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Thursday, March 26, 2020
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Maritime News

Nigeria Imposes Port Restrictions to Prevent COVID-19 Spread

LAGOS, March 26 (Reuters) – Nigeria will only allow cargo vessels that have been at sea for more than two weeks to dock in its ports to prevent the

March 26, 2020
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
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Maritime News

Pirates Release ‘Happy Lady’ Crew Members

Pirates have released eight crew members kidnapped from the Greek tanker Happy Lady back in December as the vessel was anchored off the port of Limboh in

January 22, 2020
Total Views: 198

Tuesday, April 30, 2019
ship at anchor
Maritime News

Nigeria Deploys Satellite Tech to Track Oil Smugglers

By Noah Browning LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) – From algorithms to track “dark” ships smuggling stolen crude oil to an online licensing

April 30, 2019
Total Views: 21

Thursday, April 4, 2019
container terminal
Maritime News

Nigeria to Build Seaports to Ease Gridlock on Lagos’s Shore

By Solape Renner and Anthony Osae-Brown (Bloomberg) — Nigeria is building a new deep-sea port and considering two additional facilities to ease

April 4, 2019
Total Views: 169

Thursday, December 20, 2018
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Offshore

Total Poised to Start Exports From Big New Oil Field in Nigeria

By Sherry Su (Bloomberg) — Total SA is poised to start exports of crude from a major new offshore field in Nigeria, adding to global supplies at a time

December 20, 2018
Total Views: 129

Tuesday, October 30, 2018
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Maritime News

Nigeria Heads to Deep Water in Search of Future for Oil Producers

By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo (Bloomberg) — When it comes to the future of its oil industry, Nigeria is looking miles out to sea. By early next year,

October 30, 2018
Total Views: 89

Saturday, September 22, 2018
Incidents

Nigerian Pirates Kidnap 12 From Swiss Bulker

by Michael Shields (Reuters) – Pirates kidnapped 12 crew members from a Swiss merchant vessel on Saturday in Nigerian waters, the ship’s operator

September 22, 2018
Total Views: 22

Monday, August 27, 2018
Lagos Port
Ports

30,000 Tons Of Cocoa Stuck On Lagos Port Roads

At least 30,000 metric tons of cocoa are trapped on their way to ports in Nigeria’s main city of Lagos as roads in a state of disrepair delay access

August 27, 2018
Total Views: 60

Monday, June 4, 2018
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News

Shell Says Nigeria Attacks Persist Even as Oil Output Recovers

By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo (Bloomberg) — Nigeria’s oil wells may be flowing again, but the country’s largest operator says attacks continue to put a brake

June 4, 2018
Total Views: 8

Sunday, May 20, 2018
Don’t Neglect to Pay the Middleman: How Shell and Eni Ended Up On Trial
News

Don’t Neglect to Pay the Middleman: How Shell and Eni Ended Up On Trial

By Libby George and Shadia Nasralla LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) – Seven years ago, two middlemen launched civil lawsuits to seek payment for helping

May 20, 2018
Total Views: 44

Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Nigeria’s Thirst for Gasoline Draws Rare Suezmax Cargo to West Africa
News

Nigeria’s Thirst for Gasoline Draws Rare Suezmax Cargo to West Africa

By Libby George and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s push to keep its citizens stocked with fuel is drawing close to a

February 7, 2018
Total Views: 6

Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi
Offshore

Eni, Shell to Face Trial in Italy in $1 Billion Bribery Case

By Chiara Albanese, Sergio Di Pasquale and Kelly Gilblom (Bloomberg) — Eni SpA, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and senior executives will face trial over a $1.1

December 20, 2017
Total Views: 36

Friday, November 3, 2017
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News

Nigeria Oil Militant Group Ends Cease-Fire, Pledges Attacks on ‘Every Oil Installation’

By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo (Bloomberg) — A militant group in Nigeria’s southern Niger River delta, whose attacks on oil installations in 2016 cut output to

November 3, 2017
Total Views: 2

Sunday, August 21, 2016
Anger in the Delta keeps oil majors quiet – and Nigeria’s crude offline
Offshore

Anger in the Delta keeps oil majors quiet – and Nigeria’s crude offline

(Reuters) Oil companies and even Nigerian officials are losing faith in a deal anytime soon with militants who have slashed the nation’s oil output,

August 21, 2016
Total Views: 7

Pirates Chased From British Freighter
Maritime Security

Pirates Chased From British Freighter

(TheGuardian) The Nigerian navy used its “superior firepower” late last week to foil a pirate attack on a British-flagged freighter and rescue the crew in

August 21, 2016
Total Views: 50

Thursday, July 7, 2016
Sailors Released After Two Years Imprisonment in Nigeria
Maritime News

Sailors Released After Two Years Imprisonment in Nigeria

The 11-strong crew of the MT Maro have finally been released after being held for two years in Nigeria. Revd Boet van Schalkwyk, a chaplain for international

July 7, 2016
Total Views: 48

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
cargo ship
Maritime News

Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea Sign Maritime Security Agreement

ABUJA, March 16 (Reuters) – Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea signed an agreement to establish combined patrols to bolster security in the Gulf of Guinea,

March 16, 2016
Total Views: 7

Thursday, February 25, 2016
Bourbon Crew Kidnapped Off Nigeria
Maritime News

Bourbon Crew Kidnapped Off Nigeria

Offshore vessel owner Bourbon Offshore has confirmed the abduction of two of its crew members from their vessel off Nigeria. The company says its

February 25, 2016
Total Views: 69

Monday, February 8, 2016
Nigerian Navy Foils Hijack of Maersk-Linked Ship
Maritime News

Nigerian Navy Foils Hijack of Maersk-Linked Ship

By Tony Tamuno and Paul Wallace (Bloomberg) — Nigeria’s navy foiled an attempt by pirates to hijack a container ship operated by A.P. Moeller-Maersk

February 8, 2016
Total Views: 12

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Crew Transfer Helicopter Crashes Off Lagos
News

Crew Transfer Helicopter Crashes Off Lagos

Bristow Helicopters has confirmed that eleven people have been rescued after one of its helicopters was involved in a controlled water landing near Lagos at

February 3, 2016
Total Views: 162
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