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04LAGOS2470 | Brass LNG Project Overview [...] (SBU) This cable provides an overview of a major new liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Nigeria. ..Brass LNG is planned as a world class, greenfield facility to be located in Brass, Bayelsa State. Brass LNG will be a two- train facility for liquefaction and shipping, with an initial pr [...] |
2004-12-09 15:20:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
04LAGOS2560 | SHELL DECLARES FORCE MAJEURE AT BONNY TERMINAL [...] (U) Shell Head of Media and Communications Bisi Ojediran confirmed to us that Shell has declared force majeure at Bonny Terminal, due to community disruptions in the eastern Niger Delta in Ekulama and Egbema. Ojediran also confirmed press reports that about 114,000 barrels per day (bpd) of [...] |
2004-12-23 14:27:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
04LAGOS2561 | NNPC PIPELINE FIRE [...] (U) Press reports indicate a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline was vandalized, with the resulting spill set ablaze in the Lagos exburb of Ilado on December 20. The pipeline fire was reportedly extinguished late December 22, although NNPC was not willing to confirm this [...] |
2004-12-23 14:54:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
04LAGOS2562 | DPR STRIKE ENDS PEACEFULLY; NO PRODUCTION IMPACT [...] Senior employees of Nigeria's Department of Petroleum Resources ended a 2-day strike on 22 December. DPR Public Affairs Manager Belema Osibodu confirmed to the Consulate on 23 December the strike has been suspended following a meeting between management and DPR workers. The workers, members [...] |
2004-12-23 14:55:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
04LAGOS2563 | NIGERIA-SAO TOME JOINT DEVELOPMENT ZONE LICENSING [...] (U) The Nigeria-Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development Zone (JDZ) call for bids for five deep offshore oil blocs closed December 15, with 26 firms bidding. The GON expects to announce final results on December 31. High interest is centered on Bloc 4, with Houston-based Environmental Remedi [...] |
2004-12-23 15:02:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
05LAGOS1332 | SHELL AGBADA FLOW STATION SHUT DOWNS [...] (U) Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has been forced to shut down two flow stations in Rivers State in the last six days. On August 16, SPDC shut its 14,200 barrels per/day Agbada 1 flow station, following protests by host communities in Mbodo-Aluu, Rivers State, over alleged nonpaym [...] |
2005-08-24 10:34:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
05LAGOS1875 | NIGERIA LAUNCHES ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION [...] (U) Continuing its high profile campaign to reform the power sector, the GON inaugurated the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on October 31. The 2005 Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA) mandates NERC promote quality and efficiency in the provision of electricity, and en [...] |
2005-12-12 15:26:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
05LAGOS1877 | NIGERIA'S OANDO GROUP LISTS ON SA STOCK EXCHANGE [...] (U) Oando Group, an integrated energy firm and Nigeria's leading downstream petroleum marketer, was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on November 25, the first Nigerian firm approved to do so. Oando announced 4 percent of its shares would be listed on the JSE; Oando forecasts [...] |
2005-12-13 06:56:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
05LAGOS1917 | NIGERIA ENTERS DEEPWATER ERA AS BONGA GOES ONSTREAM [...] (U) Nigeria entered the era of major league deepwater oil and gas production on November 28, as Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO), announced its Bonga oil field began production. Bonga will initially produce 225,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil, for a total of [...] |
2005-12-20 07:06:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
05LAGOS422 | GOVERNMENT REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH 2005 PETROLEUM [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department of Energy and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency: Please see paragraphs five and six. 2. (SBU) In a series of meetings on March 9 and 10 with a visiting Department of Energy official, Presidential Advisor for Petroleum and Energy Reso [...] |
2005-03-16 17:01:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
06LAGOS1254 | EIGHT EXPATRIATES KIDNAPPED IN AKWA IBOM STATE [...] (C) Summary: Eight expatriates, including four from the United Kingdom, two from Malaysia, one from Romania and one from India, were kidnapped October 3 in an attack on the residential compound of Bristow Helicopters, a contractor for ExxonMobil, in Akwa Ibom State. Two additional attacks on [...] |
2006-10-04 18:23:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1263 | MILITANTS CONTINUE TO HOLD HOSTAGES; NO AMERICANS [...] (U) Summary: Seven expatriate employees of contractors for ExxonMobil kidnapped October 3 remain in captivity. No American citizens are involved in the incident. End Summary. 2. (C) The seven expatriates kidnapped on October 3 remain in captivity. The hostages, whose nationalities have [...] |
