Welcome to the AllNews roundup of the latest Oil & Gas News that made the round last week.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) just-released Monthly Oil Market Report for September revealed that Nigeria's crude oil production dropped to 900,000 barrels per day (b/d) in August, further reducing the country's crude oil revenues.
Nigeria's crude oil production, decreased from 1 million barrels per day in July to 900,000 barrels per day in August, according to the OPEC report. Read more here.
19 individuals have been detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) on suspicion of bunkering and illegal crude oil refining in Rivers.
They were apprehended at various locations during the command's raid operations in the state, according to Micheal Ogar, the NSCDC Commandant in Rivers, who paraded the suspects before newsmen in Port Harcourt on Monday. Read more here.
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says efforts are ongoing to stop further gas leakage on the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company’s (NPDC) Well 6 in Sangama community, Rivers.
The incident was reported by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Exploration and Production Limited (NNPC E&P Ltd.) on September 9, according to NUPRC. Read more here.
As Nigeria continues to struggle with oil theft, Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources estimates that there are roughly 265 illegal refineries in just the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) corridor.
Sylva spoke at the 60th Anniversary of the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Thursday in Lagos. Read more here.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited's group managing director, Mele Kyari, has urged other nations to support Nigeria in its fight against oil theft.
Speaking on Thursday at the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum in New York, Kyari advised investors to treat any Nigerian oil obtained through unauthorised means in the same way as blood diamonds were recent. Read more here.
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