Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: Nigeria’s Improved Crude Export Raises Opec May Output

[Leadership] The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC oil output rose in May supported by increased export from Nigeria.

Nigeria: NNPC Disclaims Report On Alleged N3.3 Trillion Inflated Subsidy Claims

[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC ) yesterday said it noted with dismay a report in a section of the media alleging that it inflated petrol subsidy claims by N3.3 trillion.

Nigeria: $10 Billion Gas Project – National Assembly, NLNG Head for Showdown Over Contract Details

[Premium Times] The NLNG has instructed the project contractors not to give access to committees of the National Assembly to the details of the Train-7 gas project in Rivers State.

Nigeria: Refinery – Dangote Has Achieved What Nations, Continents Can’t – Senate

[Daily Trust] The President of the Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly, Godswill Akpabio, at the weekend, led the Senate leadership to the 650,000bpd Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos, saying the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko ...

Nigeria: Shell’s All On Calls for Policy Reforms to Boost Off-Grid Energy

[Leadership] In a significant move to address Nigeria's energy challenges, Shell Impact Investment Company, All On, has released a pivotal report advocating for comprehensive policy reforms to enhance the off-grid energy sector.

Nigeria: N5.4trn Fuel Subsidy – Posterity Won’t Be Kind to You for Oversight Failure, Atiku Tells NASS

[Leadership] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in 2023, Atiku Abubakar, has told federal lawmakers that posterity will not be kind to them if they keep looking away from what he alleged is the "daylight robbery" surrounding the ...

Nigeria: Edo Community Protests Over Alleged Maltreatment By Oil Company

[This Day] Residents of Evbohenoba Community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State have protested the alleged ill treatment being meted out to them by Summit Oil International and Duport Midstream Company.

South Africa: South Africa’s Largest Oil Refinery Sold for a Few Cents – Will BP and Shell Be Held Accountable for Environmental Damage?

[The Conversation Africa] The sale of the South African Petroleum Refinery (Sapref), jointly owned by multinational energy companies BP and Shell, to the state-owned Central Energy Fund for R1 (five US cents) raises questions about whether the company ...