2006-10-05 17:47:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1272 | SHELL LOGISTICS BASE IN BAYELSA STATE ATTACKED BY [...] (C) Summary: The seven expatriate employees of ExxonMobil contractors kidnapped October 3 remain hostages. On October 10, youths attacked a small naval facility and neighboring Shell logistics base in Bayelsa State; 10-20 Shell and Shell contractor employees, none of them Americans, are bein [...] |
2006-10-10 17:39:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1278 | 60 SHELL HOSTAGES RELEASED, 7 EXPATS STILL HELD IN [...] The seven expatriate employees of ExxonMobil contractors kidnapped October 3 in Akwa Ibom remain hostages; no American citizens are involved in this incident. On October 12 the British Deputy High Commission confirmed that all 60 oil workers taken hostage October 10 at a Shell logistics base [...] |
2006-10-12 15:54:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1279 | 60 SHELL HOSTAGES RELEASED, 7 EXPATS STILL HELD IN [...] The seven expatriate employees of ExxonMobil contractors kidnapped October 3 in Akwa Ibom remain hostages; no American citizens are involved in this incident. On October 12 the British Deputy High Commission confirmed that all 60 oil workers taken hostage October 10 at a Shell logistics base [...] |
2006-10-12 16:13:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1294 | HOSTAGES ENTER THIRD WEEK IN CAPTIVITY; NO [...] (C) Summary: The seven employees of ExxonMobil subcontractors captured in Akwa Ibom on October 3 began their third week in captivity. British and American diplomats are urging the state and federal authorities to allow humanitarian supplies to be delivered to the hostages before the long Eid [...] |
2006-10-19 16:03:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1296 | UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF DEATH OF U.K. NATIONAL HELD [...] (C) According to an unconfirmed report, Paul Smith, a U.K. national, died on October 19 following an illness. Smith, one of seven hostages held by Niger Delta youths who attacked an ExxonMobil residential complex on October 3, works for Sparrows, a U.K. oil services company on contract to Exx [...] |
2006-10-20 16:41:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI |
06LAGOS1302 | 7 EXPATRIATE HOSTAGES RELEASED UNHARMED [...] After 18 days in captivity, all seven expatriate employees of ExxonMobil subcontractors taken hostage in Akwa Ibom were released unharmed on October 21. The release took place around 3:00 PM. The British High Commissioner was quoted in news reports that rumors of the death of a hostage (see [...] |
2006-10-25 15:50:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1303 | 7 EXPATRIATE HOSTAGES RELEASED UNHARMED [...] After 18 days in captivity, all seven expatriate employees of ExxonMobil subcontractors taken hostage in Akwa Ibom were released unharmed on October 21. The release took place around 3:00 PM. The British High Commissioner was quoted in news reports that rumors of the death of a hostage (see [...] |
2006-10-25 17:30:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1360 | GON HAS SURRENDERED DEFACTO CONTROL OF CREEKS TO [...] (C) Summary: Consulate Lagos submits this missive to complement Abuja 2974. This message provides the consulate's perspective which is in close accord with that offered in Reftel. As things now stand, the Government of Nigeria (GON) has surrendered de facto control over large swathes of the [...] |
2006-11-17 13:46:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI |
06LAGOS1408 | FOUR EXPAT AGIP EMPLOYEES KIDNAPPED; NO AMERICANS [...] (SBU) According to Fidelis Anju, General Manager for Public Affairs, Agip Oil Company, three Italian and one Lebanese Agip employees were taken hostage during an early morning attack on a residential facility near the Agip Brass tank farm. According to the Agip spokesman, no Americans were i [...] |
2006-12-07 15:57:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI |
06LAGOS1416 | CONFIRMED: MEND HOLDS 4 EXPAT HOSTAGES; NO [...] (SBU) According to an Agip contact, three Italian and one Lebanese Agip employees remain hostage. According to this interlocutor, no Americans were involved in the December 7 attack near Brass in Bayelsa. Agip stated that a group purporting to be MEND has claimed responsibility for the kidna [...] |
2006-12-11 16:08:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI |
06LAGOS1427 | ALL BUT THREE SHELL NIGERIAN EMPLOYEES RELEASED; [...] (C) Gunmen attacked a Shell flowstation on the Nun River in Bayelsa State on December 14. The attackers took control of the flowstation, holding 40 Nigerian military personnel and Nigerian employees of Shell hostage throughout the evening of December 14; no American citizens or other expatr [...] |
2006-12-15 13:46:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI |
06LAGOS1432 | SHELL, AGIP CONFIRM CAR BOMBS DETONATED; NO [...] (C) Mike Achu, Corporate Security Coordinator for Shell Petroleum and Development Corporation, confirmed that a car bomb was detonated on the Shell compound in Port Harcourt on December 18. The car in which the bomb was planted, as well as several other cars parked nearby, were damaged in th [...] |
2006-12-18 16:31:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI |
