Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: Vandals Responsible for Buguma Wellhead Fire – NNPC

[Premium Times] The company said the vandals attempted to compromise the Christmas tree and steal crude oil, resulting in a devastating fire severely damaging the well's back pressure valve.

Nigeria: Niger Tanker Explosion – Senators, Obi, Others Rage As Death Toll Hits 96

[Vanguard] SENATORS of the 19 Northern states, Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, and others, yesterday, raged as the death toll of Saturday's petrol tanker accident at Dikko Junction, Dikko-Maje, Minna road in Gurara Local...

Nigeria: Tanker Explosion Death Toll Hits 98, Victims Moved to Abuja

[Leadership] The death toll in last Saturday's tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in the Gurara local government area of Niger State has risen to 98 people as some of the injured victims died while receiving treatment.

Sudan: Important Steps Taken in Sudanese-Russian Relations in Oil Field – Oil Minister

[SNA] Portsudan -- Minister of Energy and Oil Mohieddin Naeem confirmed the beginning of practical steps in activating the discussions that took place with Russia during his recent visit to the country, during this visit of the Russian delegation to th...

Nigeria: Dangote’s Fuel Import Suit Stalled Over Service of Court Processes

[This Day] Abuja -- Hearing in the suit by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Company was on Monday stalled at the Federal High Court, Abuja, due to delay in the service of court's documents on the respondents.

Nigeria: Niger Tanker Explosion – Death Toll Rises to 98

[Daily Trust] The death toll from the tanker explosion which rocked Dikko, Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State, has hit 98.

Nigeria: PDP Blames Niger Tanker Explosion Tragedy On APC Govt

[Vanguard] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has sympathized with victims of the tragic petrol tanker explosion which resulted in the death of over 85 Nigerians with many injured at Dikko Junction along Dikko-Maje Minna Road, in Niger State on Saturday.

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Speaks On Adjustments in Ex-Depot Price of Petrol

[Premium Times] The company explained that as crude oil remains the primary input in the production of petrol, any fluctuation in its international price inevitably impacts the cost of the finished product.

Nigeria: Niger Tanker Explosion – NUPENG Sympathises With Victim’s Families

[Leadership] The national secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has expressed its condolences to the families, friends, and communities affected by the tragic petroleum truck accident at Dikko Junction, Gurara L...

Nigeria: With 265 Lost to Tanker Explosions in 4 Months, Tinubu Moves to Avert Recurrence

[This Day] Disturbed by the number of persons reportedly lost to repeated incidences of tanker explosions in parts of the country, between September 2024 and now, currently standing at 265 souls, President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, set up a high-powered ...