Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Kenya: Fuel Shortage – Technical Hitch Cited /in /by

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has attributed the recent fuel shortages reported at select petrol stations to a technical and administrative hitch, assuring Kenyans that the disruption is being resolved and normal supply...

Nigeria: NNPC-Chinese Firms’ Refinery Deal – We’ll Comment After Reviewing MOU, Says PENGASSAN /in /by

[Leadership] The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has said it is reviewing key details in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and two Chinese firms before...

East Africa: Ruto Advises EAC Bloc to Reduce Fuel Costs By Establishing Regional Oil Refinery System /in /by

[Daily News] Dodoma -- PRESIDENT William Ruto of Kenya has said that Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda have significant potential to reduce fuel costs and create jobs if they collaborate to establish a regional oil refinery.

Malawi: Malawi Fuel Crisis Deepens As Oil Shortages Spread /in /by

[DW] The fuel crisis has hit Malawi probably harder than anywhere else in Africa. The government has been forced to sell off precious gold reserves to buy fuel, but there is a severe cost to this, too.

Senegal: TotalEnergies Senegal Profit Grows Despite Pump Price Cut /in /by

[Daba Finance] TotalEnergies Marketing Senegal, the BRVM-listed fuel retailer and 69.1% subsidiary of TotalEnergies, posted net profit of 1.59 billion FCFA ($2.8 million) in the first quarter of 2026, up 5% from 1.51 billion FCFA ($2.7 million) a year ...

Cote d’Ivoire: SMB Sees Sharp Profit Drop On Maintenance Halt, Oil Price Surge /in /by

[Daba Finance] SMB, the Abidjan bitumen refiner, saw profit fall 45% in the first quarter of 2026 to 1.49 billion FCFA ($2.7 million) from 2.71 billion FCFA ($4.9 million) a year earlier -- a result shaped by two distinct events that arrived simultaneo...

Nigeria: NNPC Signs MOU for Restart, Expansion of Warri, Port Harcourt Refineries /in /by

[Vanguard] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese companies for a Technical Equity Partnership (TEP) to support completion and operation of Port Harcourt and Warri Refi...

Nigeria: NNPC Signs MOU With Chinese Firms for Port Harcourt, Warri Refineries Restart /in /by

[Leadership] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sanjiang Chemical Company Limited and Xingcheng (Fuzhou) Industrial Park Operation and Management Co. Ltd for a potential Technical ...

Nigeria: NNPC Signs MOU With Chinese Firms to Revive Warri, Port Harcourt Refineries /in /by

[Premium Times] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese firms as part of efforts to restart and expand the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries through a potential technical e...

Kenya: President Ruto Explains Tanga Refinery Plan After Samia Suluhu Hassan Says She Was Not Informed /in /by

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has explained his announcement on the proposed construction of a regional oil refinery in Tanga, saying the plan is part of a broader strategy to accelerate industrialization across East Africa using local...