06LAGOS1441 | OIL COMPANIES EVACUATE DEPENDENTS IN WAKE OF [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of two car bombs, one that exploded outside a club on the Shell residential compound and a second that exploded along a perimeter fence ringing the Agip compound in Port Harcourt, some international oil companies and oil service companies, including Shell, Eni, Tota [...] |
2006-12-21 17:16:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI |
06LAGOS1447 | ARMED ATTACKS ON TWO NIGER DELTA OIL FACILITIES [...] (C) Summary: In separate incidents, armed men attacked Agip's Tebidaba flow station in Bayelsa State, and a Total base camp for workers at Total's Obagi field in Rivers State. A Shell spokesperson indicated that reports of an attack on a facility in the Egbema council area of Rivers State we [...] |
2006-12-27 06:22:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI |
06LAGOS1449 | FUEL SHORTAGES, POVERTY ARE BACKDROP TO PIPELINE [...] (C) Fuel leaking from a pipeline breached by vandals in the early hours of December 26 exploded, killing 269 people and injuring an additional 160 persons in the blast and ensuing fire, according to the Nigerian Red Cross. Early press reports put the number of deaths at 700, and some report [...] |
2006-12-27 16:54:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG SOCI ASEC PTER NI |
06LAGOS1458 | EXPATS REMAIN CAPTIVE, NIGERIAN HOSTAGES RELEASED [...] (C) Summary: Four expatriate Agip employees taken hostage December 7 in Bayelsa State near Agip's Brass tank farm remain in captivity. Shell confirmed the December 24 release of four Nigerian employees seized from a Nun River facility December 14. Agip employees taken hostage in a second in [...] |
2006-12-29 15:41:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI |
06LAGOS429 | BONGA SECURITY: IS DISTANCE ENOUGH PROTECTION FROM [...] (C) In a meeting with the Operations Manager of Nigeria,s first deepwater mega-project, Shell,s Bonga field, he delivered a sobering assessment of the security situation for the Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels Bonga and the SeaEagle. His views are not necessarily [...] |
2006-03-23 15:42:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG PTER NI |
06LAGOS430 | SHELL CONTEMPLATES LONG TERM HOSTAGE SCENARIOS AND [...] (C) A senior Shell executive assessed President Obasanjo is coming to the realization the hostage situation is symptomatic of larger Delta developmental problems; he has underscored the need to accelerate Delta development projects quickly. Shell management reiterated its view there is no m [...] |
2006-03-23 15:51:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC EAID PTER NI |
06LAGOS435 | BONGA SECURITY: IS DISTANCE ENOUGH PROTECTION FROM [...] (C) In a meeting with the Operations Manager of Nigeria,s first deepwater mega-project, Shell,s Bonga field, he delivered a sobering assessment of the security situation for the Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels Bonga and the SeaEagle. His views are not necessarily [...] |
2006-03-24 07:49:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG PTER NI |
06LAGOS478 | CHEVRON NIGERIA SEEKS LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO DELTA [...] (C) Chevron Nigeria security consultant Hamish MacDonald shared concerns that a large amount of money was paid for the release of the Delta hostages and an industry of hostage-taking may be in the offing. Chevron has managed thus far to stay out of harm's way, but MacDonald feels the urgent [...] |
2006-04-03 06:35:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC EAID NI |
06LAGOS595 | EXXONMOBIL TERMINAL ATTACKED; TWO YOUTHS KILLED [...] (SBU) ExxonMobil Nigeria's Qua Iboe Terminal (QIT), Akwa Ibom State, was occupied by a group of youths armed with machetes on 2 May, due to a labor dispute. Government security forces (GSF) killed two youths and wounded two others. GSF have arrested ten of the youths. The attackers briefl [...] |
2006-05-03 19:26:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER ELAB NI |
06RIYADH8811 | UNPRECEDENTED MEETING BETWEEN USG AND SAG ON [...] (S/NF) In light of recent threats to petroleum infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, on 31 October Vice Admiral Walsh, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet, and Dhahran Consul General Kincannon met Saudi Arabian representatives from the Royal Saudi Naval Forces [...] |
2006-11-12 04:38:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EPET PTER ENERG SA |
06RIYADH8813 | UNPRECEDENTED MEETING BETWEEN USG AND SAG ON [...] (S/NF) In light of recent threats to petroleum infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, on 31 October Vice Admiral Walsh, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet, and Dhahran Consul General Kincannon met Saudi Arabian representatives from the Royal Saudi Naval Forces [...] |
2006-11-12 04:41:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENERG PTER SA |
06RIYADH8839 | SAUDI ARAMCO CRUDE ALLOCATIONS FOR NOVEMBER DECLINE [...] (S) In line with recent announcements by Saudi Aramco regarding cuts in crude oil allocations to major oil company customers (reftel), a contact from another major energy firm who has reported consistently and reliably in the past, informed us Saudi Aramco had cut crude allocations to his fi [...] |
2006-11-13 14:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EPET ENERG SA |
