ExxonMobil has unveiled plans for a $10 billion investment in Nigeria’s deepwater oil operations. This announcement came during a high-level meeting between Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima and ExxonMobil executives at the UN General Assembly in New York. The centerpiece of ExxonMobil’s new strategy is the Owo project, a substantial subsea tie-back representing the bulk […]
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