Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: Petroleum Engineers Allay Fears of Job Losses, Industry Capacity Erosion With Ongoing IOCs’ Divestments

[This Day] ·Say Seplat, Oando, Renaissance have needed competence to optimise oil blocks

Nigeria: Nigeria’s Oil Output Rose By 930,000 Barrels in July in Major Boost to Forex Inflow

[This Day] The federal government's aspiration to earn more foreign exchange got a boost in July, with oil production rising by as much as 30,000 barrels per day, to climb to 930,000 barrels of oil last month .

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Insists Petrol Will Hit Local Market in August

[Premium Times] "We said August, and today is 12 August. Just wait, this is August," an official said.

Nigeria: Airstrikes Hit 13 Illegal Refining Sites in Niger Delta – NAF

[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says airstrikes by the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe has destroyed 13 illegal refining sites.

Nigeria: Military Destroys Illegal Crude Oil Refining Sites in Rivers, Bayelsa

[This Day] Port Harcourt -- Troops of Land Components (LC), Joint Task Force (JTF), South South(SS), Operation DELTA SAFE (OPDS) have destroyed illegal crude oil refining sites in Bayelsa and Rivers States.

Zimbabwe: Import Substitution Policy Saves U.S.$78m in Crude Oil, Seed Imports

[The Herald] BUILDING on last year's feat of saving over US$103 million in crude oil and seed imports, the country has continued its impressive streak by saving an additional US$78 million in the first half of this year.

Nigeria: We Never Accused NNPC of Not Supplying Us Crude – Dangote Refinery

[Premium Times] The company said its concern has always been NUPRC's reluctance to enforce the domestic crude supply obligation and ensure that it receives its full crude requirement from NNPC and the International Oil Companies (IOCs).

Nigeria: Ikeja Explosion Not Linked to NGML/NIPCO CNG Stations – NNPC

[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Thursday said the explosion at a Mobil filling station in Lagos was not connected to the recently launched Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in the state.

Nigeria: Senate Probes $1.5bn Spent On Port Harcourt Refinery Rehabilitation

[Premium Times] The NNPC Managing Director speaks on allegations of sabotaging domestic refinery.

Nigeria: Senate Panel Raises Concerns Over State of Nation’s Refineries

[Premium Times] NNPCL threatened to reveal identities of suppliers of adulterated fuel across the country.