06RIYADH9107 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE DELIVERED ON DELAY OF RSS WORKSHOP [...] (U) As per reftel request, on 16 December Mission delivered a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the delay of the regional workshop on safe management of radioactive sealed sources (RSS) until April, 2007. Mission also requested the MFA pass this information to th [...] |
2006-12-18 13:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ENERG TRGY SA |
06TOKYO7134 | ANITTERRORISM EXERCISE IN TOTTORI PREFECTURE [...] SUMMARY: On November 26, 2006 in Tottori Prefecture, the central government conducted its fourth large-scale antiterrorism exercise in accordance with a Japanese law to protect citizens and assets in the event of a national emergency (reftel). Participating in the drill, were over 1,500 offici [...] |
2006-12-26 23:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ENERG JA |
07ABUJA217 | NIGERIA: SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION [...] (C) Shell Managing Director Ann Pickard telephoned the Ambassador on February 2 to report that the Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC) is bankrupt because of the failure of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to pay arrears that Shell believes it is owed from their j [...] |
2007-02-02 13:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI |
07ASHGABAT1262 | ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN PRESS CONFERENCE AT TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) On November 15, Energy Secretary Bodman held a press conference at the Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Exhibition. The following is the transcript of the press conference: BEGIN TEXT: Secretary Bodman: Hello everyone. I'm Sam Bodman, the United States SIPDIS Secretary of [...] |
2007-11-23 04:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ENERG EPET TX |
07ASHGABAT1283 | TURKMENISTAN INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS EXHIBITION AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: This year's Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Exhibition (TIOGE) and conference had the highest attendance since 2000 and attracted unprecedented interest from major petroleum companies, regional stakeholders [...] |
2007-11-26 13:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ENERG EPET TX |
07ASHGABAT1359 | RUSSIAN DCM PLAYS UP GREAT GAME TO EXPLAIN U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: In what was supposed to be a briefing by Russian DCM Aleksey Demin on the recent visit of Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov to Turkmenistan, we instead got an earful regarding American favoritism toward Ukraine and the U.S. hidden agenda on a trans-Caspian pipeline. He also alleged t [...] |
2007-12-14 16:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENERG EPET SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT997 | TURKMENISTAN: CONOCO-PHILLIPS TESTING THE WATERS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Conoco-Phillips is looking at the feasibility of opening an office in Ashgabat, the company's General Counsel for Upstream Finance, Chuck Ferree, told Pol/Econ Chief on September 19. Ferree said he was doing research into th [...] |
2007-09-21 12:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENERG EPET TX |
07CAIRO174 | EGYPT ACCEPTS INVITATION TO VISIT IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) Poloff raised reftel concerns over Egypt's decision to accept Iran's invitation to visit Iranian nuclear sites with MFA's Director of Disarmament Dr. Hossam Aly on January 22. Dr. Aly said that Egypt is well aware of the various ways in which Iran will seek to exploit the visit, but FM [...] |
2007-01-24 05:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM IAEA ENERG EG IR KNNP |
07LAGOS117 | PRESIDENT OBASANJO AVERTS OIL SECTOR STRIKE [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo averted an oil sector strike on February 8 by assuring unions the GON would seek to improve security in the Niger Delta, according to Executive Secretary of Nigeria's Ministry of Labor and Productivity, SIPDIS Timiebi Koripamo-Agary. Peter Akpatason, Preside [...] |
2007-02-14 16:40:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET PTER ENERG NI |
07LAGOS20 | HOSTAGES TO BE RELEASED, BUT DELTA "ALMOST IN [...] (C) Summary: Bayelsa State Secretary Godknows Igali said January 11 that the hostage takers agreed in negotiations to release the three Italian and one Lebanese employees of Agip kidnapped December 7. This group claims disinterest in money and that they committed the kidnappings due to polit [...] |
2007-01-11 19:16:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI |
07LAGOS208 | NLNG'S TRAIN 6 ON LINE, TRAIN 7 FINAL INVESTMENT [...] (U) Summary: Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), the first company in Nigeria to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the export market, will bring Train 6, now two-thirds complete, and take a final investment decision (FID) on commencement of Train 7 in early 2007. The company antic [...] |
2007-03-20 07:38:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV ENERG NI |
07LAGOS253 | PROGRESS ON OIL AND GAS-RELATED LEGISLATION HALTED [...] (SBU) Before the five-week recess was called unexpectedly on March 21 by the National Assembly, observers predicted pending legislation of interest to the oil and gas industry would pass before the legislature adjourned sina die on May 29. Now however, observers decline to predict what bill [...] |
