Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: Address Anxiety Over Oil Exploration in Bauchi, Gombe, Group Urges Govt /in /by

[Premium Times] The Nigerian government has found one billion barrels of oil reserves and 500 billion cubic feet of gas within the Kolmani river area of Gombe and Bauchi State.

Nigeria: Port Harcourt Refinery Begins Production in Two Weeks – Kyari /in /by

[Leadership] The group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has said that the Port Harcourt Refinery has received 450,000 barrels of crude for processing following the mechanical completion of the ...

Kenya: Reprieve for Kenya’s Consumers As Fuel Prices See Largest Decline Yet /in /by

[Business Day Africa] Fuel prices have experienced a significant decrease in the latest review, shortly after President William Ruto hinted at a potential reduction in costs.

Nigeria: Nigeria’s Crude Oil Production Rose in February – OPEC /in /by

[Premium Times] Nigeria's crude oil production rose to 1.476 million barrels per day in February, from 1.429 million bpd recorded in January, an increase of 47,000 barrels, an OPEC survey, which cites secondary data sources, said.

Nigeria: We ‘Re Doing Our Best to Mitigate Hardship Facing Masses – Makinde /in /by

[Vanguard] Gov Seyi Makinde has said that his administration is doing its best to mitigate the hardship caused by fuel subsidy removal on residents of Oyo State.

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Set to Ban Export of Cooking Gas /in /by

[Premium Times] The government said this is part of its effort to tackle the rise in the price of cooking gas in the country.

Africa: The First Oil Shock – February 1974 and the Making of Our Times /in /by

[African Arguments] Triggered by the 1973 Yom Kippur war, an unprecedented surge in global oil prices took hold the following year. Spiralling inflation forced workers, students and soldiers onto the street, toppling governments from Addis Ababa to Nia...

Uganda: ‘We’re Surrounded By Oil’ – Activist Gardening in a Shadow of EACOP /in /by

[African Arguments] Ugandans displaced by the mega oil pipeline are turning to African keyhole gardening for both survival and a way to channel their climate activism.