LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the discovery of hydrocarbon deposits in the Kolmani River II Well on the Upper Benue Trough, Gongola Basin, in the North-Eastern part of the country. It would be recalled that drilling of the Kolmani River II Well was flagged-off in a colourful ceremony by…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil prices dropped sharply on Tuesday after a top Saudi Arabian source told Reuters production could be fully back on line within weeks, quicker than initially thought following weekend attacks that cut halved the kingdom’s output. Saturday’s attacks raised the specter of a major supply shock in a market that in recent…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The dollar fell while safe havens and currencies of oil-producing countries rallied on Monday, following an attack on Saudi Arabian refining facilities that disrupted global oil supply and heightened Middle East tensions. Oil prices surged nearly a fifth at one point following the strikes on two plants, including the world’s biggest petroleum…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil prices rose 4.5% a barrel on Wednesday to their highest level in more than a month after U.S. crude inventories shrank and as major producers cut nearly a third of offshore Gulf of Mexico production ahead of an expected storm. Brent crude futures settled at $67.01 a barrel, up $2.85, or…