Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

South Africa: South African Maritime Authority Works to Avert Disaster After West Coast Oil Spill

[Daily Maverick] A Panama-flagged cargo ship broke apart over the weekend on the West Coast. Severe weather has hindered a thorough assessment of the damage and extent of an oil spill from the vessel, with potential impacts on nearby fishing grounds, e...

Nigeria: Tinubu Orders Sale of Crude Oil to Dangote, Other Refineries in Naira

[This Day] Abuja -- The Federal Executive Council (FEC) rose from its meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Monday with an express approval of the sale of crude oil to indigenous refineries including Dangote Refinery in Naira.

Nigeria: Tinubu Offers Lifeline to Dangote Refinery, NNPC to Sell Crude Oil to Company in Naira

[This Day] To ensure the stability of the pump price of refined fuel and the dollar-Naira exchange rate, the Federal Executive Council Monday adopted a proposal by President Tinubu to sell crude to Dangote Refinery and other upcoming refineries in Naira.

Nigeria: FEC Directs Sale of Nigeria’s Crude Oil to Dangote, Other Local Refineries in Naira

[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reported the dispute between Dangote refinery and regulators in the oil sector over crude supply to the refinery and importation of refined petroleum products.

Nigeria: NNPCl Supplies Us Insufficient Crude Oil – Dangote

[Leadership] Dangote Refinery has said the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is supplying insufficient crude oil for its production demands, hence its plan to source r crude from Brazil and America.

Nigeria: Ex-Commander Fingers Oil Well Operators, Security in Crude Theft

[Leadership] A former Commander, Operation Delta Safe between 2016 and 2019, Rear Admiral Suleiman Apochi has alleged that crude oil theft in the Niger Delta was often perpetrated through the collaboration of operators of the oil well, security agents ...

Nigeria: When Demarketing Dangote Refinery Worsens Nigeria’s Global Image

[This Day] It is high time President Bola Tinubu rose to stop the ongoing demarketing and vilification of the Dangote Refinery by agencies of government to avert further damage to the nation's already battered image before the global community, writes ...

Nigeria: Dangote in Battle Fatigue

[This Day] A frica's prime moneyman, Mr. Aliko Dangote of Nigeria, has recently changed from business suit and kaftan to battle fatigue. For a man whose visibility is defined by money and huge investments, this sudden change of costume is important. Or...

Nigeria: Resolving the Feud Between Dangote and Oil Sector Regulators

[Premium Times] More than anything else, the altercations have inadvertently exposed why all the efforts to fix NNPC's four refineries always hit the rock.

Nigeria: No Plan to Protest – Petroleum Tanker Drivers

[Daily Trust] The Petroleum Tanker Drivers Branch of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (PTD-NUPENG) has said it has no plans to embark on strike in support of the planned August 1 nationwide protest by some Nigerian youths.