Presenting the address of Buhari, the minister said the cocoa industry had suffered neglect as a result of the country's over-reliance on
crude oil revenue.
«The NPDC's crude sale for the month is still hampered by Forcados pipeline vandalism, which continued to deny the NPDC of monthly
crude oil revenue of about 20.0 bn.»
He said media should endeavour in sensitizing public on the current economic predicaments through educative and informative programmes capable of orientating the general public on the need to be productive and take - off their minds from
crude oil revenues that have crashed.
Not exact matches
The decreases are largely the result of the
oil glut and all - time lows for
crude prices — last year, mining,
oil producers, and metal companies lost a combined $ 70 billion on $ 1.3 trillion in
revenue.
After all,
crude oil and commodities prices are still so low that plunging resource
revenues forced Ottawa to defer its target date for balancing the budget.
Wondering how an
oil storage and pipeline company could grow
revenue 73 % during a year when declining
crude prices crushed most companies in that industry?
In a January 2011 memo, though, the Internal
Revenue Service found that oilsands
crude falls outside the law's definition of
oil.
LONDON (Reuters)-- Banks» metals - related
revenues exceeded their earnings from the
oil sector last year for the first time since 2014 as low and relatively stable
crude prices discouraged hedging activity, but this is unlikely to be the start of a new trend.
The new calendar year has witnessed a sharp improve in
revenue downgrades from
oil and fuel firms, which have been strike by the cost of Brent
crude a lot more than halving from its peak of $ 115 a barrel in June.
Revenue fell 1.3 percent to $ 31.68 billion, weighed by a 16 percent slump in its segment supplying equipment and services to
oil and gas customers, which has been hurt by weak
crude prices.
With the collapse in
crude prices, lower
oil revenues are hitting Alaska hard.
Exxon said its upstream, or exploration and production sector, suffered «significantly» during the market downturn as
crude oil prices continue to starve companies of
revenue.
According to
crude production figures provided by the
oil firm, the country is losing about 3.12 million dollars in
revenue each day the NAOC operated facility remains out of production.
Africa's largest economy, which relies on
crude sales for around 70 percent of government
revenues, has been hammered by the more than 50 percent fall in
oil prices since June last year.
Nigerian government now seeks a court order compelling the two companies to pay into the Federal government of Nigeria account with the Central Bank of Nigeria, the sum of USD 406,751,070 being the total value of the missing
revenue from the shortfall / undeclared / under - declared
crude oil shipments of the country, made by the companies to United States of America.
For instance, this year's benchmark for the federal budget is $ 42 but
oil now goes for over $ 70 per barrel and instead of paying all the revenues to the Federation Account, the FG still operates an Excess Crude Oil Account contrary to the judgment of the Supreme Court and they spend such funds without recourse to appropriate authorities,» he sa
oil now goes for over $ 70 per barrel and instead of paying all the
revenues to the Federation Account, the FG still operates an Excess
Crude Oil Account contrary to the judgment of the Supreme Court and they spend such funds without recourse to appropriate authorities,» he sa
Oil Account contrary to the judgment of the Supreme Court and they spend such funds without recourse to appropriate authorities,» he said.
The shipment was not declared to the relevant authorities, resulting in the shortfall of 499,048 barrels of
crude oil in the value of $ 54,895,280 as
revenue to the Federal Government.
The consortium of experts was able to track the global movements of the country's hydro - carbons including
crude oil and gas with the main purposes of identifying the companies engaged in the practices that led to missing
revenues from
crude oil and gas exports sales to different parts of the world.
With a projected
revenue of N3.86 trillion in the face of dwindling
crude oil receipts, government estimates that
oil revenues contribute N820 billion of the total
revenue; non-
oil revenues, comprising Company Income Tax, CIT, Value Added Tax, VAT, Customs and Excise duties, and Federation Account levies, are expected to contribute N1.45 trillion; while independent
revenues are expected to contribute N1.51 trillion through the enforcement of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007 and public expenditure reforms in all MDAs.
Government lawyer, Professor Fabian Ajogwu accused the Anglo - Dutch company of not declaring or under - declaring
crude oil shipments during the period, following forensic analysis of bills of lading and shipping documents, Ajogwu, armed with sworn affidavits of three United States of America based professionals, claimed that Shell cheated Nigeria of the
revenue.
