Nigeria has blocked Shell's sale of its entire onshore and shallow-water oil operations, but approved a similar deal by Exxon Mobil , the country's upstream oil regulator said on Monday.

Nigeria approved Exxon Mobil Corp.’s sale of its oil and gas assets to domestic energy supplier Seplat Energy Plc, ending a more than two-year hiatus that stalled the conclusion of the $1.3 billion transaction.

Nigeria has approved Exxon Mobil Corp’s sale of its onshore assets to Seplat Energy, two years after the $1.28 billion deal was first announced. ・Nigeria approves Exxon Mobil's $1.28 billion onshore asset sale to Seplat Energy after a two-year wait.

Nigeria has approved the sale of Exxon Mobil Corp's onshore assets to Seplat Energy , the chief executive officer of the country's upstream regulator said on Monday, more than two years after the $1.28 billion deal was first agreed.

Nigeria's government has approved the sale of Exxon Mobil's (NYSE:XOM) onshore assets to Seplat Energy, Reuters reported Monday, citing the head of the country's upstream regulator, more than two years after the $1.