Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has warned against a possible crackdown on the Ogoni people to forcefully resume oil exploration in the area. President of MOSOP, Fegalo Nsuke, while addressing newsmen in Abuja yesterday, claimed allies of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) disguised as Ogoni leaders to champion the plan. He…

Oil and gas industry is set to speed up the adoption of robotics in upstream, midstream, and downstream activities with the aim of driving efficiency and productivity in the face of uncertainties. A report released on ‘Robotics in Oil & Gas’ by a global think-tank, GlobalData, said the sector is seriously gearing up for use…

A consortium of seven local and international lenders has signed an agreement to refinance Neconde Energy Limited’s existing Senior Secured Medium-Term Loan Facility Agreement worth $640 million, following a 20-year renewal of its Oil Mining Licence (OML), effective June 2019. Neconde is in a Joint Venture (JV) with the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) in…

The Nigerian government on Wednesday arraigned journalist Jones Abiri for alleged economic sabotage and terrorism. Federal prosecutors filed three counts of terrorism, economic sabotage, and fraud against Abiri, his lawyer, Samuel Ogala said. Court file stated that Abiri had in a text message threatened Shell and Agip officials that he will blow their oil installations…

Two Shell oil and four government emergency workers kidnapped in Nigeria's restive oil-rich south in two separate attacks last week have been freed, police said Wednesday.

Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria Limited (SHIN) and Shell companies in Nigeria have been honoured by Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF) for outstanding performance in content development. The fair, in its second edition, was organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). While SHIN was recognised for its contributions to local content…

The National Assembly has called on Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to comply with the resolution of the Senate and pay oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta N6.9 billion. The amount is for accumulated rentals, expired leases, judgment debts and discriminatory payments for land re-acquisition and rentals in the Niger Delta. This was sequel to…

Thirty engineering graduates have been inducted to the fifth batch of the Shell Nigeria internship programme, a four-year old scheme designed to help young graduate engineers upscale their skills in readiness for employment in the energy sector. The internship programme, run in collaboration with the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), places the interns with…

The Ogoni people of Rivers State have resorted to dialogue with the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) for resumption of oil exploration. They also sought the relocation of the headquarters of Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) from Port Harcourt to their area. The decisions were reached yesterday during the Ogoni General Assembly meeting organised by…

Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday said its net profit surged 80 percent to $23.4 billion in 2018, thanks to higher oil prices and cost cuts.

Twenty-two members of the academia from 12 Nigerian universities have begun research attachments at The Shell Petroleum Development Companies of Nigeria (SPDC), in several fields of study in the latest phase of the sabbatical and internship programme of the SPDC Joint Venture introduced in 1980. The number represents 13 percent increase from the outgoing 19…

An Italian judge, Giusy Barbara yesterday said oil groups Eni and Royal Dutch Shell were fully aware that their purchase of a Nigerian oilfield in 2011...