Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: Experts Advocate Implementation of Local Content Law in Nigeria’s Oil Sector

[Premium Times] The stakeholders made the call while speaking at the ongoing 2024 Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Energy Week in Abuja on Monday.

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery – Urgent Need for a New Strategy

[Vanguard] When Dangote Refinery, early this year, rolled out its diesel and supplied marketers at a substantially reduced price of N1,200, Nigerians chanted, " Bravo to Dangote".

Nigeria: NAF Airstrikes Destroy Illegal Refining Sites in Rivers, Kill Terrorists in Niger

[Leadership] Precision airstrikes undertaken by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have destroyed illegal refining sites in Rivers State and killed several terrorists riding on motorcycles in Niger State.

Nigeria: Oil Theft – Blame Big Players, Not Ijaw Youths, Senator Dickson Insists

[This Day] Warri -- Senator Seriake Dickson representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District in Bayelsa State, over the weekend, insisted that those behind incessant oil thefts in the Niger Delta were "big players" living outside the region.

Nigeria: Reactions As Fire Guts Section of Dangote Refinery

[Daily Trust] Reactions yesterday trailed the minor fire outbreak at a section of Dangote refinery with some groups warning against sabotage against the refinery.

Nigeria: Nuprc Seeks Improved Value Delivery for 1.67bn Crude Reserve

[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) yesterday stressed the need for improved value addition to the heavy crude reserves in Nigeria to leverage on the rich

Nigeria: Arewa Group Blames ‘Enemies of Nigeria’ for Fire At Dangote Refinery

[This Day] A Northern group, Arewa Think Tank (ATTK), yesterday said that those who do not want the owner of Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote to succeed were behind the fire incident that occurred on a part of the refinery in Lagos.

Nigeria: We’ll Never Allow Dirty Fuels Into Nigeria – Nmdpra

[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) yesterday insisted that there were no dirty fuels, especially diesel being imported into the country.

Nigeria: Oil-Theft – Navy Destroys 10 Illegal Refining Sites, Speedboat

[Premium Times] "The illegal refining site is hidden away at the core of Nembe Creek, and it took the deployment of high-resolution drones to discover this site."