Entries by VOA

Nigeria: Amnesty International Questions Nigeria’s Choice of Shell Evaluators /in /by

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Human rights group Amnesty International raised concerns Friday about the Nigerian government's hiring of two firms with past dealings with Shell to assess the proposed $2.4 billion sale of the company's onshore assets in the Ni...

Nigeria: Analysts Skeptical About Nigeria’s Bid to Improve Local Crude Refining /in /by

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigeria has been Africa's largest or second-largest oil exporter for years, but relies heavily on imports to meet local energy needs. The government is trying to change that, saying the country's four moribund oil refineries wil...

Nigeria: Activists Urge Nigeria to Refuse Shell’s Oil Selloff Plans /in /by

[VOA] London -- Environmental and human rights activists are calling on the Nigerian government to withhold approval of plans by the London-based oil giant Shell to sell off its operations in the Niger Delta, unless the oil giant does more to tackle po...

Central Africa: Central Africa Blames Fuel Shortage On Supply Disruptions, Smuggling /in /by

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Central Africa has, for months, been plagued with acute fuel shortages that have stifled regional economic growth, disrupted local businesses, and contributed to rising food prices and social unrest. The shortages are partly ...

Angola: Angola to Quit OPEC /in /by

[VOA] Angola's minister of oil resources announced Thursday the west African nation has decided to leave the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC.

Uganda: Rights Group Claims Company Intimidates Communities Along Tanzania-Uganda Oil Pipeline /in /by

[VOA] Nairobi -- The French oil company TotalEnergies coerces and intimidates communities affected by the $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline project in Tanzania and Uganda, a human rights organization said this week.

Nigeria: Nigerian Analysts Skeptical About Oil Refinery Deals With Saudi Arabia /in /by

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigerian experts are hopeful that deals reached last week with Saudi Arabia will boost local oil production and help grow the economy. The deals included a pledge by Saudi officials to fix Nigeria's four broken oil refineries, w...

Nigeria: Experts Say Israel-Hamas Conflict Could Affect Oil Revenue /in /by

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Experts said Tuesday that the Israeli-Hamas conflict could lead to Nigerians struggling to pay for fuel despite a surge in global oil prices that could help the nation's crude industry.

Nigeria: Experts Say Tackling Corruption Key to Stopping Crude Oil Theft /in /by

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigerian authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 15 people in the explosion of an illegally tapped oil pipeline on Sunday, an often-deadly practice that has been going on for decades.

Namibia: Canada’s ReconAfrica Violated Laws – Parliamentary Investigation /in /by

[VOA] Windhoek, Namibia -- A parliamentary investigation in Namibia found that Canadian oil exploration company ReconAfrica violated several of the country's laws and that its local partner deceived and misled the public about the value of its sharehol...