Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

South Africa: Wild Coast Communities and Environmental Organisations Optimistic as Judgment is Reserved in Shell Case /in /by

[Natural Justice] 16 September 2025, Johannesburg: On Tuesday, judgment was reserved in the Constitutional Court case brought by communities along the Wild Coast and environmental organisations against oil companies, Shell and Impact Africa. Both plann...

Nigeria: Reforms in Oil, Gas Sector Have Delivered $18bn Fdps in 2025 – NUPRC /in /by

[This Day] The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, has said that the country's reform agenda delivered 28 Field Development Plans (FDPs) valued at $18.2 billion in investment commitments in...

Gambia: Finance Minister Responds to $30 Million Oil Scandal Report /in /by

[Foroyaa] Finance Minister Seedy Keita on Monday responded to Parliament's report on the $30 million petroleum scandal, acknowledging widespread governance failures but insisting that the most serious allegations of bribery, tax evasion, and money laun...

Angola: Sonangol Grants Over 300 Scholarships /in /by

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The National Fuel Society (SONANGOL) awarded 200 internal scholarships and another 115 external scholarships for the years 2024 and 2025.

Nigeria: Mafias Are Out to Kill My Refinery – Dangote /in /by

[Daily Trust] President/Chief Executive, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Aliko Dangote, yesterday, alleged that oil mafias are all out to kill his $20billion refinery the same way they killed Nigeria's textile industry.

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Launches Cng-Powered Trucks, Dismisses NUPENG’s Monopoly Claim /in /by

[Vanguard] Aliko Dangote, the President of Dangote Group, has announced the rollout of his refinery's 4,000 CNG-powered trucks amid allegations of monopoly by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG).

Liberia: Tank Owners Decry Fuel Fee Cuts, Accuse LPRC of Monopoly Push /in /by

[Liberian Investigator] - Liberia's private petroleum storage operators are warning of sector-wide collapse after the Liberia Petroleum and Refining Company (LPRC) slashed storage fees from $0.35 to $0.20 per gallon, a move they call a "quasi-monopoly"...

Nigeria: Dangote’s Crude Imports Hit 60m Barrels in H1, As Nigeria’s Petrol Bill Swells to N4tn /in /by

[This Day] Nigeria's ambition of achieving self-sufficiency in fuel production and fully harnessing the gains of local oil refining continues to hang by a thread, as both the importation of crude oil and refined petroleum products continued to soar con...