Nigeria: 50 Oil Blocks – NUPRC Notifies Pre-Qualified Applicants/in /by
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the completion of the pre-qualification stage of the 2025 Licensing Round.
South Africa: Fuel Supply Stable in the Immediate Term, Says DMPR/in /by
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africans can be assured that fuel supply in the country remains stable in the immediate term.
Liberia: Senate Passes Bill to Reform Petroleum Sector/in /by
[Liberian Observer] The Liberian Senate has passed a landmark bill aimed at reshaping the country's petroleum sector.
Nigeria: EFCC Returns N3.9bn Stolen Funds to NNPC/in /by
[Premium Times] Receiving the funds on behalf of NNPC Ltd, Executive Vice President, Downstream, Mumuni Dagazau, praised the EFCC for its role in the recovery.
Zimbabwe: Govt Hikes Fuel Prices As Middle East Conflict Drives Costs/in /by
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has once again hiked fuel prices for March, citing rising costs linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Zimbabwe: Fuel Prices Rise, but Supplies Safe As Govt Reassures Nation/in /by
[263Chat] The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced new fuel prices for March, with authorities warning of rising cost pressures while assuring the public that supplies remain stable.
Uganda: Uganda Not Ready for Burn Disasters As Oil Production Nears, Doctors Warn/in /by
[Nile Post] As Uganda moves closer to its long-awaited first oil production in 2026, health experts are raising concerns about the country's preparedness to handle potential industrial burn disasters.
Nigeria: Ramp Up Production Now Amid Crude Price Surge, Lokpobiri Urges Oil Operators/in /by
[Leadership] The minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has challenged oil operators to ramp up production immediately to capitalise on soaring global crude prices.
Nigeria: Crude, Condensate Output Dips to 1.48mbpd in February, Puts 2.5mbpd Target in Jeopardy/in /by
[Leadership] Nigeria's combined crude oil and condensate output dipped to 1.48 million barrels per day (mbpd) in February 2026, down sharply from 1.62mbpd in January.
Africa: Middle East Crisis – What It Means for Oil-Rich but Refining-Poor African Economies, By Adewale Sanyaolu/in /by
[Premium Times] The lesson from every Middle East crisis is clear: global energy shocks will continue to occur, and their effects will continue to reverberate across the world. For Africa's oil-rich but refining-poor economies, the real challenge is not merely surviving these shocks but using them as catalysts for structural transformation...Until that transformation occurs, events thousands of miles away in the Middle East will continue to shape the daily economic realities of millions of African citizens...