Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: Investment in Gas Soars Amid Planned Petrol Subsidy Removal

[Leadership] As federal government appear more determined to strike out petrol subsidy regime, indigenous oil and gas firms are taking fresh investment decisions to expand internal gas market.

Nigeria: Allegation of Missing 48m Barrels of Crude Baseless, Unfounded – Malami

[Vanguard] The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, SAN, yesterday described as baseless and unfounded allegations that 48 million barrels of crude oil worth $2.4 billion were missing.

Nigeria: How We Resolved PENGASSAN Strike Crippling Mobil Production – NNPCL

[Premium Times] The industrial action was suspended following "high-level mediation" between the leadership of the company and PENGASSAN.

Nigeria: ‘Missing’ Barrels of Oil – Malami Finally Appears Before Reps Panel, Says Allegation ‘Baseless’

[Premium Times] "The allegation is unfounded. It lacks merit and indeed substance," the minister told the lawmakers.

Nigeria: No Going Back On Fuel Subsidy Removal, Federal Govt Declares

[Leadership] Minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said the federal government has concluded every plan for the removal of the controversial subsidy on premium motor spirit (petrol) and would not revisit the matter.

Nigeria: Nigeria Has Suffered a Significant Loss in Oil Revenue – Shell

[Leadership] Chairman of Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okubor, has said the country suffered a significant loss in oil revenue over the last year, as a result of pipeline vandalism and oil theft.

Nigeria: The Making of Billionaires in Oil-Rich Nigeria – Who Is Powering Their Rise?

[Daily Trust] In periods of oil prices hovering around $100 per barrel, Nigeria scoops approximately $200 million per day in revenues from the global oil market. Who are the major beneficiaries of these proceeds?

Nigeria: Nigeria Tops African Oil Producers As OPEC’s March Output Hit 28.80mbp

[Leadership] Nigeria was Africa's top crude oil producer in March 2023, with a production capacity of 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd), even as the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)'s total crude oil production averaged 28.80 million...