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Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by DAVE5(m): 3:57pm On Apr 20, 2020
Angelfrost:


Well, those kleptomaniacs can rejoice now... They have finally cleaned out the nation.

They have just doomed the future of generations yet unborn!!! Pity!!!

Sad thing is the kleptomaniacs have a new oil well ; covid-one-nine relief funds donated by other well meaning human being

The major solution for Nigeria is to cut off the heads those thieves to serve as warning to others that intend to steal

Actually cut off ohh
Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by SocialJustice: 3:58pm On Apr 20, 2020
chaloskyx:
now let me tell you over the years Europe have only used Africa for 1.its resources and 2. for its market A major reason why a country like Nigeria cannot produce electricity which would lead to industries and in turn jobs is because once that happens we would be come self independent our currency would become stronger and compete with Europe as we would be major exporters. as such the west has always been in control of the Nigerian government and would always make sure people who occupy that position are incompetent and under their control. thats why we always get bad leaders who draw the country back.

Now here is the juicy part how come since all these years we have never fixed our refineries how come one man is doing what a country can do 10x over instead our government has just been wasting our money on turn around maintenance without any result the answer is simple. apparently we have always remained colonised under the west who have always made sure nothing works and our continual dependence on them also the only reason they allowed Dangote to launch his refinery is because they dont have any further use for oil as most companies are going electric. as such they are more lenient on their control of such resource since its lost its value as we can see from current global trends.
Point 1 is very valid but from point 2, you just descended into half truths and pure conspiracy theories.

What market is in Africa? We have the lowest PPP and HDI.

Bad people beget bad leaders, our political leaders are the reflection of the people. Why does a person need N5-10b to become governor or as much as N100b to be president. Nigerians have turned political offices into a business and wherever business is done, a profit must be made. Will you spend N5b to become governor and not make(steal) money from government to repay those who financed you and keep some for yourself? Until Nigerians decide to tell the political class, we don't want your money, tell us what you're going to do for us when you enter office and the people proceed to vote in one voice without financial inducement. Nigeria will never have good leaders.

The comatose refineries are just conduit pipes for stealing money and Dangote is only building a refinery now because the Dangote group can afford to service the loans needed to build the refinery comfortably without it being weakened.

The electric car is still decades away from making oil cheap. Cars only account for PMS consumption, there are no electric lorries or trailers, jets or ships. These other means of transportation consume diesel and kerosene which is also a product of crude. Crude also has so many by products that are still very needed.

The current price collapse is due to supply glut. When COVID19 is no more and the world returns to normal, the price of crude will gradually climb back up to the price range of before the lock down.

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Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by Nobody: 3:58pm On Apr 20, 2020
SocialJustice:
Have you been to Estonia, do you know Dubai makes more money from transit passengers than Nigeria does from oil? India sells more software than we do from oil. California state has an economy bigger than that of Africa and produces more oil than Nigeria. That one state has silicon Valley the tech capital of the world in San Francisco, it also has movie capital of the world in Hollywood.

Nigeria that is a bastard useless country cursed with an evil population and wicked leaders. We will all receive sense by force from what is coming.

Should this lockdown extend to May ending, salaries of virtually everyone will stop. Companies will lay off staff. Things will get really bad but while other nations recover fast, Nigeria will be waiting for price of oil to go up.
Yankee101:
I pity Buhari

If he was clueless, he is now castrated
SocialJustice:
Have you been to Estonia, do you know Dubai makes more money from transit passengers than Nigeria does from oil? India sells more software than we do from oil. California state has an economy bigger than that of Africa and produces more oil than Nigeria. That one state has silicon Valley the tech capital of the world in San Francisco, it also has movie capital of the world in Hollywood.

Nigeria that is a bastard useless country cursed with an evil population and wicked leaders. We will all receive sense by force from what is coming.

Should this lockdown extend to May ending, salaries of virtually everyone will stop. Companies will lay off staff. Things will get really bad but while other nations recover fast, Nigeria will be waiting for price of oil to go up.

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Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by discusant: 3:59pm On Apr 20, 2020
Corporate2020:
Haaaa!!!

All these our oyel people will soon start hawking crude oil in Lagos holdups


ha ha ha. Those who clutch tight to sinking ship one Nigeria because the ship contains sweet crude, them go hear mwim soon.

