Bill introduced to house to ban Oil and gas drilling in the Arctic

Bill introduced to house to ban Oil and gas drilling in the Arctic  A Democratic member of the US House of Representatives has introduced a bill to put a complete stop on leasing of oil and gas exploration sites in US Arctic territory. The bill is timely considering it was only Monday that market forces and…

Alcatel-Lucent to deliver broadband connectivity to oil and gas production facilities offshore Angola

Alcatel-Lucent to deliver broadband connectivity to oil and gas production facilities offshore Angola – Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, the undersea cables subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU), has been awarded the development of the Sonangol Offshore Optical Cable (SOOC), a critical infrastructure project which will dramatically reduce the cost-per-bit associated with the delivery of data traffic to…

Aberdeen Oil and Gas Firm expresses confidence in Nigeria, commits investment

Eland Oil and Gas an Aberdeen Oil and Gas Firm expresses confidence in Nigeria, commits investment ABERDEEN-based Eland Oil & Gas is facing fresh challenges in Nigeria but has emphasised its commitment to investing in the country where directors believe the new administration is doing good things. Announcing a $10.3m (£6.8m) first half loss Aim-listed…

Buhari Will become Petroleum Minister, Holds two most powerful office in Nigeria

Buhari Will become Petroleum Minister, Holds two most powerful office in Nigeria  Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has finally named his petroleum minister. Himself. Buhari, who won a landslide election in March of this year, has decided to keep hold of the country’s most important portfolio, in order to drive through much-needed reforms to the sector….