Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: Govt Unlocks ‘117,000bpd’ Refining Capacity With Warri, Port Harcourt Refineries /in /by

[Leadership] The federal government has successfully unlocked a total refining capacity of 117,000 barrels per day (bpd) with the operational take-off of both the Warri and Port Harcourt refineries in November and December 2024, respectively.

Nigeria: Warri Refinery Now Working At 60% Capacity – Tinubu /in /by

[Premium Times] "Today, the Warri Refinery returned to operation weeks after NNPC Limited restarted the 60,000 Barrels per day at the Port Harcourt Refinery in November."

Nigeria: Warri Refinery Begins Operation, Says NNPC /in /by

[Premium Times] The 125,000 barrels per day (bpd)-capacity of Warri Refinery had been shut down for years due to technical issues.

Nigeria: Warri Refinery Reopens, Tinubu Lauds NNPC /in /by

[This Day] President Bola Tinubu has expressed his profound joy at the re-opening of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, describing it as another remarkable achievement in 2024 that has stren...

Ethiopia: Fuel Scarcity in Adama City Sparks Black Market Boom, Price Hikes /in /by

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Drivers in Adama City, situated in the Oromia region, are experiencing a severe and escalating fuel shortage. They attribute this scarcity to the widespread proliferation of black market fuel sales within the city.

Nigeria: Warri Refinery Has Resumed Operations – Mele Kyari, NNPCL CEO /in /by

[Vanguard] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has announced that the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (Warri Refinery) with a capacity of 125,000 barrels per day, has commenced operations.

South Africa: Petrol, Diesel Prices to Increase /in /by

[SAnews.gov.za] Holidaymakers will have to dig deeper into their pockets as they make their way back home following the announcement that all grades of petrol and diesel are expected to increase from New Year's Day, this Wednesday.

Nigeria: Economic Sabotage – Army Arrests Eight Oil Thieves, Recovers 90,000 Litres of Stolen Products /in /by

[This Day] Port Harcourt -- Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in conjunction with other security agencies have arrested eight suspects allegedly involved in illegal bunkering and oil refining in parts of the Niger Delta region.

Nigeria: Army Destroys 20 Illegal Refinery Sites, Recover 90,000 Litres of Fuel /in /by

[Daily Trust] The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, says its troops have dismantled 20 illegal refining sites, deactivated 21 boats used for the crime and recover over 90,000 litres of stolen petroleum products in the ongoing anti bunkering ope...

Nigeria: Oil Theives Behind Us Protest Against Tompolo, Otuaro, Says Ex-Agitators /in /by

[Vanguard] -A coalition of Phase I, II and III ex-agitators leaders have accused oil thieves, who were not happy with the operations of Tantita Security Services Ltd as being behind the recent protests against the Chairman of the company, Government Ek...