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Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by barrypro: 3:59pm On Apr 20, 2020
I feel sorry for Nigeria.
Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by salford1: 3:59pm On Apr 20, 2020
Lostz:


buhari has already set-up a committee head by osibade.
the committee will make our cattle fatter than that of the west grin
grin grin grin
Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by salford1: 4:00pm On Apr 20, 2020
dafemnet:
Price of Oil will bounce back in no time.
Same thing I thought when I was working in the oil industry. cheesy
5 years later the price still dey moonwalk like Michael Jackson.
Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by Prudency045: 4:01pm On Apr 20, 2020
miltonchux:

Oga you can't do without oil, if they don't use it as energy to power the Car, there are lubricating part that needs lubricant an greese. Our abundant Gas is also needed to Generate electricity. So leave all those electrical car story

To buttress your point, why will Dangote be building a 650,000 bpd refinery when Crude Oil will be useless as being speculated in some quarters.

For your information, marginal field operators in the country are also embracing the concept of modular refinery.

Definitely, other forms of energy will come. But the question remains, how soon?

Pending when the above question will be answered, Crude Oil isn't worthless yet.

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Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by sulaak(m): 4:01pm On Apr 20, 2020
Racoon:
shocked This will have terrible economic implications on the oil-dependent Nigerian economy.Meanwhile will the govt of "subsidy under-recovery" implement a further reduction in oil price since it's this abysmally low in the global market?

This is a crisis that can transform Nigeria, oil renting will always keep the country poor and recuring expenditure high.

The government should sell assets to competent investors, the oil refineries and steel plants can easily raise $3-4 billion that can be invested in Mambila Hydro Electric dam. The emphasis should be on an added-value chain export-driven economy, based on finish products such as refine oil and gas, steel, agriculture products, fertilisers and petrochemicals.

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Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by discusant: 4:03pm On Apr 20, 2020
Osidazz19:


Retarded brainwashed ipob Biafuro monkey on the prowl.
Better go and drink some more of Namdiot coward Cownu's urine.

You are the fraudulent one because without crude oyel in the Nigerdelta washing your brain, you would have asked for dissolution of one Nigeria long ago. Your friends up north adopted unconstitutional sharia criminal codes in 12 northern states, it was like declaring a quasi new country in the north, but still clutch to one Nigeria because of crude oyel. Shorrruuuup.

Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by nedekid: 4:03pm On Apr 20, 2020
TheAlchemist:


We simply have to go back to Genesis! Mechanised agriculture, fish far6and large scale cattle rearing. We must have industry ready to process the inputs from these sectors into semi or full processed goods for local consumption and export. The light issue must urgently be solved.. All state should be given absolute rights to generate, transmit and distribute power. All ports must be linked by rail network
There has to be restructuring of the country to enable states develop at their own pace, harness their recources, either human capital, natural etc. If a states resource is water, they should provide hydroelectric power and sell. If yours is agric, focus on that. If it is Lagos, let Lagos develop through its ports, human capital, huge tax revenue etc. If it is abia, let them be the China of cloths manufacturing, textiles etc. Rivers, let them use their oil, port taxes etc.
See only this way can Nigeria move ahead, if not we remain the same way, poverty capital of the world for next 100 years.

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Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by CodeTemplar: 4:04pm On Apr 20, 2020
Lol...how much does it cost to even get one barrel from the well into the vessels? Heard it was around $30pb. So that's about $20 USD deficit per barrel. . . lol.

Same oil Buhari was looking for in the north as his own diversification.

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Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by vRendoh(m): 4:06pm On Apr 20, 2020
Corporate2020:
Shit is about to go down

The shit don dey ground o! Nigeria produces a barrel at $18.

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Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by PHijo(m): 4:08pm On Apr 20, 2020
fulaniHERDSman:
cool cool
Sweet & Bitter News.

Nigeria on the Cross ... It is almost finished!!

Zombies be like "if only Jonathan saved...."
When E remain months make their dulllard clock same time Jonathan spent in that good for nothing Rock.

The irony is that some key officials like Fashola, Amaechi and Oshimole took Jonathan's government to court then on their attempts to save.
Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by solreb: 4:09pm On Apr 20, 2020
haywire07:
It's hightime Nigeria stopped international sales of oil in full capacity.
Let us channel ample amount of the oil to a reservoir and save up for a better day.
Cut deals with some African countries and use their reservoirs if ours is filled

When we save enough, the Government should declare our refineries ''out of service".
Luckily, Dangote refinery is near completion.

After this Covid -19 pandemic, we begin to sell from our reservoirs for the main time, while the refineries will be under renovation.