2007-04-10 18:07:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EPET NI PTER ENERG |
07LAGOS29 | TRADITIONAL RULERS KILLED IN NIGER DELTA; OIL [...] (C) Summary: Armed militants attacked the Ekuonoma flowstation owned by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Rivers State on January 16. Expatriate and local staff from that station had already been evacuated; there has been no decline in production as of yet. The attack on the flows [...] |
2007-01-16 16:00:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
07LAGOS31 | TWO INCIDENTS IN THE NIGER DELTA [...] (C) Summary: Security sources reported two separate incidents in the Niger Delta, occurring on January 16 and 17. The first incident was an attack by militants on a boat carrying Hyundai employees. One Dutch expatriate and one Joint Task Force (JTF) officer were killed and four others on the [...] |
2007-01-17 13:23:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
07LAGOS33 | NIGER DELTA: 1 ITALIAN, 5 CHINESE RELEASED [...] (C) Italian Consul General Maurizio Bungaro confirmed the January 17 release of Italian Agip employee Roberto Dieghi after 41 days in captivity. One Lebanese and two Italian employees of Agip remain in captivity. According to security sources, Dieghi was released because he was in poor healt [...] |
2007-01-18 14:39:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
07LAGOS38 | 6 FILIPINOS KIDNAPPED, AMCITS & BRITS NEXT, [...] (C) Summary. Six Filipino nationals were taken hostage from a vessel near Okerenkoko in Delta State on January 20. The following day, militants met in Okerenkoko and agreed to target American and British citizens for kidnapping, a security source and local newspapers reported. Governor Jame [...] |
2007-01-22 17:32:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
07LAGOS47 | 1 AMERICAN, 1 BRITON TAKEN HOSTAGE IN PORT HARCOURT [...] (C) Summary: American citizen Billy Ray Graham and Briton Neil Robert Mirrlees were kidnapped going to work at approximately 7:00 AM on January 23 in Port Harcourt. Graham and Mirrlees work for Pivot Engineering Company Ltd., a small oil service firm. A Port Harcourt police contact said a g [...] |
2007-01-23 16:24:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
07LAGOS53 | SITREP #2: FIRST PIVOT HOSTAGE CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of Pivot-GIS, executives of the Honeywell Group Limited (Pivot's parent organization; not affiliated with the U.S.-based Honeywell Company), representatives of the U.S. and British Embassies and a representative of Control Risks Group (CRG) met January 23 regardi [...] |
2007-01-26 10:28:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI |
07LAGOS54 | SHOUTING IN THE EAR OF A DEAF GOVERNMENT: [...] (C) Summary: Bunkerers tapping into crude oil pipelines, vandalized refineries too costly and dangerous to repair or maintain, organized looting of downstream pipelines, complicated import procedures that encourage corruption and force importers to bear the costs of the fuel price subsidy, c [...] |
2007-01-26 12:41:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI |
07LAGOS562 | LAGOS SUPPORT PLATFORMS FOR DEEPWATER OIL AND GAS [...] Summary: ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell have called for creation in Lagos of a modern industrial and support services base to support their deepwater exploration, construction and production. Deepwater oil and gas expenditures in Nigeria currently total USD 10 billion per year. Two companies [...] |
2007-08-08 14:21:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENERG PGOV NI |
07LAGOS57 | SITREP #3: PROOF OF LIFE FOR KIDNAPPED PIVOT [...] (C) Summary: Control Risks Group representative told the Pivot-GIS Crisis Management Group (CMG) that the number and kinds of contacts between Amcit Bill Graham and individuals who know him well can be considered to meet the criteria for proof of life. End Summary. 2. (C) The Crisis Man [...] |
2007-01-29 16:10:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI |
07LAGOS58 | TRAFFIC STOP OF FUGITIVE SOBOMA GEORGE LEADS TO [...] (C) Summary: After the inadvertent arrest of their leader, Soboma George, a band of armed criminal militants attacked at least one police station in Port Harcourt. Details are sketchy and we have in hand conflicting reports whether George escaped. Apparently, the melee resulted in some casu [...] |
2007-01-29 16:47:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER KCRM NI |
07LAGOS60 | SHELL'S BAD DAY: NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT PULLS OIL [...] (C) Summary: Shell Managing Director Ann Pickard told visiting Deputy Director for West African Affairs Don Heflin the Government of Nigeria (GON) has notified the company that one of its oil blocks will be given to a Nigerian company. Unless the GON pays USD 1.2 billion in arrears Shell beli [...] |
2007-01-30 15:48:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI |
07LAGOS602 | NIGERIA ANNOUNCES REORGANIZATION OF ENERGY SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: On August 29, the Government of Nigeria announced the decision to "unbundle" the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and to create five new independent agencies. International oil companies (IOCs) were aware of the plan to restructure, but did not expect it to take p [...] |
