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NNPC signs memorandum to work with Russia’s Lukoil

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Nigeria’s state oil firm signed a memorandum of understanding with Russian oil company Lukoil for potential cooperation in oil production, trading and refining, Lukoil said on Thursday.

Mele Kyari, head of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), signed the memorandum during a visit to the Russian city of Sochi during a Russia-Africa Summit. Reuters

Pix: NNPC headquarters, Abuja

 

 

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