Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Reassures Petrol Refining Starts July /in /by

[Leadership] Dangote refinery 650, 000 barrels a day will start production of 10 ppm sulphur diesel (ULSD) in the week commencing 17 June and petrol production will follow as early as 10 July.

Nigeria: Customs Intercepts 26,950 Litres of Petrol in Lagos, Ogun /in /by

[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 26,950 litres of petroleum products worth N19m in Lagos and Ogun States being smuggled out of Nigeria to Benin Republic.

Nigeria: May Crude Production – Opec’s Data Contradict Nigeria’s Position /in /by

[Daily Trust] The monthly report of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has contradicted the claims by the federal government that the nation's crude oil production is growing.

Nigeria: Local & Foreign Entities Did Everything to Sabotage Dangote Refinery – Aliko /in /by

[Daily Trust] Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote has said several entities, both local and foreign, did everything to sabotage the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery.

Tanzania: EACOP Project to Get Further Push Next Financial Year /in /by

[Daily News] The government is expected to receive consignments of oil pipes covering 100 kilometres each month for the next 11 months, to be utilised in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project.

Kenya: Fuel Prices Drop By Between Sh3 and Sh6 in Latest EPRA Review /in /by

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Fuel prices have dropped by about Sh3 and Sh6 in the latest Energy, Petroleum, and Regulatory Authority (EPRA), coming on the back of Kenya's currency appreciation against major global currencies.

Kenya: Super Petrol Price Decrease By Sh3 in Latest EPRA Review /in /by

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The price of Super Petrol has decreased by Sh3 in the latest review by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA).

Nigeria: Military Destroys 43 Illegal Refining Sites, Apprehends 32 Suspected Oil Thieves – DHQ /in /by

[Premium Times] DHQ said the troops recovered 728,360 litres of stolen crude oil, 143,450 litres of illegally refined AGO, 1,100 litres of DPK and 18,750 litres of PMS.

Africa: Petroleum Minister Lists Measures to Improve Gas Sector in Nigeria, Africa /in /by

[Vanguard] The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has listed adoption of gas technology and innovation, shaping effective policy frameworks, unlocking financing avenues, nurturing capacity building, and cultivating entrepr...

Nigeria: NNPC Withdraws Lawsuit Over Exxonmobil’s $1.28bn Asset Sale to Seplat /in /by

[Leadership] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has filed a motion in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, seeking to discontinue its ongoing legal action against several subsidiaries of Mobil Nigeria and the...