And also very importantly is the need to diversify.

We never built adequate storage. So we end up keeping crude on tankers at a cost that forces us to sell. Last week we sold at around $15. This COVID-19 implicati6gor our economy and exchange rate no be here. The country is technically in recession now.
Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by sulaak(m): 4:09pm On Apr 20, 2020
Prudency045:


To buttress your point, why will Dangote be building a 650,000 bpd refinery when Crude Oil will be useless as being speculated in some quarters.

For your information, marginal field operators in the country are also embracing the concept of modular refinery.

Definitely, other forms of energy will come. But the question remains, how soon?

Pending when the above question will be answered, Crude Oil isn't worthless yet.


The majority of oil export is for cars, power generators and Electricity power plants with the advent of Electric Vehicle (EV), Solar Energy and Battery and Natural Gas there will be fewer requirements for crude oil export.
Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by salford1: 4:09pm On Apr 20, 2020
stanisbaratheon:
Oil prices have dropped yet our government keeps selling petrol at exorbitant price.

Why??

Because we are gullible people. We can't face this government squarely.
No refinery now.
Let me give you an example. My country of residence is one of the largest producer of crude oil in the world, but our crude oil (heavy crude) is very difficult to refine, so we export to countries that have the refinery capacity majorly the USA.
However, oil for consumption in the country is imported majorly from Saudi Arabia becuase the refineries in the country were designed to refine light crude.
As a result, cost of buying petrol at stations is not cheap even though we are the number 2 or 3 with the largest reserve in the world.
Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by Osidazz19: 4:10pm On Apr 20, 2020
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discusant:


You are the fraudulent one because without crude oyel in the Nigerdelta washing your brain, you would have asked for dissolution of one Nigeria long ago. Your friends up north adopted unconstitutional sharia criminal codes in 12 northern states, it was like declaring a quasi new country in the north, but still clutch to one Nigeria because of crude oyel. Shorrruuuup.
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Drinking Namdiot Coward Cownu's URINE is bad for your mental and physical health. Seek mental help fast.
Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by captainamiedi1: 4:12pm On Apr 20, 2020
haywire07:
It's hightime Nigeria stopped international sales of oil in full capacity.
Let us channel ample amount of the oil to a reservoir and save up for a better day.
Cut deals with some African countries and use their reservoirs if ours is filled

When we save enough, the Government should declare our refineries ''out of service".
Luckily, Dangote refinery is near completion.

After this Covid -19 pandemic, we begin to sell from our reservoirs for the main time, while the refineries will be under renovation.

And also very importantly is the need to diversify.

How will the govt survive especially when our economy depends on oil and not tax. And you know both present and past leaders didnt save a dine. Nigerians prefer to pay tithes than tax and expect the govt to feed them. This is the worse time to be the president of Nigeria.
Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by solreb: 4:12pm On Apr 20, 2020
haywire07:


America is the highest producer of Oil but why do they keep importing from Iran and Nigeria?

America stopped importing from Nigeria some 3-4 years ago and they are now not exporter competing with Nigeria.

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Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by peeps4u: 4:12pm On Apr 20, 2020
haywire07:
It's hightime Nigeria stopped international sales of oil in full capacity.
Let us channel ample amount of the oil to a reservoir and save up for a better day.
Cut deals with some African countries and use their reservoirs if ours is filled

When we save enough, the Government should declare our refineries ''out of service".
Luckily, Dangote refinery is near completion.

After this Covid -19 pandemic, we begin to sell from our reservoirs for the main time, while the refineries will be under renovation.

And also very importantly is the need to diversify.

You seem not to undeestand the whole story.

Oil priceYou're right has fallen to its lowest in decades.

No one is ready to buy our oil again even with discount. We have various cargoes on the sea unbought.

Our revenue is largely dependent on oil. So how does storing up crude oil in reservoir help us now or in future when we dont have market for it? How do we survive as a nation now when our govt is only fixated on oil and wasted a whole lot of money in the morth looking for oil?
Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by Fogman(m): 4:14pm On Apr 20, 2020
Nigeria is in a very BIG problem.

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Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by peeps4u: 4:14pm On Apr 20, 2020
captainamiedi1:


How will the govt survive especially when our economy depends on oil and not tax. And you know both present and past leaders didnt save a dine. Nigerians prefer to pay tithes than tax and expect the govt to feed them. This is the worse time to be the president of Nigeria.

