Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: Nigeria’s Niger Delta Biohazards – High Radioactive Levels Detected in New Study

[The Conversation Africa] The Niger Delta, in southern Nigeria, is one of the most significant oil-producing regions in the world. It spans over 70,000 square kilometres and is also an area of great biodiversity, including mangroves, swamps and rainfor...

Nigeria: NNPC Uncovers 63 Illegal Refineries Amid Concerns Over Port Harcourt Refinery

[Leadership] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced the discovery and confiscation of products from 63 illegal refineries in the past week.

Nigeria: Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea Sign Agreement On Gas Pipeline

[Daily Trust] President Bola Tinubu and Equatorial Guinean President, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has signed an agreement on the Gulf of Guinea Pipeline Project.

Nigeria: Tinubu, Mbasogo Sign Agreement On Gulf of Guinea Gas Pipeline

[Vanguard] President Bola Tinubu and President Teodoro Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea have signed an agreement on Gulf of Guinea Pipeline Project to further affirm the partnership between the two countries for mutual development.

Nigeria: Shell Blames Oil Thieves for Bayelsa Oil Spill

[Leadership] Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has confirmed that the recent oil spill in the Imiringi community of Bayelsa State was the result of sabotage by oil thieves.

Mozambique: Chakwera’s Mozambique Trip – Malawi, Mozambique Sign Petroleum Deal

[Nyasa Times] Malawi and its neighbouring Mozambique have signed a bilateral Petroleum and Related Products Agreement which is expected to enhance the access to electricity to Malawians as well as significantly reducing the landing cost of fuel in Malawi.

Nigeria: Crude Oil Demand From Local Refineries Rises to 597,700bpd

[Leadership] Domestic refineries in the country, mainly the 650,000 barrels-per-day capacity Dangote Refinery, have raised their crude oil requirements from Nigeria's oil-producing companies to 597,000 for the second half of this year.

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Denies Fixing Petrol Price At U.S.0.37 Per Litre

[Leadership] The management of Dangote Refinery has dismissed reports in some quarters that the firm set the petrol price at ₦600 per liter, labeling the claims as "speculative announcements" without any foundation.

Nigeria: Shell Acknowledges Oil Spill in Bayelsa Community, Gives Reason

[Premium Times] Shell said it conducted a Joint Investigative Visit (JIV) into the July 27 oil spill.

West Africa: Nigeria’s Crude Oil Production Increased to 1.3m Barrels in July – Opec

[Vanguard] Nigeria's crude oil production rose to 1.307 million barrels of crude oil daily in July 2024, according to the latest monthly oil market report from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)