Eni and Oando PLC, the main Nigerian energy company listed on both the Nigerian Stock Exchange and in Johannesburg, have signed the agreement for the sale of Nigerian Agip Oil Company Ltd (NAOC Ltd), a company wholly owned by Eni and active in Nigeria in onshore hydrocarbon exploration and production and in electricity generation. In Nigeria […]
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Eni has learned with great satisfaction of the waiver of the appeal by the Attorney General, pronounced before the II section of the Court of Appeal of Milan, which, taking note of it, sanctioned the end of the unjustified and disconcerting criminal judicial case relating to the OPL concession. 245 in Nigeria. The renunciation determines that the acquittals already pronounced in March [...]
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An armed attack followed by a series of explosions, yesterday in Nigeria a massacre in a Catholic church: dozens of deaths including women and children. The causes as well as the motive are not yet known but all investigators think of the continuing inter-ethnic and inter-religious tensions between local populations and the Fulani Islamic nomadic shepherds. [...]
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(by Francesco Matera) International analysts argue that Putin's strategy, on a global level, is to acquire extended spheres of influence in various parts of the world, through the establishment of "puppet" governments prone to the will of the Kremlin. After applying this new doctrine to several African countries, it is now the turn of Ukraine, where the modern czar of [...]
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Niger, Burkina Faso and Nigeria in 2013 celebrated the French troops after the arrival in the Saharan city of Timbuktu following the defeat of some jihadist groups. Today, almost ten years later, France has halved its contingent to 5000 men and is thinking of leaving the territory permanently due to the [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) Western intelligence agencies are certain that the new global crises will come from Africa where terrorist violence is renewing with the birth of many "caliphates" while the Islamic State, al-Qaeda and other militias exploit the withdrawal of foreign troops to reorganize. After years of attrition in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, [...]
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Eni considers the requests for conviction made by the Public Prosecutor in the Nigeria trial against the company, its current and former CEOs, and the managers involved in the proceedings to be without any basis. During the indictment, the prosecutor, in the absence of any evidence or concrete reference to the contents of the preliminary investigation, [...]
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Apart from the closure of the Algeria investigation, communicated in recent days, the American Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) informed Eni that, based on the information currently available to the Commission, it has concluded the investigation into the company, which also includes investigations related to the Opl245 operation and other investigations related to Eni's activities in Congo, without [...]
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The scandal of the oil exploration block in Nigeria called OPL-245 is reaching media and investigation levels four times those of the 1992 Tangentopoli. Concern for the related industries of mainly Italian Oil & Gas companies is high. The President of FederPetroli Italia, Michele Marsiglia, intervenes on the subject: “The situation is worrying and not a little. There is a risk of [...]
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Eni has signed a new ten-year supply contract for 1,5 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), a joint venture between NNPC, Shell, Total and Eni (with a share of 10,4%). The liquefied gas will be produced by the already existing liquefaction trains (Trains 1,2 and [...]
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Eni and its partners in Nigeria LNG (NLNG) have made the final investment decision for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant expansion project. This development, which is expected to be operational in 2024, will increase the plant's annual production capacity from the current 22,5 million tonnes per year (Mtpa) to over 30 Mtpa. [...]
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Rapid start-up and gas for domestic consumption: Time to market and sustainability are confirmed as levers of Eni's success Eni has started, in just 3 weeks from the completion of the well, the production of gas and condensates from the discovery of Obiafu 41, carried out in Niger Delta, Nigeria. The discovery contains a [...]
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Suspected Islamist militants attacked a northeastern Nigerian city, forcing residents to flee the city just hours before the presidential polls opened. According to the testimonies of some local residents, after the attack many families fled their homes running and hiding in the bushes. According to a "Reuters" witness [...]
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Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is safe and well, after having escaped unscathed from the crash of the helicopter that transported him to the north-central state of Kogi. This was stated by Osinbajo's spokesman, Laolu Akande, stating that the vice president is carrying out his commitments normally in the state of Kogi, and that the others [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) Since the US primacy in the world, as a global police force, is fading or is no longer what it once was, the international order is today more than ever in chaos. World leaders are increasingly tempted to test the limits of international law to strengthen their influence and [...]
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Aiming to build a new business relationship with Africa's largest economy, British Prime Minister Theresa May called on Nigeria to leverage the City of London's financial expertise. With Great Britain ready to leave the European Union next March, May will participate in a tour of Africa in the hope of strengthening [...]
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At least 4 people were killed in Maiduguri, the main city in northeastern Nigeria, following an attack by Boko Haram suicide bombers. Five suicide bombers also died while trying to detonate their own explosives. As stated by Bashir Garga, of the National Emergency Management Agency, [...]
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The Nigerian presidency announced its intention to negotiate for the release of the 110 girls kidnapped from a school in the northeastern city of Dapchi last month, thus avoiding the military option. President Muhammadu Buhari discussed this solution in a closed-door meeting in the capital Abuja with the Secretary of [...]
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Unknown to authorities, they kidnapped an American and a Canadian in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, killing two police officers, police said today. Kidnappings are widespread in Nigeria, where internal security is weak, although they predominantly affect other Nigerians. However, kidnappings of foreigners are not uncommon. The American and [...]
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As reported by the Negerian Police, yesterday some unidentified armed men, part of a criminal gang attacked a farm and killed at least 7 people in the Emohua area, 50 km from Omuku, in the southern state of Rivers. The area had already been the scene, in recent days, of another attack carried out [...]
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Abubakar Shekau, leader of Nigerian jihadists Boko Haram, today released a 31-minute video message in Arabic and Hausa, in which he claims a series of attacks carried out in recent weeks in north-eastern Nigeria. "We are in good health and nothing has happened to us - said Shekau, reappearing in [...]
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According to local police reports, a young kamikaze blew himself up in a mosque in the city of Mubi, in the state of Adamawa in northern Nigeria, killing at least 50 people. The kamikaze, a 17-year-old boy, operated the explosive belt while he was in the middle of the crowd that was arriving at the mosque [...]
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The US government would be ready to hit terrorists in Niger with Reaper drones. This was reported by the broadcaster "Nbc" (National broadcasting company). The decision would follow the one already taken by France. It would be a matter of flying over armed Reaper drones over the territory, a decision that had been in the air for some time, even before the ambush on 4 October last, in which [...]
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In mid-August, General Khalifa Haftar, military commander of the Lybian National Army (LNA), traveled to Moscow. The visit did not arouse much interest, it seemed like one of the classic foreign visits to the Russian capital. The visit began at the airport with the meeting of the Libyan Ambassador to Russia. Meeting, according to many, "unusual", seen [...]
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Hundreds of demonstrators occupied a facility in Nigeria of the oil giant Shell, demanding that the company divest the business. A community leader reported this today. "We want Shell to hand over the station's business to the Belema oil company, because they appreciate our needs," community leader Godson Egbelekro said. Demonstrators from the Kula and Belema communities of [...]
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According to when communicated by Muhammad Yusuf, Head of the local administration, alleged members of the Islamic terrorist group of Boko Haram attacked the village of Milda, in the state of Adamawa - in north-eastern Nigeria, killing seven people. According to the official, “Several armed men arrived at night, started shooting and setting the houses on fire; [...]
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Oil, Russia: Libya and Nigeria participation in the decision to invite Libya and Nigeria to a meeting of the OPEC-Non-OPEC Technical Committee (JTC) to monitor the implementation of the oil output cut agreement will be taken within two weeks . This was announced by the Russian energy minister Alexander Novak. "We have already spoken with the OPEC Secretary General, [...]
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