Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: Refinery – Petroleum Minister Hosts Crucial Meeting With Dangote, NNPC, Others

[Premium Times] The minister emphasised the importance of cooperation and synergy among all stakeholders to ensure the success and optimal performance of the oil and gas sector

Nigeria: Exclusive – Aliko Dangote Offers to Sell 650,000 BPD Oil Refinery to NNPC

[Premium Times] "Let them (NNPCL) buy me out and run the refinery the best way they can," Mr Dangote says.

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery – Buy Me Out, Aliko Tells NNPCL

[Daily Trust] Apparently speaking out of frustration, Alhaji Aliko Dangote yesterday indicated his willingness to give up ownership of the multibillion-dollar Dangote refinery to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery 45% Completed, ‘Not Yet Licensed’

[Premium Times] Mr Ahmed said the allegations raised by the refinery that its operations are being scuttled owing to a lack of supply of crude oil by International Oil Companies (IOCs) are untrue.

Uganda: Museveni Opens 70 Million – Litre Facility to Boost Uganda’s Fuel Security

[Nile Post] President Museveni has launched a 70 million litre fuel storage facility on Lake Victoria that is set to boost Uganda's fuel security.

Africa: Should African Nations Develop Their Fossil Fuel Resources?

[DW] Senegal is the latest African country to start producing oil. But would Senegal and other African countries be better off in the long term keeping their oil and gas in the ground?

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Insists IOCs Are Frustrating Its Crude Supply

[Premium Times] Mr Edwin, had last month accused IOCs in Nigeria of doing everything to frustrate the survival of Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals

Nigeria: Kaduna Petroleum College to Be Operational Soon – Minister

[Daily Trust] The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri has said that the Petroleum Technology Development Fund-owned College of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Kaduna, will soon become operational.

Egypt: Egypt Receives 5 LNG Shipments Out of 21 Contracted Cargoes to Meet Power Stations’ Needs – Egas

[Egypt Online] Egypt has received five international shipments of liquified natural gas out of 21 contracted cargoes as part of the country's urgent plan to provide for the needs of power plants, said the state-owned Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Compan...

Egypt: Government Commits to Reschedule Repayment for Int’l Companies in Nation’s Petroleum Sector

[Egypt Online] Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Kareem Badawi underscored the Egyptian government's commitment to rescheduling payment for international companies engaged in the nation's petroleum sector, highlighting the establishment of a ...