OPEC

FG launches book to mark 50 years partnership with OPEC

The Federal Government has launched a book entitled “Nigeria and OPEC : 50 years of Partnership,” to mark  the golden anniversary of  its membership in the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief…

OPEC hosts first Energy Dialogue with Africa

By Uthman Salami OPEC, in collaboration with the African Energy Commission (AFREC), the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO) and African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA), joined efforts during the inaugural OPEC-Africa Energy Dialogue to promote continent-wide energy cooperation initiatives. The…

OPEC postpones 60th Anniversary to September

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has postponed its 60th anniversary which had been planned to hold in the second half of May to September, 2021. OPEC made the disclosure in a letter  on Wednesday by Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismaael,…

OPEC approves oil output increases from May

Oil-producing countries grouped together under the OPEC+ alliance led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on output increases as of next month at a ministerial meeting on Thursday. A statement from the alliance said that they had agreed to boost…

Gas is vital to Nigeria’s future – OPEC

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says  gas remains vital to Nigeria’s future in the global oil and gas sector. The OPEC Secretary General, Mohammad Barkindo, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, at the pre-summit conference on “Decade of…