shell Says Nigeria Restores Lost Production by
the End of the Year
06-07-2007 Nigeria Plans to Add Ethanol to its Gasoline
Sold in the Country
06-06-2007 Total SA Sees its Future by Securing Large
Reserves in Africa
06-06-2007 Mart Resources Announces Update of Operations
in Nigeria
06-05-2007 Noble Conducts Internal Investigation of its
Operations in Nigeria
06-02-2007 Nigerian Militants Set Conditions to End the
Violence in the Delta
05-28-2007 Nigeria's Oil Unions Suspend Strike
05-26-2007 Court Stops DPR, Oil Firm From OMLs 13,16 on
Shell’s Plea in Nigeria
05-25-2007 Oil Workers Begin the Strike in Nigeria
05-24-2007 Mittal loses Nigeria refinery bid
05-24-2007 Nigeria adds 39,000bpd in crude production last
month
05-24-2007 ExxonMobil sues Nigeria over auctioned oil
blocks
05-23-2007 Oil surges past USD 70 a barrel on Nigeria
concerns
05-17-2007 Shell Has No Plan to Pull Out From Nigeria
Despite Violence
05-17-2007 Reservoir Exploration Tech to Survey Offshore
Nigeria
05-16-2007 Ophir Announces the Signing of Deepwater Rig
Share Agreements for Africa
05-14-2007 Nigerian Oil Block Auction Fails to Gain Bids
From Big Firms
05-14-2007 Chevron Suspends Non-Essential Activities Off
Nigeria
05-11-2007 Delegates at the OTC Conference in Houston
Discuss the Role of NOCs
05-10-2007 Four Employees Of Global Industries Taken
Hostage in Nigeria
05-09-2007 MEND, Nigerian Militant Group Attacks
Major Oil Pipelines
05-09-2007 Equator Extends Deadline for Peak Petroleum to
Fulfill its Financial Obligations
05-09-2007 Afren to Develop Ofa Field Onshore Niger Delta
05-05-2007 Mart Announces an Update on Umu 4 Well in
Nigeria
05-04-2007 Olokola LNG Project Marked a Major Milestone
for Nigeria
05-04-2007 Nigerian Oil Bidding Round Postponed to May 11
05-03-2007 Nigeria Expects to Reach 2.4mbd by the End of
this Year
05-02-2007 FMC Wins a Contract to Supply Subsea Systems
for the Agbami Project
05-02-2007 Velosi Signs Two Contracts with Shell Nigeria
and BP Egypt
04-30-2007 Petrobras Signs a Contract with Nigeria LNG
04-30-2007 Exile Resources Approved for Akep Field in
Nigeria
04-27-2007 Tidewater Conducting an Internal Investigation
of its Nigerian Operations
04-21-2007 BJ Services Wins a Contract to Provide
Cementing Services to Shell Nigeria
04-20-2007 Chinese & Indian Co. are among the Ten Get
First Right For Nigerian Bidding
04-18-2007 Nigerian Oil Block Bidding Round 2007 Road Show
in London Today
04-18-2007 Afren Plc Signs a Contract to Lease FPSO Vessel
For Offshore Nigeria Project
04-17-2007 Violent Protests Broke Out in Nigerian States
After the Election
04-07-2007 Shell Expects to Resume Full Oil Production in
Nigeria Within Five to Six Months
04-04-2007-45 Oil Blocks are Offered for the Nigerian
Bidding Round
04-04-2007 Afren and Its Partner Amni Win the Okoro Setu
Project in Nigeria
04-03-2007 ExxonMobil, Local Firm in Landmark Deal in
Nigeria
04-03-2007 Equator Exploration Confirms Hostage Situation
03-29-2007 Prosafe Announced 1,500 Days Without LTI on Abo
FPSO
03-29-2007 Rig 201 En Route to Nigeria
03-28-2007 Afren PLC Released Preliminary Results for its
West Africa Operations
03-27-2007 Shell Nigeria Restores oil flow through Nembe
Creek pipeline
03-22-2007 Afren Secures $200M Debt Facility for Okoro
Setu Project in Nigeria
03-17-2007 The United States is partnering with Nigeria to
counter growing violence
03-16-2007 Nigeria to Announce New Oil and Gas Exploration
Blocks
03-16-2007 OPEC Meeting Confirmed the Widely Expected
Decision
03-14-2007 Shell: The Nigerian Oil Spill Has Successfully
Contained
03-14-2007 Three European Captives Released in Nigeria
03-10-2007 Sinopec Signs a Deal For Drillship To Drill a
Well in JDZ Offshore Nigeria
03-10-2007 The Oil Spill Joint Investigation By The
Nigerian Government and Shell Begins
