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Erin Energy Reports YE 2017 – Revenues Up 30%

Erin Energy Reports YE 2017 – Revenues Up 30%

Erin Energy Corporation (ticker: ERN) announced unaudited financial and operational results for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Full year 2017 revenues were $101.2 million, increasing by approximately 30% from $77.8 million in 2016. Fourth quarter 2017, revenues were $21.7 …

Pacific Bora drilling rig arrives at Oyo-9 field in
deepwater offshore Nigeria

Erin Energy Corporation (ERN) Q3 – Oyo-9 and Nigeria Assets: Location, Location, Location

Frank Ingriselli, independent director and chairman of Erin Energy (ticker: ERN) discussed the Oyo-9 well and related activity on Erin’s prospects offshore Nigeria during the company’s Q3 call last week.

Frank Ingriselli: This is my second earnings conference call after …

Erin Energy Corporation: Drilling to Double Production

Erin Energy Corporation: Drilling to Double Production

Erin Energy Corp. (ticker: ERN), a Houston-headquartered international oil producer, has assets based entirely in sub-Saharan Africa. The company operates in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and Gambia—from approximately 5 million acres.

Erin Energy’s Nigeria operations are offshore with a 100% working …

OPEC Output Pierces Ceiling at 32.5 MMBOPD

OPEC Output Pierces Ceiling at 32.5 MMBOPD

According to the latest S&P Global Platts OPEC survey released July 6, 2017, OPEC’s crude oil output increased by approximately 500,000 BOPD within the last two months, pushing the organization’s total output to 32.49 MMBOPD.

OPEC’s June output was 220,000 …

OPEC Production Up in May with New Oil from Libya and Nigeria

OPEC Production Up in May with New Oil from Libya and Nigeria

Countries exempt from the OPEC production deal are ramping up production

Even as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries looks to rebalance markets through coordinated production cuts within its ranks and with other non-members, production from the group is up.…

Exempted Nigeria Returns 20% of OPEC’s Cuts to Market

Exempted Nigeria Returns 20% of OPEC’s Cuts to Market

Shell lifts force majeure on Forcados oil in Nigeria

Royal Dutch Shell (ticker: RDSA) lifted force majeure on exports of Nigeria’s Forcados oil grade, returning about 250 MBOPD to world markets, according to shipment data obtained by Bloomberg. Europe’s …

Source: Sweetcrudereport.com

Surprise Crude Draws Continue, Reversing Oil Losses

Oil bounces back after official data shows yet another crude inventory draw

Oil prices came back from a nearly 2% decline Wednesday morning following news from the Energy Information Administration that U.S. crude oil inventories fell last week. The oil …

800 MBOPD of Oil Could Return to Markets from Libya and Nigeria

800 MBOPD of Oil Could Return to Markets from Libya and Nigeria

Libya and Nigeria hope to restart exports that could add substantially to the global glut

Both the IEA and OPEC pushed out their forecasts for market balance this week as supply continues to prove resistant to the drop in crude …

OPEC Report Calls for Market Balance in Second Half of 2016

OPEC Report Calls for Market Balance in Second Half of 2016

Unplanned outages continue to shore up the market quicker than expected – OPEC

The OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report released Monday shows the group expects oil markets to balance out in the second half of this year. Unplanned supply outages …

June 13, 2016 - 4:59 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, OPEC
Political Conflict Drives Oil Outages to Highest Recorded Levels

Political Conflict Drives Oil Outages to Highest Recorded Levels

Oil outages take 3.6 MMBOPD off the market in May

Unplanned global oil supply disruptions reached their highest monthly level since 2011 when the EIA began tracking to what extent oil outages were affecting output. From April to May, disruptions …

WTI Nears $50 as Nigerian Supply Drops

WTI Nears $50 as Nigerian Supply Drops

Niger Delta Avengers bomb Shell and Eni pipelines

A militant group calling itself the Niger Delta Avengers continues to attack oil and gas infrastructure in Nigeria in a bid to undermine the current presidential administration. On Friday, the group bombed …

OPEC Policy Stings Smaller Members as Some Fear Collapse

OPEC Policy Stings Smaller Members as Some Fear Collapse

Poorer OPEC nations reeling hardest from oil price slide

OPEC’s biannual meeting has come and gone, but the group’s objective remains the same: defend market share. While some talks may be underway to set a new production ceiling of 32-32.5

June 3, 2016 - 4:57 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles
OPEC: Too Close to Call - Oil & Gas 360

OPEC Member Sees Group-Wide Freeze and $50 Oil on the Horizon

Nigeria’s oil minister sees OPEC production freeze as likely, says Saudis are pushing for it