2007-08-30 15:35:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG PGOV NI |
07LAGOS61 | SITREP #4: PROOF OF LIFE SOUGHT FOR THIRD PIVOT [...] (C) The Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group met January 26. There had been no contact with the hostages in the last 24 hours. A third hostage, Ezekial Akwa, a Nigerian national employed as a driver by Pivot, has not been mentioned by either the kidnappers or the hostages in conversations; proof o [...] |
2007-01-30 15:51:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG CASC ASEC PTER NI |
07LAGOS63 | SITREP #6: AMCIT & BRITISH NATIONAL REMAIN IN [...] (C) The Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group met February 1. Wole Osinupebi of Pivot and John Walker of Control Risks traveled to Port Harcourt January 31 and met with Director of the State Security Services (SSS) Alhaji Kola Adeshina. Osinupebi and Walker spoke to American citizen Billy Graham and [...] |
2007-02-01 15:57:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG CASC ASEC PTER NI |
07LAGOS633 | WHO WILL GET NIGERIA'S NATURAL GAS? [...] XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX PLEASE ZFR IMI ZFR LAGOS 0633 IMI 0633 AND BLANK ALL ASSOCIATED MCNS, AND NEW MSG WILL BE SEND WITH NEW MCN AND MRN.XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ZFR ZFR [...] |
2007-09-19 13:45:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENERG PGOV NI |
07LAGOS640 | WHO WILL GET NIGERIA'S NATURAL GAS? (CORRECTED [...] (C) Summary: Godwin Billy Agha, Deputy Director, Gas Division, Department of Petroleum Resources told Pol-Econ Chief that the Government of Nigeria (GON) has shifted its priorities from gas to export to gas for domestic use. Currently, there is not enough gas to feed into export projects awai [...] |
2007-09-20 15:46:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG PGOV NI |
07LAGOS645 | CHEVRON CONTEMPLATES BYPASSING ELP TO LINK TO WEST [...] (C) Summary: The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP), originally scheduled for completion in December 2006, has stalled repeatedly. Vandalism to the Escravos to Lagos Pipeline (ELP) is slowing the flow of gas to existing facilities and threatens Nigeria's ability to supply gas to the WAGP. Che [...] |
2007-09-24 16:32:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG PGOV NI |
07LAGOS92 | FUEL CRISIS IMMOBILIZES SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST [...] (SBU) Summary: A visit by Poloff to the Southwest showed traffic sharply reduced and long fuel queues in every major city. With suppliers ordered to give priority to Lagos and Abuja, other cities had to grapple with not knowing when more fuel was coming. One distributor admitted to hoarding [...] |
2007-02-08 07:03:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI |
07LAGOS96 | EXXONMOBIL'S ASSESSMENT OF CHALLENGES TO THE OIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria's ambitious plans for increasing natural gas production could be hampered if the challenges facing the companies leading this enterprise are not resolved. The major challenges are underfunding of joint venture (JV) projects by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporat [...] |
2007-02-09 09:25:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENERG PGOV NI |
07LAGOS97 | NIGERIA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PREPARES DOWNSTREAM GAS [...] (U) Summary: Final investment decisions (FIDs) will be taken on the OK Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Brass LNG, Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) and Equatorial Guinea LNG projects early in 2007. As a result, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is pushing Nigeria's Nationa [...] |
2007-02-09 09:47:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET NI PGOV ENERG |
07RIYADH1987 | JOINT WORKING GROUP ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE [...] This message has been cleared by DOE A/S Kolevar. ---------- Summary ---------- 2. (S) On September 11, the US-Saudi Joint Working Group (JWG) on Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) met at the Ministry of Interior (MOI) in Riyadh, co-chaired by the MOI Director of Modernization [...] |
2007-09-26 09:42:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SA |
07RIYADH2292 | SAUDI NUCLEAR POWER PROPOSALS: MORE BARK THAN BITE [...] (C) In a November 13 meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affair's (MFA) Naif Al-Sudeiry, Deputy Director of International Organizations, told us that Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal's recent proposal to set up a body to provide uranium to Iran through a consortium arrangement was essent [...] |
2007-11-18 22:22:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ENERG PGOV PREL SA |
07RIYADH2474 | INTERAGENCY VISIT TO LAUNCH DEEPER MOI COOPERATION [...] This cable has been cleared by Deputy Assistant Secretary Gray, Assistant Secretary Kolevar, and S/CT Deputy Coordinator Feierstein. -------- Summary -------- 2. (S) An interagency team traveled to Riyadh on December 3-5 to signal the USG's strong support for the Ministry of Interio [...] |
2007-12-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SA |
07RIYADH2475 | MOHAMMED BIN NAYIF UNDERSCORES NEED FOR MOI [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-12 14:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SA |
