Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: How Brake Failure Caused Diesel Tanker Accident in Lagos – Fire Service /in /by

[Vanguard] The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS) disclosed in a release on Monday evening that brake failure caused a tanker accident on the Apapa-Oshodi Motorway in Lagos.

Nigeria: Tanker Diesel Spill Causes Commotion in Lagos /in /by

[Daily Trust] A tanker carrying diesel crashed at Liverpool Bridge in the Apapa area of Lagos on Monday morning, sparking widespread commotion and attracting a large crowd.

Nigeria: Ministry Dismisses Northern Elders’ Claim On Lagos Gold Refinery /in /by

[Leadership] The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development (MSMD) has dismissed claims by the Northern Elders' Forum (NEF) that the federal government sited a gold refinery in Lagos in violation of the principle of federal character, describing the allega...

Malawi: Malawians Wake to Fuel Price Shock As Petrol, Diesel Jump Over 41 Percent Overnight /in /by

[Nyasa Times] Malawians woke up on Tuesday to a brutal cost-of-living shock after fuel prices were hiked by more than 41 percent, a drastic increase that is set to send prices of food, transport, and basic goods sharply higher in an economy already on ...

Liberia: Senegal Boots Out Oranto As Liberia Ratifies Deal /in /by

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Senegal has kicked out Nigerian oil firm Oranto Petroleum from the Cayar Offshore Shallow (COS) block after years of inactivity and repeated failures to meet basic financial obligations, an extraordinary regulatory r...

Senegal: Senegal Chose Standards. Liberia Chose Oranto /in /by

[Liberian Investigator] When Senegal revoked Oranto Petroleum's offshore license after years of inertia and unmet financial guarantees, it was not merely canceling a contract. Dakar was making a statement: petroleum rights are earned through performanc...

Nigeria: After Failed Chappal Deal, TotalEnergies to Sell 10 Percent of Nigerian Stake to New Buyer /in /by

[This Day] Abuja and Peter Uzoho in Lagos -- French major, TotalEnergies, yesterday announced that it had signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) to sell its 10 per cent non-operated stake in the Nigerian onshore oil asset formerly owned by SPDC, no...

Nigeria: Nuprc Unveils Ambitious Reforms to Boost Nigeria’s Oil Output /in /by

[Premium Times] Mrs Eyesan said her vision for the upstream sector rests on three pillars-production optimisation and revenue expansion; regulatory predictability and speed; and safe, governed and sustainable operations.

Nigeria: Urhobo Nation Warns Federal Govt, IOCs Over ‘Deliberate Exclusion’ /in /by

[Leadership] The Urhobo Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta has warned the federal government and oil companies that it would no longer accept "deliberate, systematic and oppressive exclusion" of its people from the management and administration of N...