LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS) – A drone strike has hit a pumping station on a oil pipeline in Russia, reducing flows from Kazakhstan to world markets pumped by Western firms including Chevron and Exxon Mobil, its operator said on Monday. The strike comes a day before U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The momentum has continued to rise for the sixth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) as more corporate partners have lent their support for the event scheduled for Thursday, October 6 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja-Lagos. The chairman, 2022 Conference Committee, Mr. Ken Ugbechie revealed on Monday that…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil companies have asked security services to tighten surveillance as violent anti-police brutality protests and the expected sacking of hundreds of workers worsen desperation in the region, industry sources told Reuters. Already unemployment is above 40% in Nigeria’s energy regions and observers say further job losses could aggravate problems of pipeline tapping,…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, on Sunday, denied holding a meeting with Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, over last Wednesday’s sack of members, insisting that the seven-day strike notice subsists. NUPENG, in a statement on Sunday, said the nationwide strike would go ahead as planned unless its 175 members…
LAGOS OCTOBER 3TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chevron is getting set to Leave Nigeria. Chevron is seeking to sell several Nigerian oilfields as part of a global drive to reshape its portfolio as it focuses on growing its U.S. shale output, banking and industry sources said. Chevron joins rivals including Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell in a drive…