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Court adjourns hearing of FG’s $69 million suit against Chevron

The Federal High Court, Lagos, has adjourned until Feb.13, 2019, a $69 million suit filed by the Federal Government against Chevron Petroleum Nigeria, seeking to recover oil revenue. The FG filed the suit against Chevron Nigeria Ltd, and Chevron Petroleum Nigeria Ltd, as first and second defendants respectively. The case which was adjourned for a […]

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Chevron to deworm 45,000 children against parasitic infection

Chevron has flagged off a deworming programme to wipe out parasitic infection among 45,000 children in Delta State this year. General Manager, Policy Government and Public Affairs (PGPA), Mr. Esimaje Brikinn said the children would get “ safe and effective medicines produced by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Limited , adding that they would be educated on how […]

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Total, Chevron, CNOOC pay $2.68 billion to FG in 2017

The Federal Government received $2.68 billion, about ₦817.4 billion, from Total, Chevron and China National Offshore Oil Company, CNOOC, in 2017, according to documents obtained from the Canadian government. The companies presented the information under Canada’s extractive industry law which required extractive entities active in Canada to publicly disclose, on an annual basis, specific payments […]

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We’re committed to ending gas flaring, says Chevron

Chevron Nigeria Limited has said it is committed to ending routine gas flaring, boosting domestic supply, diversifying and commercialising gas resources through gas-based industries gas-based industries. The Chairman/Managing Director, CNL, Mr Jeff Ewing, said this, stressing that the oil major had contributed immensely to the Nigerian government’s gas master plan through the various gas projects […]

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Exxon, Chevron report sharply higher 4Q profit on tax gains

Exxon and Chevron are earning billions and benefiting from the new tax law, but profits are falling short of expectations that were based on rising oil prices. The shares of both companies fell in afternoon trading Friday. Both U.S. oil giants were expected to get a boost from crude prices, which rose sharply in the […]

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NNPC, Chevron sign $1.7bn agreement to increase crude, gas production

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) have executed the final phase of an Alternative Financing Agreement to increase crude production by about 39,000 barrels per day. The agreement, signed in London, is also expected to achieve an incremental peak production of about 283mmscfd of gas, NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr Maikanti […]

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Chevron disburses $5 million to support HIV programs in Nigeria

Chevron Nigeria Limited, (CNL), an affiliate of Chevron Corporation (Chevron), announced the disbursement of US$2.5 million donated by Chevron to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), for the implementation of the Chevron-Global Fund Anti-Retroviral Treatment Service Maintenance Program (ART Program), in Delta, Bayelsa, Ondo and Lagos States. In 2018, a […]

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Chevron Corp will boost Permian Basin output with $4 billion

Oil major Chevron Corp will next year invest around $4 billion to ramp up its crude production in the Permian Basin area of the United States, a company executive said on Monday. Ryan Krogmeier, Chevron’s vice president of crude supply and trading, told the S&P Global Platts APPEC conference in Singapore that the company would […]

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Chevron completes 12-month job training for 7-Nigerian

Chevron Nigeria Limited, the operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation/CNL Joint Venture, said it had completed a 12-month on-the-job training for seven Nigerian graduates at its office and field locations. The oil major said in a statement that a total of 14 graduates had benefitted from its internship programme since 2015, adding that the […]

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Shell, GTbank, CocaCola 81 others for SERAS CSR Awards 2017

Organisers of the Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards, otherwise known as The SERAS CSR Awards Africa has announced a list of 84 organizations that beat the deadline for the submission of entries for the 2017 edition. The list include Fidelity bank, GTbank, Diageo, Lafarge, Sahara Energy, Shell, Chevron, Tolaram group, 9Mobile, FCMB, FrieslandCampina, Multichoice, Access […]

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Chevron trains 14 Nigerians to acquire oil, gas skills

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), the operator of the NNPC/CNL Joint Venture has completed a 12-month on-the-job-training of seven Nigerian graduates at CNL’s office and field locations. The training was part of CNL’s efforts to assist with building organizational capability in the oil and gas industry. This is the second batch of trainees that have gone […]

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Chevron, Eroton others make NEITI’s 100 pct compliance list

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has expressed satisfaction as 14 companies and agencies have met a compliance level of 100 per cent in its ongoing independent audit of the oil and gas industry covering 2015. According to NEITI’s spokesman, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, the 14 companies are Chevron Nigeria Ltd, Consolidated, Continental, Eroton, […]

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