The problem of Nigeria is largely corruption and waste of public funds, not about tax. Lagos is a tax state, what is there to show for it?

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Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by sulaak(m): 4:15pm On Apr 20, 2020
Xisnin:

Very soon can mean a century.

Solar and winds are pipe dreams used to cajole people that are not familiar with the industry.
The only real alternative to oil is nuclear which the "green" environmentalist hate.
People will eventually see through the parasitic subsidy being used to prop up the failing industry
and call for accountability.

Oil price will definitely go up.
The majority of the world's power still depends on oil.

Solar is not a pipe dream, factories are now being powered using batteries and solar farm.
Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by Sprumbaba: 4:15pm On Apr 20, 2020
Rahyberg:
Bad market for all Oil Producing countries, especially, The GIANT of AFRICA
The only African giant I know is Burna Boy.
Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by ashawopikin(m): 4:16pm On Apr 20, 2020
Kriss216:
That's good.
not good for the economy bro
Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by sulaak(m): 4:16pm On Apr 20, 2020
peeps4u:


The problem of Nigeria is largely corruption and waste of public funds, not about tax. Lagos is a tax state, what is there to show for it?

Tinubu three private jets and yellow teeth.

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Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by martooski(m): 4:16pm On Apr 20, 2020
haywire07:


America is the highest producer of Oil but why do they keep importing from Iran and Nigeria?



They have stop buying since...

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Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by TheAlchemist: 4:16pm On Apr 20, 2020
Prudency045:


To buttress your point, why will Dangote be building a 650,000 bpd refinery when Crude Oil will be useless as being speculated in some quarters.

For your information, marginal field operators in the country are also embracing the concept of modular refinery.

Definitely, other forms of energy will come. But the question remains, how soon?

Pending when the above question will be answered, Crude Oil isn't worthless yet.

Modular refineries ke... please don't vex our darling uncle Dangote. Which modular refinery has come on stream as they say " the devil is in the details".
Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by vastolord4(m): 4:16pm On Apr 20, 2020
haywire07:
It's hightime Nigeria stopped international sales of oil in full capacity.
Let us channel ample amount of the oil to a reservoir and save up for a better day.
Cut deals with some African countries and use their reservoirs if ours is filled

When we save enough, the Government should declare our refineries ''out of service".
Luckily, Dangote refinery is near completion.

After this Covid -19 pandemic, we begin to sell from our reservoirs for the main time, while the refineries will be under renovation.

And also very importantly is the need to diversify.

You have sense jare!
Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by brandable: 4:17pm On Apr 20, 2020
salford1:

I believe there is a technology shift going on.
Almost all European counties have set a date to ban petrol and diesel fired cars. Norway has a set date of 2025..

For vehicles, battery powered cars seems to be gaining rapid momentum as can be seen by Mercedes, ford, hyundai, VW etc all getting on board. I live in a city of 16,000 people and several charging stations have been installed.

For power stations in Europe, before 2020, they will all likely be on green energy.
In North America, natural gas seems to be the alternative now pending when green energies eventually picks up. Very few power companies (maybe 1 or 2) in North America are still romancing the idea of nuclear, but this has not really being going down well with the public. Infact, several European countries are phasing out nuclear power. Lots of nuclear power plant decommissioning jobs in Europe.

I work for a power company outside the country and all our coal plants are getting shut by latest 2030. The replacement are the currently operating hydro, wind and geothermal. Natural gas plant and more wind farms are being built as I type this comment.

Airline and plastic manufacturers might be the only people that would be relying on petrol or diesel, and who knows what fuel cells are being researched for airplanes too.
Bro, that's some scary scenario you just described with respect to how unprepared Nigeria is.
With Dangote refinery coming up, do you think he is making a huge mistake by investing in the refinary, when major first world countries are shutting down refining crude for consumption?

What your own opinion on what Nigeria and Nigerians should do.

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Re: Oil Price Collapses To $11 Per Barrel Amid Covid-19 Pandemic by captainamiedi1: 4:19pm On Apr 20, 2020
peeps4u:


The problem of Nigeria is largely corruption and waste of public funds, not about tax. Lagos is a tax state, what is there to show for it?

At least they have something to fall back to. What about the Niger Delta region? They have nothing to fall back to. No fishing, no farming and oil is no longer selling. Amnesty was benefitted by individuals and not communities. They people still live in abject poverty only few where empowered. North has agriculture to fall back to as well.

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