07RIYADH2476 | MOI DISCUSSES DE-RADICALIZATION PROGRAMS DURING [...] This cable has been cleared by S/CT Deputy Coordinator Feierstein. ------- Summary -------- 2. (C) During a December 3-5 Interagency visit (ref A) to discuss greater USG cooperation with the Ministry of Interior (MOI) on its modernization drive, Dr. Hadleg, Director of the MOI's [...] |
2007-12-12 14:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SA |
07RIYADH2486 | FOLLOW ON MEETING TO INTERAGENCY VISIT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs two and three. ------ Summary -------- 2. (S) Embassy Riyadh notes the impending January POTUS visit provides a unique opportunity to help us move approval for a high-priority Ministry of Interior(MOI)-inter-agency cooperation a [...] |
2007-12-13 10:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KCIP EPET ENERG PTER SA |
08ASHGABAT1035 | TURKMENISTAN: DISCOURAGING AN IRAN-TURKEY NATURAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-08 08:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENERG EPET ETTC TX |
08BAKU422 | MOLDOVAN PRESIDENT PURSUES ECONOMIC TIES DURING [...] (C) Summary: During an April 23-24 visit, Moldovan President Voronin focused on economic issues, including a new agreement to have Azerbaijani specialists examine Moldovan oil and gas reserves. They also discussed possible Azerbaijani investment in the privatization of Moldovan industries, th [...] |
2008-05-02 07:29:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENERG ECON AJ |
08OTTAWA833 | LIBERALS LAUNCH "GREEN SHIFT" CARBON TAX [...] (U) Summary. Liberal leader Stephane Dion rolled-out his long-awaited carbon tax in a splashy launch on Parliament Hill on June 19 to a cheering, and highly partisan, crowd, kicking off a summer campaign to sell the plan to Canadians. The "Green Shift" Plan will be the centerpiece of the Libe [...] |
2008-06-20 16:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV ENERG CA |
08RIYADH111 | MOI FEEDBACK ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION [...] (S) The Saudi Government has made a decision to expand the relationship between the USG and and Ministry of Interior (MOI) with regards to Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), building on the existing Joint Working Group relationship. This will involve the USG working with many, probab [...] |
2008-01-27 15:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SA |
08RIYADH1114 | CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WORK PROGRESSES IN RIYADH [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by DOE A/S Kevin Kolevar. 2. (S) During a July 8 visit to Riyadh, DOE A/S Kevin Kolevar met with Ministry of Interior representatives Joint Working Group (JWG) on Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Co-Chair Dr. Saud A-Semari and Dr. Khalid Al-Ageel [...] |
2008-07-19 09:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SA |
08RIYADH1160 | SAUDIS PREFER SEPTEMBER FOR CIVILIAN NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Post formally advised the MFA of the Department's invitation to participate in discussions on civilian nuclear cooperation on July 21 in an urgent diplomatic note. We also conveyed the information to the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), which functions as the de [...] |
2008-07-28 14:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENERG IAEA KNNP SA |
08RIYADH1237 | SAUDI COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPROVES AGREEMENT WITH [...] (C) On August 11, 2008, The Saudi Council of Ministers approved the Government of Saudi Arabia's (SAG) agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to enforce the Nuclear Safeguards Agreement under the frame work of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treat (NPT), as reported in loc [...] |
2008-08-12 13:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENERG IAEA KNNP SA |
08RIYADH446 | UPDATE ON CRITICAL ENERGY COOPERATION WITH SAUDI [...] (S) Ambassador Fraker and ADCM Rundell met with HRH Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs Prince Mohammed bin Nayif on 11 March to discuss funding Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) activities of the Joint Working Group (JWG), in light of the Vice President's upcoming vis [...] |
2008-03-15 14:41:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SAO |
08RIYADH592 | HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO ENERGY ISSUES [...] (U) This message is cleared by DOE/OE Assistant Secretary Kolevar. SIPDIS 2. (U) Per reftel B request, the State Department expended $275,269 on personnel costs to cover energy-related issues at Mission Saudi Arabia during the last year, and an additional $27,538 in program funds for [...] |
2008-04-08 13:16:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | APER EPET ENERG SA |
08RIYADH704 | CHEVRON LIKELY TO WIN RENEWAL OF PNZ CONCESSION [...] (C) After almost two years of protracted negotiations, offers, and counteroffers, Chevron finally sees light at the end of the tunnel in its quest to renew its joint venture Partitioned Neutral Zone (PNZ) concession. Arabian Chevron Business Manager Mohammed Ayaz has confirmed to the Embassy [...] |
2008-04-30 12:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG SA |
08RIYADH732 | PRINCE ABDULAZIZ ON ENERGY MARKETS, OPEC LAWSUITS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-07 17:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ECON NI SA |
