Nigeria
Industry
BMI View: Afren's Okoro East discovery underlines Nigeria's high prospectivity. However, large-scale exploration continues to be hampered by both security risks and uncertainty surrounding...
2012-01-23Industry
BMI View: Nigeria's main oil workers union Penganssan's threat to systematically shutdown domestic oil and gas production poses a clear risk to Nigeria and to global oil markets. Pengassan...
2012-01-13Industry
BMI View: A sudden increase in gasoline prices implemented on January 1 2012 could help foster downstream investment and boost refining capacity in Nigeria. A likely decline in fuels...
2012-01-03Industry
BMI View: The shutdown of production at the offshore deepwater 200,000b/d Bonga field following a 40,000bbl leak is only the latest development to further tarnish Shell's already poor...
2011-12-22Industry
Oil majors are likely to increasingly focus on deepwater plays because of on-going troubles in the Niger Delta. Consequently, smaller independents and their local partners are likely...
2011-12-08Industry
São Tomé's hunt for oil has been characterised by disappointment. Total, however, will press ahead with exploration in 2012 - offering the country its best, and maybe last, hope of...
2011-12-02Industry
French major Total announced an oil discovery in Nigeria on November 7 2011.
2011-11-08Industry
BMI View: Nigeria's 2012 budget framework takes a reasonable stance on the country's future economic performance. Nevertheless, the cabinet's assumptions for oil production and prices...
2011-09-20
