Exxon Mobil may sell a suite of oil and gas fields it holds in Nigeria and has commenced talks on the sales as it focuses on new developments in United States’. shale and Guyana, industry and banking sources told Reuters. The potential disposals, THISDAY learned yesterday are expected to include stakes in onshore and offshore fields and could raise up to $3 billion. The development followed a statement from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that it would no longer sign off any gas project without plans for gas flare out. According to Reuters’ sources who were briefed on the divestment plans: “Exxon is actively divesting in Nigeria.” Reuters, however, said that Exxon declined to comment on the development, adding that the oil company which is one of the largest oil and gas producers in Nigeria, with 106 operated platforms had its oil output in Nigeria reach […]