Tag: due
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Nigerian oil exports are looking for buyers… 20 shipments suspended due to France’s strikes
Nigerian oil exports are still facing the repercussions of France’s two-month-old strikes against the regulation to raise the retirement age, without response from the French government. France’s strikes coincide with the seasonal maintenance season for refineries in most European countries, which contributed to increasing pressure on Nigeria’s oil exports, according to Bloomberg. Nigerian oil exports…
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The closure of one of the largest oil fields in the North Sea due to exceptional taxes
Canada’s Canadian Natural Resources International has decided to shut down the Ninian field, one of the largest oil fields in the North Sea, given difficult market conditions, due to high natural gas production costs, unexpected taxes and lower UK business prospects. The company is working to “accelerate the abandonment” of its two remaining Ninian South…