03-10-2007 Eni Signs PSC With NNPC for OPL 135
03-08-2007 Shell Shuts Down 187,000 bpd of Crude in
Nigeria Because of Major Oil Leak
03-08-2007 Mart Resources Announces Results From The
UMUSADEGE-4 Well In Nigeria
03-07-2007 Addax Secures Deep Water Drill Ship For
Operation Offshore Nigeria
03-06-2007 Equator Exploration Declared Partner in Bilabri
Field Failed to Pay Its Cash Calls
03-02-2007 Foster Wheeler Wins Design Work for Nigerian
LNG Project
02-27-2007 The Hostage Crisis in Nigeria Could Cause
50,000 Oil Workers Jobless
02-26-2007 NPDC of Nigeria becomes the operator of Okono
and Okpoho Fields
02-23-2007 Nigerian Oil Production Capacity Rising
6% per Year
02-16-2007 Kidnappers release 24 Filipino oil workers in
southern Nigeria
02-15-2007 Eni
Signed a Deal With Nigeria LNG For Sale
and Purchase of LNG
02-14-2007 Total: Egina Field Possible Candidate for Stand
Alone Development
02-14-2007 BG Group Signed Supply Deal with NLNG of
Nigeria
02-13-2007 Mart Resources Announces Update On The
Umusadege-4 Well In Nigeria
02-12-2007 Libya or Angola are soon set to take over
Nigerian Largest oil producer Status
02-10-2007 Willbros Announces Sale of Nigerian Operations
02-08-2007 Nigeria To Change Bidding Processes Before The
Next Bid Round
02-07-2007 Meeting between oil workers, President Obasanjo
set for Feb 7
02-05-2007 Chinese Oil workers freed in Nigeria and Union
suspended the Strike
02-05-2007 Nigeria Oil Unions are Closely Watched If They
Formally Call a Strike
02-05-2007 Nigeria is in Negotiations With Venezuela and
Iran to Build Refineries
02-03-2007 Global Industries Has Executed Multi-Year
Contract With Chevron Nigeria
02-03-2007 Addax Petroleum Increases Security Level in
Nigeria After Contractor Death
01-31-2007 IOC To Setup Major Refinery In Nigeria
01-23-2007 Nigerian Ministry Defends Oil Contract Award
01-23-2007 France putting former Nigeria oil minister on
trial for money laundering
01-22-2007 Nigeria: Foreign workers seized in Nigeria
01-22-2007 Elf Pumps First Gas from Amenam/Kpono Field
01-20-2007 Equator Exploration announces Positive
Preliminary Results For the Bilabri D4
01-19-2007 One Shell Nigeria Flow Station Down After Staff
Evacuated
01-16-2007 Nigeria: Offshore Block Sale Back On for
February
01-14-2007 West Africa Offshore Rig Status Optimistic
01-14-2007 Equator Announces Reserve Audit Letters for JDZ
and Nigeria Properties
01-12-2007 Roxar, Sonar Form JV in Nigeria
01-10-2007 Nigeria Oil Min: OPEC Needs to Fully Implement
All Cuts
01-09-2007 NTPC India to Build LNG Terminal in Nigeria
01-09-2007 Nigerian Militant Group Threatens Fresh Attacks
01-03-2007 Union Calls for a Meeting to investigate
Nigerian Pipeline Disaster
01-03-2007 $10bn in Nigerian Foreign Oil Services, LC
Still Climbing
12-26-2006 WorleyParsons Wins $220M EPCM Contract for
Nigerian Projects
12-22-2006 Nigerian Bid Round Delay
12-21-2006 Syntroleum to Sell Nigerian Holdings
12-16-2006 Nigeria Oil Output on the Rebound Despite Rebel
Attacks
12-16-2006 Afren Completes Appraisal Drilling at Okoro
Field
12-13-2006 Eni Lifts Force Majeure on 60,000-bpd Nigeria
Oil
12-12-2006 NRG Drilling Begins Drilling the UMU-4
12-12-2006 Nigeria Extends Credit Facility to Local Oil
Companies
12-09-2006 Militant Group Claims Responsibility for
Kidnappings
12-07-2006 Three Agip Oil Workers Kidnapped in Nigeria
12-07-2006 Chevron Restates Commitment to Nigerian Content
12-02-2006 Bateman Litwin Forms Nigerian JV
11-30-2006 Shell Looks to Resume Oil Production in Nigeria
11-29-2006 Nigeria’s Transcorp Lists on Nigerian Stock
Exchange
11-28-2006 Eni Suspends 60,000 bpd of Nigerian Production,
Declares Force Majeure
11-26-2006 AMNI and Afren Complete Okoro-3 Operations
Offshore Nigeria
11-25-2006 Kaduna Refinery Maintenance to Swallow $54
Million
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