Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: How New Gas Price Template for Strategic Sectors Will Benefit Nigerians

[Premium Times] On Easter Monday, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority announced the establishment of the year 2024 Domestic Base Price and applicable wholesale price on natural gas for the strategic sectors.

Senegal: Senegal’s New Leader Announces Audit of Oil, Gas and Mining Sectors

[RFI] In his first speech to the nation since his election as president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye said one of his first policy moves would be to audit the country's oil, gas and mining sectors to root out corruption.

Uganda: Petroleum Authority Says Negative Propaganda Hurts Uganda’s Oil Sector

[Nile Post] The Petroleum Authority of Uganda has decried continued false propaganda on oil and gas sector that they said is making it hard to attract investors.

South Africa: Consumers to Dig Deeper As Petrol, Diesel Prices Increase

[SAnews.gov.za] Motorists are expected to feel the pinch even further this month when the prices of all grades of fuel increase.

Liberia: Nocal Clarifies Media Reports Over Alleged Misapplication of Funds

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Officer-In-Charge of the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL), Jacob Kabakole, has made it clear that reports implicating his entity in an alleged corruption scandal involving approximately $600,000 are false.

Nigeria: Why Nigeria’s Oil Belongs to the North

[Vanguard] Former presidential aide, Dr. Usman Bugaje, in this interview, speaks on the Tinubu Presidency and his misgivings about what is happening.

Nigeria: Malabu Oil Deal – Why Court Discharged Ex-AGF Adoke, Six Others

[Premium Times] The court said the prosecuting agency, the EFCC, filed a poorly drafted charge against the defendants.

Africa: The Supermajors’ Plans Could Kill 11.5 Million People

[Global Witness] The emissions from burning oil and gas produced by Shell, BP, TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil and Chevron until 2050 could cause an estimated 11.5 million additional premature deaths due to heat before the end of the century, new Global Witn...

Rwanda: Why Global Coalition Is Lobbying Rwanda to Endorse ‘End of Fossil Fuels’ Call

[New Times] A global coalition is lobbying states, including Rwanda, to endorse a proposed 'Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty' to considerably reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming that is causing climate change and its effects su...

Nigeria: NAF Destroys Several Illegal Refining Sites, Barges in Rivers

[Premium Times] The sites and barges destroyed were discovered between Monday and Tuesday at Bille, Dariama, Elem Bekinkiri, Temakiri, Opumakiri, and Degema all in Rivers.