Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Kenya: CS Wandayi Warns Against Disinformation Amid Ongoing Fuel Sector Investigation

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has called on Kenyans to remain patient as investigations into the ongoing fuel supply probe intensify, warning against what he termed as political disinformation surrounding the matter.

Kenya: President Ruto Warns No Mercy for Oil Cartels As Fuel Scandal Investigation Deepens

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has vowed a firm crackdown on oil cartels in the petroleum sector as investigations intensify into an alleged artificial fuel shortage that has rocked Kenya's energy industry and triggered the arrest and r...

Kenya: President Ruto Warns No Mercy for Oil Cartels As Fuel Scandal Investigation Deepens

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has vowed a firm crackdown on oil cartels in the petroleum sector as investigations intensify into an alleged artificial fuel shortage that has rocked Kenya's energy industry and triggered the arrest and r...

Kenya: EPRA Appoints Joseph Oketch Acting Director General After Kiptoo’s Arrest

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has appointed Joseph Oketch as its Acting Director General following the arrest and resignation of Daniel Kiptoo, who has been linked to investigations over allegations of an ...

Kenya: Fuel Scandal – DCI Intensifies Probe Into Irregular Emergency Oil Deal

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has intensified investigations into the suspected irregular procurement of an emergency fuel cargo by the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, summoning senior government officials and pri...

Kenya: Kenya Petrol Cover Drops to 16 Days Amid Middle East Crisis

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's super petrol stocks have fallen to 16 days, raising fresh concerns over fuel security as tensions in the Middle East threaten global supply chains.

Uganda: Ugandan Farmers Sue EACOP in London in Last Minute Effort to Stop Crude Oil Pipeline

[IPS] Nyamtai, Uganda -- Environmental activists and farmer groups opposed to the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), the world's longest heated oil pipeline, are mounting a last-ditch legal effort meant to stop its constructio...

Uganda: Fuel – Kenyans Flock to Uganda for Cheaper Prices

[Independent (Kampala)] Busia, Uganda -- Kenyans motorists have begun crossing into Uganda in search of cheaper fuel at the pump station in the border district of Busia. They say the prices in Uganda seem to be lower than those in their country.

Ghana: Asharami Ghana – Strengthening Clean Cooking for a Nation of More Than 35 Million People

[This Day] When MT Asharami Ghana, an ultra-modern Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessel, was commissioned in Ulsan, South Korea, it marked a decisive moment in Sahara Group's long-term commitment to Africa's clean energy transition, and a practical int...

Africa: Africa Faces Fuel, Food Price Shock As Hormuz Disruption Deepens

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The Africa Supply Chain Confederation says the continent is bracing for rising fuel and food prices following the escalating disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.