Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Zimbabwe: Petroleum Sector Liberalisation Sees Growth in Fuel Market /in /by

[The Herald] ZIMBABWE Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has said the liberalisation of the petroleum industry has led to a significant growth in the country's fuel market, with the coming into effect of the Statutory Instrument on containerised fuel g...

Liberia: CDC Secretary General Accuses Lprc Boss of Secret Petroleum Imports, Alleges Corruption and Election Rigging Plot /in /by

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Secretary General of the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Jefferson Tamba Koijee, has leveled serious allegations against the management of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC), accusing it of...

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery – NUPENG Accuses Dantata of Disregarding Govt’s Resolution, Threatens Industrial Action /in /by

[Premium Times] NUPENG said it condemned Dantata's actions towards official institutions and the laws of Nigeria, adding that it has placed its members on red alert for the resumption of the suspended nationwide industrial action.

Nigeria: How NNPC Official Wired $2.1m Into America Illegally – U.S. Court /in /by

[Daily Trust] A United States District Court in California has convicted Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo, a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), of $2.1 million bribery scheme linked to oil drilling rights in Nigeria.

Tanzania: Tanzania, Algeria Regulators Keen to Boost Petroleum Sub-Sector /in /by

[Daily News] Algiers, Algeria -- The Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority (PURA) of Tanzania and Algeria's Hydrocarbon Regulatory Authority (ARH) held talks on establishing cooperation that will enable the exchange of experience in regulating techni...

Nigeria: NUPENG Threatens to Resume Suspended Strike Over ‘Breach of Agreement’ By Dangote /in /by

[Leadership] The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to resume its suspended nationwide strike, accusing the Dangote Group of reneging on a recent agreement on workers' rights.

Mozambique: No Agreement Yet on Gas Resumption /in /by

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Despite repeated promises that work would resume "soon" on the Cabo Delgado gas, little is happening. Offshore Area 1 is shared by consortia headed by the French TotalEnergies and the US ExxonMobil. The $20 billi...

Nigeria: Five Percent Fuel Surcharge – a Golden Opportunity to Wean Nigeria Off Oil Addiction /in /by

[Premium Times] Maybe this surcharge is the external force that will compel us down the right path to a future beyond oil.

Nigeria: EFCC Interrogates Mele Kyari Over Turn Around Maintenance of Refineries /in /by

[This Day] Abuja -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently interrogating the immediate past Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, over finances related to T...

Nigeria: Dangote, NUPENG Face-Off – Lessons for Stakeholders /in /by

[Vanguard] The recent dispute between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and Dangote Refinery, may have ended for now, but the fallouts should provide critical lessons for stakeholders in nation's industrial relations space...