Sudan: Sudan Delegation in China Proposes Increased Oil Investments/in /by
[Dabanga] Beijing / Port Sudan -- The Sudanese delegation currently visiting China met with the general manager of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) in Beijing on Friday. Finance Minister Jibril Ibrahim put forward a proposal to repay Sudan's debts to China. Economist Haisam Fathi welcomed the visit, stressing the importance of Chinese investments to boost the Sudanese economy, 'yet not during the war'.
Africa: Fossil Fuel Producers ‘Literally Doubling Down’, New UNEP Report Warns/in /by
[UN News] Contrary to pledges to cut fossil fuel production, government policies worldwide will add up to a doubling of production in 2030, a new report from the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday.
Nigeria: Tinubu Appoints Three Executive Commissioners for Nigeria’s Petroleum Regulator/in /by
[Premium Times] The new appointees have to be confirmed by the Senate.
Mozambique: Eni to Start Drilling Four More Wells in Cabo Delgado #AfricaClimateCrisis/in /by
[AIM] Maputo -- The Italian Energy Company ENI, which is already exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), from Area 4 of the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, is getting ready to drill four more hydrocarbon wells.
Nigeria: NNPCL Working With NEITI, Others to Reconcile 2021 Report/in /by
[Vanguard] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) will continue to collaborate with the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) and all relevant stakeholders in the Reconciliation Committee set up by President Bola Tinubu to investigate, review and reconcile the financial records on alleged indebtedness to the Federation by both NNPC Limited and the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC.
Namibia: Reconafrica Gets New Exploration Approval #AfricaClimateCrisis/in /by
[New Era] Canadian company Reconnaissance Energy Africa and its joint venture partner, the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), have been granted approval to resume exploration in the northeast of the country.
Uganda: Uganda Delegation On Fuel Issues Meets Suluhu Hassan/in /by
[Nile Post] The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development over the weekend held a fruitful meeting with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu. Dr Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu briefed President Suluhu on Uganda's proposed policy for bulk importation and supply of petroleum products to reduce fuel prices.
Kenya: Fuel Prices Projected to Hit Sh300 Per Litre in Kenya Next Week/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has warned that motorists may face the grim possibility of fuel prices reaching a high of Sh300 per liter in the coming week, driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East.
Kenya: Museveni Says Ban On Petroleum Purchases From Kenya Due to Inflated Prices By Middlemen/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Uganda President Yoweri Museveni now says the decision to ban fuel purchases from Kenya was due to inflated prices by middlemen by up to 59 percent thus causing avoidable pain on consumers.
Nigeria: Lokpobiri – We’ll Hold NNPCL Accountable for Complete Rehabilitation of All Refineries By 2024/in /by
[This Day] Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has declared that the federal government would hold the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) accountable for the complete rehabilitation of all the nation's refineries, as scheduled, by the end of 2024. Lokpobiri stated this at the weekend, while fielding questions from newsmen at the end of a three-day retreat for Ministers, Special Advisers and other presidential aides at the Conference Centre of State House, Abuja.