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Ecuador’s President Noboa demands $1.5 billion early payment for major oil deal

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Previously, the consortium of local subsidiaries of Chinese oil company Sinopec and New Stratus Energy Inc. billion, 20-year deal to take over the 75,000 barrel per day Block 60, or Sacha oil field. had until April 4 to make the payment. Its been pledged as part of a $3.2

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Ghana’s crude oil production dips 9.54% in 2023

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percent decline in crude oil production. Total crude oil produced amounted to a total of 35.42 million barrels, according to Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. Addressing Parliament while presenting the 2024 budget and economic policy, the finance minister detailed that the Greater Jubilee field contributed 21.94

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Murphy Oil to acquire BW Pioneer FPSO in Gulf of America for $125 million

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The FPSO will remain at its current location, supporting operations at the Cascade field (Walker Ridge 206 and 250) and Chinook field (Walker Ridge 469 and 425) in the Gulf of America. The vessel has a storage capacity of approximately 600,000 barrels of oil and processing capacity of approximately 80,000 barrels of oil per day.

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Iraq Expands East Baghdad Oil Field Contract Area

Iraq Business News: Oil & Gas

The Iraqi Council of Ministers has approved a modification to the contract area of the East Baghdad Oil Field - Southern Region , adding 95 km west of the Diyala River. According to the Media Office of the Prime Minister , this expansion aims to exploit an estimated 710 million barrels of crude oil within the newly incorporated area.

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

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Libyas NOC is working with IOCs Repsol, bp, TotalEnergies, ConocoPhillips and more to increase output to two million barrels per day (bpd). UNOC is also advancing exploration in the Moroto-Kyoga basins, with preliminary studies aimed at uncovering new oil fields. Algerias Sonatrach will increase hydrocarbon production by 2.5%

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Iraq announces Oil Exports for January

Iraq Business News: Oil & Gas

This continues the practice of delayed or missing oil export data from the Ministry. Total exports of crude oil: 103,343,193 barrels. Exports from the oil fields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 102,310,248 barrels. Exports to Jordan amounted to 309,980 barrels.

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Nigeria Oil Industry Overview

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History of oil in Nigeria Oil was first discovered in Nigeria in the mid-1950s after decades of fruitless exploration. The country’s first field began producing in 1958 at a rate of 5,100 BPD. Production grew fast, and today, Nigeria pumps close to 2 million BPD, which makes it the largest producer of crude oil in Africa.

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