Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

South Africa: When Polluters Don’t Pay – Still No Cleanup At South African Oil Refinery That’s Caused Millions in Damage but Was Sold for 6 Cents

[The Conversation Africa] When BP and Shell sold the South African Petroleum Refinery (Sapref) in 2024 to the Central Energy Fund, a government entity, for R1 (or six US cents), environmental advocates warned that Sapref had not taken any steps to clea...

Nigeria: Avuru Laments Regulator’s Focus On Decommissioning Oil, Gas Assets Against Prioritising Low Cost Production to Raise Output

[This Day] ·Reveals agency listed one attractive asset with 149 wells for decommissioning

Nigeria: NNPC Reiterates 2m Bpd Target By 2027, $60bn in Fresh Investment By 2030

[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) yesterday reiterated its commitment to a 2 million Barrels Per Day (bpd) oil production by 2027, calling for bold global partnerships and investments to end the phenomenon of en...

Nigeria: How We Will Realise 2m BPD Oil Output By 2027 – NNPCL

[Daily Trust] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited yesterday reiterated the commitment of the company to raise Nigeria's oil output to 2 million by 2027 and 3 million in the long term having achieved 1.7 million barrels per day in rec...

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Withdraws Suit Against Issuance of Petrol Import Licences Amid New Import Tariff

[Premium Times] The court dismissed the suit after Dangote Refinery asked to withdraw it on Wednesday.

Nigeria: Ned Nwoko Seeks Mandate to Track, Trace, Recover Stolen Crude Oil Proceeds

[Vanguard] Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) has sought an expanded mandate to track, trace, and recover stolen crude oil proceeds both locally and internationally.

Nigeria: Nigeria Lost Over $300 Billion to Oil Theft, Auditors Tell Senate

[Premium Times] The committee also recommended that the federal government establish a special court to prosecute oil-related offences.

Nigeria: Senate Panel Submits Interim Report, Says Over $300bn Lost to Oil Theft

[Leadership] The Senate on Wednesday received the interim report of its Ad Hoc Committee investigating the incessant and nefarious acts of crude oil theft and related sabotage in the Niger Delta region, with findings indicating that Nigeria may have lo...

Nigeria: Ogoni Clean-Up – Hyprep Project Collapses 4 Days After Commissioning

[Daily Trust] One of the facilities built under the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) in Ogoni land, Rivers State, has collapsed.