Nigeria: Crude Oil Theft – Illegal Connections Hit 4,800- – Mele Kyari
[Vanguard] ·Warns crude oil theft could frustrate oil projections by FG
Uganda: Rights Group Claims Company Intimidates Communities Along Tanzania-Uganda Oil Pipeline
[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: 4,800 Oil Pipelines Illegally Connected – NNPC Ltd
[Premium Times] Mr Kyari said the illegal connections on oil pipelines in the Niger Delta are so rampant that within 100 kilometres of the affected pipelines, 300 insertions are made on them, which eventually made the pipes to be weak.
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Gets First One Million Barrels of Crude
[Vanguard] Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals plant has purchased one million barrels of Agbami Crude grade from Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited, STASCO.
Nigeria: For a Just Energy Transition, Nigeria Must Reform Oil Industry Divestment
[This Day] As world governments discuss a transition from oil to low-carbon energy alternatives at the U.N. climate conference in Dubai this week, how the oil industry should transition its operations must receive greater attention. An example of how not to transition is the current trend in oil divestment and decommissioning in Nigeria.
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Set to Commence Fuel Production As First Crude Oil Shipment From Agbami Arrives Facility
[This Day] Africa's largest oil refinery and world's largest single-train refiner, Dangote Refinery, is set to begin fuel production as the first crude oil shipment from Agbami arrives the facility Thursday.
Nigeria: Why Nigerian Refineries Crashed – Ex-NNPC Group Director
[Premium Times] He faulted the federal government's rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery.
Nigeria: Former NUPENG General Secretary, Frank Kokori, Dies At 80
[This Day] Abuja -- A foremost trade unionist and former General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Chief Frank Kokori, has died.
Nigeria: Frank Kokori, Ex-NUPENG Secretary, Is Dead
[Premium Times] Mr Kokori died 7 December following a prolonged kidney-related ailment
Namibia: Drop in Fuel Prices Bring Joy to Businesses
[Namibian] Independent economic researcher Josef Sheehama has welcomed the upcoming fuel decrease, saying that lower petrol and diesel prices have a far wider impact than merely benefiting Namibians who travel a lot.