A wider production freeze inside of OPEC could be close at hand, Nigerian Oil Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu said during an interview with CNBC. …

Rising Gasoline Demand Sparks Increased Oil Prices

Rising Gasoline Demand Sparks Increased Oil Prices

Stronger economic data helps lift oil prices

Oil prices are on track for the first weekly gain in a month today with both WTI and Brent crude prices up on Friday. U.S. Department of Energy numbers this week showed another …

Nigeria Seeks $3.5 Billion in International Loans to Fill Holes from Drop in Oil Revenue

Nigeria Seeks $3.5 Billion in International Loans to Fill Holes from Drop in Oil Revenue

OPEC member Nigeria looking to fund power, transport and road infrastructure projects with cheap money

Nigeria, an OPEC member and Africa’s largest economy, is looking to international institutions in order to fund its record-setting 2016 budget. With approximately 35% of …

OPEC: Too Close to Call - Oil & Gas 360

OPEC Production Highest Since 2012

Iraq and Nigeria pushed OPEC production higher in April

OPEC supply rose to 31.04 MMBOPD in April, the highest in more than two years, according to a Reuters survey. The increase puts the cartel’s production even further above demand …

May 1, 2015 - 5:34 pm International, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, OPEC
ConocoPhillips looks to Divest 20% of its Canadian Assets

ConocoPhillips looks to Divest 20% of its Canadian Assets

The U.S. oil major has retained Scotiabank to help sell assets in Western Canada

ConocoPhillips (ticker: COP) hired the Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) to advise on the sale of about 20% of its production in Western Canada outside of …

March 30, 2015 - 4:48 pm Canada, International, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
CAMAC Energy: Third Analyst Initiates Coverage, Predicts Net Profit by 2015

CAMAC Energy: Third Analyst Initiates Coverage, Predicts Net Profit by 2015

Kase Lawal, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CAMAC Energy (ticker: CAK), first said 2015 will be the company’s most profitable year in history in its Q1’14 conference call. Since then, interest around the industry is building in anticipation …

September 23, 2014 - 5:44 pm International, Offshore, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Afren plc Exceeds Pre-Drill Estimates by 283% in Wild Cat Discovery in Offshore Nigeria

Afren plc Exceeds Pre-Drill Estimates by 283% in Wild Cat Discovery in Offshore Nigeria

Afren plc (ticker: AFR) is an independent upstream oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. Afren is currently producing from its assets offshore Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire and holds further …

November 19, 2013 - 3:56 pm Discoveries & Formations, Offshore, Oil and Gas 360 Articles

CAMAC Energy “Highly Encouraged” By Preliminary Results of Oyo-7 Well

CAMAC Energy Inc. (NYSE MKT: CAK) is a U.S. based oil and gas company engaged in the exploration of offshore oil and gas leases in deep water Nigeria. The Company was founded in 2005 and has offices in Houston, Texas, …

October 16, 2013 - 4:12 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles

OPEC Output Hits Two-Year Low – Analysts Encouraged by Potential Energy Independence in the United States

According to a recent survey by Reuters, OPEC’s oil output dipped to a two-year low, falling from 30.32 MMBOPD in August 2013 to 30.07 MMBOPD in September 2013.

The survey comes despite the fact that Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest …

October 3, 2013 - 5:59 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles, OPEC, Politics & Opinions
Afren Makes Discovery Offshore Nigeria – Prospective Resources Exceed Expectations

Afren Makes Discovery Offshore Nigeria – Prospective Resources Exceed Expectations

Afren Plc (ticker: AFR) and Lekoil (ticker: LEK) jointly announced a major discovery of significant light oil accumulation at the Ogo-1 well located on the OPL 310 license offshore Nigeria. Today’s discovery confirms the extension of the same Cretaceous sandstones …

CAMAC Energy Inc. Announces Year End and Fourth Quarter 2012 Results and Provides Operational Update

CAMAC Energy Inc. (ticker: CAK) is a Houston-headquartered oil and natural gas company exploring the vast onshore and offshore basins of East and West Africa. Offshore Nigeria, CAK currently produces from the Oyo Oilfield on block OML 120 with additional …

CAMAC Energy Inc: Exploring Proven Africa Basins

CAMAC Energy Inc: Exploring Proven Africa Basins

CAMAC Energy Inc (ticker: CAK) is a Houston-headquartered oil and natural gas company exploring the vast onshore and offshore basins of East and West Africa. Offshore Nigeria, CAK currently produces from the Oyo Oilfield on block OML 120 with additional …

February 26, 2013 - 9:03 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles