Oil and Gas Export Sales Up 35% to $416m

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a total crude oil and gas export sales of $416.07 million in June, 2018 which is 35.78 per cent higher than the previous month. Details of the figures contained in the June 2018 edition of the Monthly NNPC Financial and Operations Reports, released today also indicated that …

Trump Request for Max OPEC Output May Backfire

by  Bloomberg Dina Khrennikova, Jack Farchy and Elena Mazneva   https://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.80bd64d844f96cc4f6611a0bf277d8c0.en.html#dnt=false&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigzone.com%2Fnews%2Fwire%2Ftrump_request_for_max_opec_output_may_backfire-04-oct-2018-157118-article%2F&size=m&text=Trump%20Request%20for%20Max%20OPEC%20Output%20May%20Backfire%20%C2%A0%7C%C2%A0Rigzone&time=1538675749597&type=share&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigzone.com%2Fnews%2Fwire%2Ftrump_request_for_max_opec_output_may_backfire-04-oct-2018-157118-article%2F%3Futm_source%3DGLOBAL_ENG%26utm_medium%3DSM_TW%26utm_campaign%3DSHARE_DESKTOP&via=rigzone https://web.facebook.com/v2.3/plugins/share_button.php?app_id=&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2Fr%2F30jx6e8KIxc.js%3Fversion%3D42%23cb%3Df32898d5c73ce88%26domain%3Dwww.rigzone.com%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.rigzone.com%252Ff26ebb62c360884%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=0&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigzone.com%2Fnews%2Fwire%2Ftrump_request_for_max_opec_output_may_backfire-04-oct-2018-157118-article%2F%3Futm_source%3DGLOBAL_ENG%26utm_medium%3DSM_FB%26utm_campaign%3DSHARE_DESKTOP&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&sdk=joey inShare https://apis.google.com/u/0/se/0/_/+1/sharebutton?plusShare=true&usegapi=1&action=share&annotation=bubble&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigzone.com&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigzone.com%2Fnews%2Fwire%2Ftrump_request_for_max_opec_output_may_backfire-04-oct-2018-157118-article%2F%3Futm_source%3DGLOBAL_ENG%26utm_medium%3DSM_GP%26utm_campaign%3DSHARE_DESKTOP&gsrc=3p&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fscs%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fk%3Doz.gapi.en.5p8MBI8P47Q.O%2Fam%3DwQ%2Frt%3Dj%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAGLTcCM25mVkrj5p2mvFhcuUwf96gWeLgQ%2Fm%3D__features__#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Cdrefresh%2Cerefresh%2Conload&id=I0_1538675748828&_gfid=I0_1538675748828&parent=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rigzone.com&pfname=&rpctoken=43482832     The Trump administration is commanding OPEC to run the printing presses at full speed. (Bloomberg) -- If OPEC is the central bank of oil, then the Trump administration is commanding it to run the printing presses at full speed. …

China Boosts West African Oil Imports to Offset Trade War Impact

by  Bloomberg Sherry Su (Bloomberg) -- China is set to boost its crude imports from West Africa to the highest in at least seven years this month as the trade war with the U.S. prompts the Asian nation’s refiners to find alternatives. Chinese refiners have bought about 1.71 million barrels a day of crude for …

Mini-Refineries Race Billionaire to Fix Nigerian Fuel Crisis

by  Bloomberg Paul Burkhardt & Elisha Bala-Gbogbo   Billionaire Aliko Dangote is building a 650,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Nigeria that will help cut the nation’s $7 billion annual fuel-import bill. Such is the pressure on its finances, the government is pursuing another option, giving licenses to mini refineries, some with capacity of as little as …

Oil Hovers at 4-Year High

by  Bloomberg Heesu Lee Tuesday, October 02, 2018 Oil extended gains near the highest level in almost 4 years as investors grapple with doubts over OPEC's ability to replace falling exports from Iran. (Bloomberg) -- Oil extended gains near the highest level in almost four years as investors grapple with doubts over OPEC’s ability to …

$100 Oil By Christmas?

by  Nicholas Newman Rigzone Contributor Wednesday, October 03, 2018   A cocktail of factors could see oil go as high as $100 a barrel by Christmas. Thanks to OPEC and Russia’s agreement to restrict supply, and rising world demand for crude, the Brent oil price has climbed past $82 a barrel, a big increase on …

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