Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: Reps Recover Fresh N11.49bn From Oil Companies

[Daily Trust] The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in the House of Representatives has announced the recovery of an additional ₦11,488,761,099 billion from oil and gas companies with outstanding obligations to the Federal Government.

Nigeria: Troops Arrest Oil Thieves, Deactivate Illegal Refineries in N/Delta

[Daily Trust] Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, have arrested 23 suspected oil thieves and deactivated 13 artisanal refineries during intensified operations across the Niger Delta region.

Nigeria: Nigeria’s Q1 2025 Non-Oil Export Increases By 24.75 Percent, Valued At $1.791 Billion

[Premium Times] The Nigeria Export Promotion Council says it is working with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment to further increase non-oil exports.

Nigeria: With Strong Regulatory Capacity, NUPRC Honoured Home and Abroad

[This Day] Functioning with high professional standards and in sync with the demands of a 21st Century regulator, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has earned its accolades from stakeholders within and outside the nation's oil and g...

Somalia: Somalia’s President Defends Oil Deal With Turkey Amid Criticism

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has defended the recent oil exploration deal with Turkey, calling it a mutually beneficial agreement after online criticism emerged over the terms.

Nigeria: FG Bans Waivers for Threaded Pipes, As Monarch Alloys Opens Factory

[Premium Times] The plant has an annual external capacity coating capacity of two million square meters and an internal square meters coating capacity of one million square meters.

Nigeria: Niger Delta Oil Communities Facing Extinction From Gas Flaring, Spills, NGOs Warn

[Leadership] As Nigeria joined the rest of the international community to commemorate the World Earth Day (WED), a coalition of non governmental organisations (NGOs) have drawn the attention of the federal government and other subnational authorities t...

Nigeria: Forensic Audit of NNPC Underway – Minister

[Premium Times] A report by the office of Nigeria's Auditor-General had earlier indicted NNPC for alleged misappropriation of funds and diversion of revenue meant for the Federation in 2021.

Somalia: Behind the 90% Claim – What the Somalia-Turkey Oil Deal Actually Means

[Radio Dalsan] A historic agreement signed between Somalia and Turkey for the exploration and extraction of oil and natural gas has drawn considerable attention both at home and abroad.

Nigeria: House of Reps Presents N18 Million to Enugu Tanker Explosion Victims

[Premium Times] A petrol tanker, on 25 January, exploded at the Ugwu Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, killing at least 23 people and injuring many others.