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By BASHIR ADIGUN Associated Press ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigeria, Algeria and Niger have signed an agreement to create a $10 billion pipeline that would ship natural gas across the Sahara to Europe, Nigeria’s state oil company said Friday. The plan comes as Europe seeks new sources of natural gas imports. It depends on Russia for much of its needs. The project was approved by energy ministers from all three governments, said Mohammed Barkindo, the managing director of Nigeria state oil company, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corp. It is expected to come on line in 2015. “The intergovernmental agreement that has been signed today between the government of Algeria, Niger and Nigeria gives this project official stamp of approval,” Barkindo said. “So it is a significant milestone.” Seeking partners Nigeria’s energy minister, Rilwanu... [read full story]
The Nigerian military says the oil-rich Niger Delta has returned to normal after years of attacks that crippled the country's oil industry and created widespread insecurity. Gilbert da Costa | Abuja 21 November 2009 The...
Book: Poisoned Wells. The Dirty Politics of African Oil Author: Nicholas Shaxson Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan, 2007 Volume: 280 pages Reviewer: Martyn Drakard Available at Aristoc "Oil," wrote Ryszard Kapuscinski, "is a great...
Some excitement as Berkeley Resources takes on Ian Stalker, an industry legend. In the uranium space, there has been some excitement over certain stocks, not least Australia-listed Extract Resources, with its Rössing South...
Company: GeoQinetiq Industry: Location-based Services (LBS), GPS, State Government, Geospatial Technology Location: Abuja, FCT, Nigeria PRESS RELEASE GeoQinetiq completes first Continuously Operating Reference Station for Lagos...
