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Monthly Archives: June, 2016

New CBN policy will boost investors confidence in Nigeria

As the new foreign exchange policy regime dawned yesterday, analysts are confidence that the implementation will boost foreign investors’ appetite to invest more funds...

Committee says lack of shipping line costs Nigeria $2.2b

Nigeria lost $2.2 billion in 2014 due to lack of an international fleet, a Ministerial Committee on Modalities for the Establishment of a Nigerian...

Eko Disco to install bulk prepaid meters in military barracks

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company has disclosed that it is planning to install bulk prepaid meters in all military and other security agencies’ barracks...

TCN targets additional N700m revenue from power wheeling charges

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said it aimed at increasing the revenue it earns on electricity wheeling charges by over N700 million...

Niger Delta Militancy: Apply ‘carrots and sticks’ approach, says OPEC scribe

The incoming Secretary General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammed Barkindo, has advised the Federal Government to adopt the strategy of...

Energy investors merge to create Pan-Africa power group

Two major investors in African power projects announced Wednesday a joint venture that they said would help boost electricity output across the continent. Harith General...

Era of cheap oil coming to an end- IEA

The era of cheap oil may soon come to an end, if the prediction of the International Energy Agency, IEA, is anything to go...

Oil down 3 percent after modest U.S. draw; swings seen pre-UK vote

Oil prices extended their losses on Wednesday, falling nearly 3 percent, after a smaller-than-expected U.S. inventory draw-down and jitters ahead of a vote on...

Oil price fall tips OPEC current account into deficit in 2015

…First since 1998 OPEC’s 2015 oil export revenues slumped 46 percent to a 10-year low, the group said in a report published, underlining the impact...

OPEC daily basket price close at $46.02/b

*The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, headquarters Vienna, Austria. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $46.02 a...

Financial market products & services update

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) hit a new high on Tuesday, June 21, as the Bulls returned to the stock market...

Niger Delta Avengers may agree ceasefire says community leader

A Nigerian militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers which has been attacking oil facilities might agree to a ceasefire to allow the government time...

First Anniversary for the Vallourec Office in South Africa

The objective of this new office in Johannesburg is to be geographically closer to key African markets, especially South Africa and Mozambique JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,...

KKR and Mexico’s PEMEX agree to $1.2 billion sale and leaseback

U.S. private equity fund KKR and Mexico's PEMEX are wrapping up details on a $1.2 billion sale and leaseback agreement, according to sources familiar...

Canada’s energy regulator starts review of oil pipeline to east

Canada's energy regulator on Thursday officially launched its 21-month review of TransCanada Corp's Energy East pipeline, which would carry crude from Alberta's oil sands...

Philippines: Red Emperor Resources granted 2-year moratorium on SC 55, offshore Palawan Basin

Red Emperor Resources has provided the following update with respect to Service Contract 55 (SC 55), offshore Palawan Basin in the Philippines. Asian Buyers...

Oando Foundation, USAID partner to educate displaced children in North-east

Oando Foundation (OF) in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Emergency Crisis Response (ECR) has commenced an initiative to transition...

Direct sales now guarantees premium value on product transactions – NNPC

Nigeria now earns maximum value from the petroleum products it put through a new framework – the Direct Sales-Direct Purchase (DSDP) used by it...

Ikeja Electric cautions against commercial activities under power lines

To further strengthen its commitment towards safety, Ikeja Electric has warned customers and the entire residents of all the areas under its network to...

OPEC daily basket price close at $45.36/b

The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $45.36 a barrel on Wednesday, compared with $45.64 the previous day, according to OPEC...

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