ExxonMobil’s Proved Reserves in Decline by half, in Africa

ExxonMobil’s proved reserves of crude oil in Africa has decreased by 46% in the last four years, the company itself reports. The company holds exploration and production assets in nine countries on the continent, including Angola, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, Nigeria, Mauritania, Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania. Reserves dropped from 1.295Billion barrels at the end …

Any Market for Nigerian Crude in the Next 20 Years?

  An industry lecture to tackle the question of marketability of Nigerian crude, in the long term, will be delivered this morning May 30, 2019 at the Eko Hotel in Lagos. A day after the inauguration of a new government in the country, after one of the most heated elections in 20 years, Bayo Akinpelu, …

Eni expands in Mozambique with three new offshore licenses

Italian oil company Eni has acquired rights to explore and develop offshore blocks A5-B, Z5-C and Z5-D, located in the deep waters of Angoche and Zambezi Basins offshore Mozambique.  Source: EniThrough a farm-in agreement, signed with ExxonMobil Moçambique Exploration & Production Limitada and authorized by Mozambican institutions, Eni’s subsidiary Eni Mozambico acquires a 10% stake …

African Petroleum to combine with PetroNor in June

zoomAfrican Petroleum's Senegal assets; Source: AP Independent oil and gas company African Petroleum has set the expected date for the completion of the proposed merger with a privately held Africa-focused company PetroNor. African Petroleum agreed to combine with PetroNor for an all-share consideration of around 816 million shares in African Petroleum in March 2019. The company …

Oil Rises

by  Bloomberg Saket Sundria |   Oil climbed above $59 a barrel as a report signaling a bigger-than-forecast drop in U.S. crude stockpiles added to concerns global supply is tightening. (Bloomberg) -- Oil climbed above $59 a barrel as a report signaling a bigger-than-forecast drop in U.S. crude stockpiles added to concerns global supply is …

Oil Extends Losses

by  Bloomberg Tsuyoshi Inajima Oil extended losses after a surprise jump in American crude inventories alleviated concerns over a supply crunch. (Bloomberg) -- Oil extended losses after a surprise jump in American crude inventories alleviated concerns over a supply crunch, while the demand outlook remained bleak as there was no let up in U.S.-China tensions. …

Oil Drops

by  Bloomberg Sharon Cho   Oil fell as an industry report signaling a jump in U.S. stockpiles eased concerns over a supply crunch. (Bloomberg) -- Oil fell as an industry report signaling a jump in U.S. stockpiles eased concerns over a supply crunch, after a drone attack in Saudi Arabia had highlighted the vulnerability of …

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