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African national oil companies (NOCs) partnering with independents to drive E&P

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Boosting production Major oil producers in Africa are striving to boost production and NOC-IOC collaboration is at the forefront. Algerias Sonatrach will increase hydrocarbon production by 2.5% Algerias Sonatrach will increase hydrocarbon production by 2.5%

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Nigeria Oil Industry Overview

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Recently, the Nigerian government demanded more than $60 billion in back royalties under a production sharing agreement with the supermajors operating in the country. History of oil in Nigeria Oil was first discovered in Nigeria in the mid-1950s after decades of fruitless exploration. million BPD as of November 2019.

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Presidential Election 2020: Considerations for the Oil & Gas Industry

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oil and gas production, with the former pledging continued expansion of domestic oil and gas drilling and production, and the latter pledging to transition the U.S. His America First Energy Plan is aimed, in part, at increasing fossil fuel production in the U.S. Due to the sharp increase in oil and gas production, the U.S.

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