Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Mauritius: Seychelles and Mauritius Agree to Petroleum Exploration in JMA of Mascarene Plateau /in /by

[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles and Mauritius have agreed to have petroleum exploration within the Joint Management Area (JMA) of the Mascarene Plateau at a recent meeting of the Technical Committee of the Joint Commission of the extended continent...

Kenya: EPRA Eyes Tracking Devices On LPG Cylinders to Combat Theft /in /by

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) plans to introduce tracking devises on LPG cylinders to combat theft.

Nigeria: Petroleum Sector Probe – Senate Postpones Public Hearing Indefinitely /in /by

[Daily Trust] The Senate ad hoc committee probing into the alleged economic sabotage in the petroleum industry has postponed the public hearing slated for September 10 to 12 indefinitely.

Nigeria: The False Economics of Fuel Subsidy /in /by

[Daily Trust] In faraway Beijing, China, last Friday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu removed any doubts that he fully endorsed the latest hike in petrol prices by defending it, yet again, as a part of his "bold" and "necessary" policy decisions for the lo...

West Africa: Diversification – Nigeria Rakes in $2.7bn From Non-Oil Exports in First Half of 2024 /in /by

[Vanguard] Nonye Ayeni, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), says Nigeria recorded total receipts of $2.7bn from non-oil exports in the first half of 2024.

Nigeria: EFCC Arraigns Suspected NNPCL Director Impersonator for N100 Million Fraud /in /by

[Premium Times] The suspect allegedly presented himself to his victim as NNPCL's Group Executive Director and promised to assist him procure over 2,000 litres of petroleum products.

Nigeria: Fuel Hike, Scarcity Created By Bad Governance – Ohaneze Youths /in /by

[Leadership] Youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said the recent hike in petroleum pump price is as a result of several years of bad administration in the sector, and absolved the minister of state for petroleum resources (oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobir...

Nigeria: SERAP Gives Tinubu 48 Days to Reverse Petrol Price Hike /in /by

[Daily Trust] Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to use his position and "good offices" to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately reverse the "apparently illeg...