Security operatives in the Niger Delta may have begun a manhunt for the militants behind the unending spate of attacks on oil installations in the region. It was gathered that the efforts were being coordinated by the Joint Task Force … read more
See below for TWO press releases issued today by Jomo Gbomo. I have posted them in the order in which they were received yesterday. Chief From: Jomo Gbomo Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 4:25 PM Subject: Chevron Pipeline Attack Heeding … read more
The General Manager, Nigerian Agip Oil Exploration, Mr. Richard Ogunde, on Friday in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State said Nigeria�s oil reserve had only 43 years to dry up. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ogunde made the disclosure in … read more
2007, a BusinessDay investigation has revealed reveal. Business leaders who spoke to BusinessDay attributed the rise in diesel consumption to the to booming sale of high capacity and diesel consuming generators in the face of the worsening power situation in … read more
Talks to avert a strike between a leading white collar union and Chevron Nigeria Ltd. have collapsed, a union official said Friday. “The talks collapsed completely,” Jonathan Omare, secretary of the Chevron Corp. (CVX) unit of the Petroleum and Natural … read more
Oil firms operating off Nigeria need tougher security measures like floating blast-proof barriers to prevent the sort of attack that crippled Royal Dutch Shell’s main offshore facility, security experts say. Militants in speedboats attacked Shell’s Bonga field 120 km (75 … read more
An outbreak of polio has hit northern Nigeria again and started spreading into neighbouring countries, the United Nations health agency says, warning of a potential international outbreak on the scale of the one that struck 20 countries between 2003 and … read more
Oil production at an oil installation off the Nigerian coast remains halted because staff are suffering from shock after a militant attack, officials say. The attack on the Royal Dutch Shell facility stopped about 10% of Nigeria’s oil production. Shell … read more
Nigeria’s most active armed group Saturday urged foreign workers to leave oil facilities in the volatile Niger Delta, warning of fresh unrest following a government crackdown on the militants. “In order to avoid being caught in a cross-fire, we are … read more
Nigerian militants have blown up an oil pipeline near US corporation Chevron’s Escravos oilfields, the Nigerian military says. Chevron said the attack prompted it to shut down onshore oil production. The loss equates to about 120,000 barrels per day, about … read more