08RIYADH751 | SAUDIS DISMISS CALLS FOR OPEC MEETING, REITERATE [...] (C) With NYMEX crude reaching $126-plus/barrel on May 9, the energy press speculated the production consensus in OPEC was beginning to crack. On May 10, Assistant Minister of Petroleum (MinPet) Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud told us he believes that excepting Saudi Arabi [...] |
2008-05-12 14:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG SA |
08RIYADH868 | IS THIS OIL MARKET BROKEN? VIEWS FROM RIYADH [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-03 15:39:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG EFIN SA |
08RIYADH893 | CAUTIOUS GREEN LIGHT FOR CONOCOPHILLIPS REFINERY [...] (C) In a May 27 meeting with ConocoPhillips (COP) Abu Dhabi-based Regional President Nick Spencer (strictly protect) confidentially confirmed the planned 400,000 barrel per day (bpd) joint-venture Saudi Aramco/COP refinery is likely to move forward. While emphasizing that COP had not made [...] |
2008-06-08 13:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG SA |
08RIYADH918 | SAUDIS ANNOUNCE EMERGENCY OIL MEETING [...] (U) This is an action request. DOE/International Policy and EB/ESC/IEC please see paragraph five. 2. (C) In the wake of oil prices reaching $139/barrel on June 6, press news broke on 9 June that the Saudi government plans to call an emergency meeting to discuss the current crude oil pr [...] |
2008-06-10 14:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG SA |
08RIYADH920 | SAUDI OIL MEETING DATE CLARIFIED [...] (C) Ministry of Petroleum (MinPet) Public Relations Head Dr. Ibrahim Al Muhanna informed us late on June 11 that the proposed oil meeting would be held on June 22 in Jeddah. He pressed hard for U.S. attendance, saying, "We're doing this for you guys." Assistant Minister of Petroleum Prince [...] |
2008-06-11 09:19:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG PREL SA |
09AITTAIPEI1230 | TAIWAN RESPONSE TO ADVANCED REACTOR RESEARCH [...] (U) This message is a response to Ref A action request. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan has no official programs in the field of advanced nuclear reactor research, and nuclear officials here are cool to the prospects of Generation IV reactor technology to play any role in Taiwan's nuclear industry [...] |
2009-10-15 07:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON PARM ENERG KNNP TRGY FR TW |
09BAKU163 | AZERBAIJAN'S SOCAR INKS PSA WITH TOTAL TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: French Company Total has signed an Exploration and Development Production Sharing Agreement with French Company Total for Azerbaijan's offshore "Absheron" field, thought to contain gas and condensates. Gaz De France is expected to be brought in shortly as the third partner. A pr [...] |
2009-03-02 14:01:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ ENERG |
09BEIJING2978 | DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES INTERNATIONAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary (DEPSEC) Daniel Poneman met privately with the head of China's National Energy Administration (NEA) ZHANG Guobao on the margins of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Ministerial in Beijing on October 23. The two discussed the [...] |
2009-10-26 09:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | ENERG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH |
09BEIJING3095 | DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES NEW NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary (DEPSEC) Daniel Poneman met privately with Keisuke TSUMURA, the Parliamentary Secretary for Science and Technology in Japan's Cabinet Office, and Shunsuke KONDO, the Chairman of Japan,s Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), on the margins of [...] |
2009-11-12 23:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | ENERG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH |
09BUENOSAIRES435 | ARGENTINA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE [...] On April 13, ESTCouns met with Gabriela Martinic, Deputy Director of the MFA's Office of Regional Affairs and Deputy Summit Coordinator, to relay points in reftel regarding the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA). Martinic expressed interest in the initiative and appreciatio [...] |
2009-04-13 20:25:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENERG KSUM SENV KGHG AR |
09PRETORIA2402 | SOUTH AFRICA: SPECIAL ADVISOR EINHORN'S LETTER TO [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-24 10:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENERG NP PARM PREL SF |
09RABAT389 | MOROCCO: VIRGINIA GOVERNOR'S VISIT SUCCEEDS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Virginia Governor Tim Kaine explored opportunities for deepening the economic relationship between Virginia and Morocco with key Moroccan officials, focusing on the already important agricultural trade and port cooperation. On April 23, Prime Minister El Fassi said Morocco wa [...] |
2009-05-06 12:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR BEXP BTIO ETRD PREL MO ENERG |
10PRETORIA274 | SEEKING DATES FOR ROUND II OF THE U.S.-SOUTH [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-10 07:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ENERG MNUC NP PARM PREL ECON SF |