Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Ghana: Greater Accra Regional Minister Suspends Construction of Fuel Station /in /by

[Ghanaian Times] The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, yesterday ordered the immediate suspension of the construction of a new fuel station at Ashale Botwe in Accra.

Nigeria: NUPRC Issues New Laws to Regulate Nigeria’s Oil Sector /in /by

[Premium Times] An official said twelve (12) regulations have so far been concluded and issued by the commission

Nigeria: 48 MIllion Barrels – Alleged Illegal Sale of Crude False, Malami Insists /in /by

[Vanguard] Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN) has insisted that the allegation of illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil valued at $2.4 billion was false.

Nigeria: Neiti – Oil, Gas , Mining Reports On 168 Extractive Firms, Agencies Ready in June /in /by

[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) yesterday announced its readiness to release the three reports on the oil, gas, mining and sectors by June.

Nigeria: Again, Malami Distances Self From Illegal Sale of 48 Million Barrels of Crude, Insists Allegations False /in /by

[This Day] The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has once more disassociated himself from the allegation of illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil valued at $2.4 billion, insisting that it's false.

Africa: Greenwashing – Energy Companies Make False Claims About Sustainability – They Should Be Held to Account /in /by

[The Conversation Africa] Companies implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a way to present an environmentally responsible image and therefore gain legitimacy in the eyes of their stakeholders. But some companies don't actually live up to t...

Nigeria: Shell’s Sale of Its Niger Delta Oil Business Must Not Worsen Human Rights Abuses – Amnesty /in /by

[AI London] Nigeria's new government, which will be sworn in on 29 May, must ensure that Shell's planned sale of its operations in the Niger Delta, does not lead to a further deterioration in human rights in a region blighted by decades of oil pollution.

Nigeria: Refinery – We’ll Ask Dangote to Sell Forex At Good Rate – Emefiele /in /by

[Vanguard] With the Dangote Refinery set to deliver its first products in July, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said yesterday that the refinery would be persuaded to sell foreign exchange earnings to banks at a go...

Nigeria: After 17 Months’ Probe, Reps Panel Fail to Ascertain Daily Petrol Consumption /in /by

[Daily Trust] The ad hoc committee set up by the House of Representatives to investigate and determine the actual volume of petrol consumed by Nigerians daily, said it was unable to ascertain the actual daily fuel consumption after a probe which took 1...

Nigeria: We Found Oil Where Others Ran Away – NNPC /in /by

[Vanguard] Maiduguri -- Nigeria's hopes of increasing its crude oil reserves has received a fresh boost as the state-owned oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, has commenced an oil drilling campaign at the Wadi-B located in Jere Lo...