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Oando, Aramco CEOs Discuss Oil Future at OPEC Confab

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6 years ago

June 22, 2018

Oando, Aramco CEOs Discuss Oil Future at OPEC Confab

The Group Chief Executive of Nigeria’s indigenous integrated oil firm, Oando PLC, Wale Tinubu, will join the CEO of Saudi Aramco, Amin Nasser and other international oil majors to deliberate on the future of oil.

A statement by Oando PLC, said Tinubu will join other CEOs in reinforcing the growth and strength of oil independents at the ongoing Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) international seminar, in Vienna, Austria.

To discuss the theme of the summit — “Petroleum – Cooperation for a Sustainable Future” — with Tinubu are Andrew Gould, former CEO, Schlumberger; Jay Pryor, Vice-President Business Development, Chevron; John Hess, CEO, Hess Corporation and Daniel Yergin, Vice-chairman, HIS Markitt.

The panel, which will particularly focus on “Global Oil Future Challenges”, will be moderated by CNN’s John Defterios.

Oando said Tinubu “aims to build on the success of previous editions over the last two decades, it will underpin OPEC’s longstanding commitment to strive for a secure and stable international oil market by promoting cooperation and dialogue with stakeholders around the world”.

Oando joined the list of International Oil Companies (IOCs) with its ambitious acquisition of ConocoPhillips Nigeria assets in 2014 which saw the company move from producing 4,500boepd to an average of 50,000boepd.

Since then the indigenous company has been representing indigenous players both locally and internationally; showcasing the role of independents in growing the sector locally and positively impacting perceptions internationally.

The company, which is a gold sponsor at the OPEC seminar, has represented Nigerian independents at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos; International Petroleum (IP) Week, CERA in Houston; and the Africa CEO Forum in Cote d’ívoire.

Speaking earlier at the summit, Faraj Al Mazroui, the UAE Minister of Energy and Industry, Suhail Mohammad, said: “The Seminar offers an opportunity for experts from around the globe to engage on important topics that support the sustainability of our industry”.

More than 800 key players and decision makers will be on hand at this year’s Seminar; including Khalid A. Al-Falih, president of the OPEC conference and minister of energy, industry and mineral resources, Saudi Arabia; Ibe Kachikwu, Nigeria’s minister of state for petroleum resources; Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC secretary general, Bob Dudley, BP’s group chief executive; Patrick Pouyanne, Total CEO.

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Crude Oil

Oil Prices Rebound on OPEC+ Output Delay Talks and U.S. Inventory Drop

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2 days ago

September 5, 2024

Samed Olukoya

Oil prices made a modest recovery on Thursday on the expectations that OPEC+ may delay planned production increases and the drop in U.S. crude inventories.

Brent crude oil, against which Nigerian oil is priced, rose by 66 cents, or 0.9% to $73.36 per barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude appreciated by 64 cents or 0.9% to $69.84 per barrel.

The rebound in oil prices was a result of the American Petroleum Institute (API) report that revealed that the U.S. crude oil inventories had fallen by a surprising 7.431 million barrels last week, against analysts 1 million barrel decline projection.

The decline signals better than projected demand for the commodity in the United States of America and offers some relief for traders on global demand.

John Evans, an analyst at PVM Oil Associates, attributed the rebound in crude oil prices to the API report.

He said, “There is a pause of breath and light reprieve for oil prices.”

Also, discussions within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, are fueling speculation about a potential delay in planned output increases.

The group was initially expected to increase production by 180,000 a day in October 2024.

However, concerns over softening demand in China and potential developments in Libya’s oil production have prompted the group to reconsider its strategy.

Despite the recent rebound, analysts caution that lingering uncertainties around global oil demand may continue to weigh on prices in the near term.

Energy

Power Generation Surges to 5,313 MW, But Distribution Issues Persist

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3 days ago

September 4, 2024

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Nigeria’s power generation continues to get better under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

According to the latest statement released by Bolaji Tunji, the media aide to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, power generation surged to a three-year high of 5,313 megawatts (MW).

“The national grid on Monday hit a record high of 5,313MW, a record high in the last three years,” the statement disclosed.

Reacting to this, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, called on power distribution companies to take more energy to prevent grid collapse as the grid’s frequency drops when power is produced and not picked by the Discos.

He added that efforts would be made to encourage industries to purchase bulk energy.

However, a top official of one of the Discos was quoted as saying that the power companies were finding it difficult to pick the extra energy produced by generation companies because they were not happy with the tariff on other bands apart from Band A.

“As it is now, we are operating at a loss. Yes, they supply more power but this problem could be solved with improved tariff for the other bands and more meter penetration to recover the cost,” the Disco official, who pleaded not to be named due to lack of authorisation to speak on the matter, said.

On Saturday, the ministry said power generation that peaked at 5,170MW was ramped down by 1,400MW due to Discos’ energy rejection.

Crude Oil

Again NNPC Raises Petrol Price to N897/litre

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4 days ago

September 4, 2024

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has once again increased the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from N855 per litre on Tuesday to N897 on Wednesday.

The increase was after Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of Dangote Refinery, announced the commencement of petrol production at its refinery.

The continuous increase in pump prices has raised concerns among Nigerians despite the initial excitement from the refinery announcement.

According to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the 650,000 barrels per day refinery will supply 25 million litres of petrol to the Nigerian market daily this September.

This, NMDPRA said will increase to 30 million litres per day in October.

However, the promise of increased fuel supply has not yet eased the situation on the ground.

Tunde Ayeni, a commercial bus driver at an NNPC station in Ikoyi, said “I have been in the queue since 6 a.m. waiting for them to start selling, but we just realised that the pump price has been changed to N897. This is terrible, and yet they still haven’t started selling the product.”

The price hike comes as NNPC continues to struggle with sustaining regular fuel supply.

On Sunday, the company warned that its ability to maintain steady distribution across the country was under threat due to financial strain.

NNPC cited rising supply costs as the cause of its difficulties in keeping up with demand.