The government attributed the development to the shortfall in
revenues from the federation account and the reduction in its production quota of
crude oil.
Nigerian troops are deployed to the Niger delta where militants have been attacking
oil facilities since the start of the year, cutting output and hammering government
revenue at a time of low
crude prices.
He said that Nigerians needed to know how much
revenue the government had been able to generate from
crude oil, non-
oil and independent
revenue sources since assumption.
The report further disclosed that
crude oil export
revenue increased by 14.42 per cent between September and October this year.
Nigeria continues the absurdity of expending more than 30 % of scarce foreign currency importing refined petroleum products, a self - imposed malaise as we insist on subsidizing domestic fuel consumption; and
crude oil and gas as a percentage of our export
revenue stays at 96 % meaning beyond all the talk of diversification, current rhetoric does not match the outcomes!
Recent data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, had showed that a sharp decline was recorded in
revenue accruable to the Federal Government from the petroleum sector, as the country's earnings from
crude oil export dropped to N5.271 trillion for the nine month period, January to September 2015.
ABUJA — Nigeria's woes in the area of dwindling
revenue from
crude oil sales is expected to heighten in the next couple of days, as the South African Petroleum Industry Association, SAPIA, yesterday, stated that South Africa would likely stop importing
crude oil from Nigeria following the lifting of the sanctions on Iran.
They have shown understanding of the situation we are, even as we try to mitigate the consequences of the shortfall in
revenue occasioned by a drop in the price of
crude oil.
The two sub-saharan African countries are the latest in what may become a long line of
oil - exporting countries to seek financial assistance to help stem growing deficits as falling
crude prices crush
revenues.
The NEITI review attributed the
revenue increase in 2017 to rising
crude oil prices, improved
oil production, and greater attention towards development of non-
oil revenue sectors.
Buhari said that the implementation of the 2016 Budget was hampered by the low
oil prices in the first quarter of 2016, and disruptions in
crude oil production which led to significant shortfalls in projected
revenue.
The leader of the team disclosed that with the poor
revenue from the Federation Account which is largely sourced from
crude oil sales, the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is looking for other sources of
revenue to execute capital projects and provide social services for the people.
Africa's biggest economy and top
oil producer is reeling from the fall in
crude revenues, the source of 95 percent of foreign earnings, which has led to the naira hitting record lows on the parallel market amid dwindling foreign exchange reserves.
But now the country has been running short of dollars as
oil revenues have fallen along with the price of
crude, pushing the economy into its first recession in a quarter of a century.
These measures, taken together represent a major push by the President to increase internally - generated
revenue, reduce over-dependence on
crude oil earnings in a way that will bring stability and predictability in the financing of government programs.
«The payment was to be from
revenue flows from
crude oil which is sold on the international market at bench mark prices but
crude oil prices fell and that source of financing the loan became inadequate... So we had indicated that once the processes start, there could be other source of financing repayment for the facility.
Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo on Tuesday [14th February] told the media that government will get the necessary legislation to enable it use the Heritage Fund which is 9 percent of the
revenue accrued to Ghana from its
crude oil proceeds to finance the president's Free Senior High School policy.
The Governor, who was represented as the Special Guest at the forum by the Commissioner for Economic Planning & Budget, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade, expressed confidence in the regime of President Buhari to combat the fiscal failures of the past administration, which, he said, was responsible for the economy downturn we are experiencing following the crash in the price of
crude oil — our major source of
revenue.
The region supports more than half of America's
crude oil and natural gas, generates $ 2 billion in annual
revenues from recreational hunting and fishing, and is home to approximately two million people.
TransCanada told Canada's National Energy Board that in the Midwest, its pipeline would «increase the price of heavy
crude to the equivalent cost of imported
crude,» which would provide Canadian
oil companies with an added $ 2 - 3.9 billion in annual
revenues.
At 3 % royalty rates, like Alberta gets for conventional
crude, most of us would say «no, leave it in the ground» - especially when we hear that Norway found a way to get 80 % of the
oil and gas profits flowing into government
revenue accounts.
But, if the goal is generating
revenue for government to fund worthy projects, rather than a series of one - time sales, why not lift the ban on U.S.
crude oil exports and create an annual
revenue stream?