Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: Nigeria Spared As Seven Opec+ Producers Raise Output By 188,000 Bpd /in /by

[Vanguard] Nigeria will maintain its current crude oil production strategy after seven members of the OPEC+ alliance agreed to increase their combined oil output by 188,000 barrels per day (bpd) in September 2026, a decision aimed at preserving stabili...

Nigeria: Oil Pollution in Nigeria – NGOs Accuse Shell of Bad Pipeline Maintenance /in /by

[RFI] After decades of operations in the Niger Delta, oil giant Shell is once again facing allegations regarding pollution. A consortium of NGOs is accusing the company of having been aware of oil spills yet allowing them to continue, in order to keep ...

Angola: Angola Earns U.S.$8.91 Billion From Oil Sales in the 2nd Quarter /in /by

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola earned US$8.91 billion from the export of 88.12 million barrels of crude oil in the second quarter of this year, the Secretary of State for Mineral Resources, Jaime Victor, revealed on Thursday in Luanda.

Ghana: Piac Raises Concern Over Quality of Oil-Funded Projects /in /by

[Ghanaian Times] The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has urged the government to involve Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) more directly in the planning and implementation of petroleum-funded projects.

Nigeria: Navy Wants Judicial Reforms to Fast-Track Cases of Crude Oil Theft /in /by

[This Day] Calabar -- · Explains how São Tomé and Príncipe flagged MT FILIA, 12 Nigerians arrested for stealing 650 metric tonnes of crude oil

Nigeria: Investigation – Gas Flares, Poisoned Lives, Regulatory Failures in Nigeria’s Oil Fields /in /by

[Premium Times] From disappearing fish in Akwa Ibom to polluted rainwater in Bayelsa, communities living beside Nigeria's oil facilities are confronting the human consequences of methane, a potent but largely invisible greenhouse gas.

Sudan: Prime Minister Reviews Performance of Oil and Electricity Sectors /in /by

[SNA] Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris chaired an expanded meeting on Monday with Minister of Energy Eng. Al-Mutasim Ibrahim Ahmed, Red Sea State Wali Lt. Gen. Mustafa Mohamed Nour, the Prime Minister's Special Representative Dr. Al-Hussein Al-Khalifa Al...

Nigeria: Oando Blames Bayelsa Community Oil Spill On Sabotage, Intensifies Cleanup /in /by

[Premium Times] The company said an Ultrasonic Thickness Measurement test conducted on the affected section of the flowline during the technical investigation indicated evidence consistent with induced corrosion caused by third-party interference, comm...

Nigeria: Navy Arrests Vessel With 650 Metric Tonnes of Stolen Crude /in /by

[Premium Times] An official said the vessel sailing under the flag of Sao Tomé and Principe with 12 crew members onboard, was arrested on 23 July within Nigerian waters.

Nigeria: Shell Documents Reveal ‘Basket’ Pipeline, Missing Wells, $10.9 Billion Clean-Up Liability in Niger Delta – Report /in /by

[Premium Times] Internal Shell documents disclosed in a UK court case have exposed evidence of ageing pipelines, missing oil wells and an estimated $10.9 billion decommissioning liability, raising fresh questions over decades of pollution in Nigeria's ...