Nigeria: Oil Firms Consider Remote Monitoring Tools for Pipeline Protection
[Leadership] Key oil and gas experts are gathering in Italy to brainstorm on a number of options to support drive towards securing oil pipelines and improve transportation of oil and gas especially through volatile environments.
Nigeria: Military Destroys 89 Illegal Refining Sites, Recovers Stolen Crude Oil in Niger Delta
[Premium Times] The troops also discovered and destroyed 21 dugout pits, 56 boats, 138 storage tanks, 235 cooking ovens, six pumping machines, one outboard engine, and two speedboats.
Uganda: Eacop Contractor Visits Pau’s CEO
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- On Sept.7, Aimin Luo, the General Manager of China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co Ltd (CCP) paid a courtesy call to Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda to reinforce their working relationship.
Nigeria: Inside Ribadu’s Fresh Approach to Combating Oil Theft
[Premium Times] Since his appointment as National Security Adviser (NSA) by President Bola Tinubu, Malam Nuhu Ribadu has been emphasising the importance of curbing crude oil theft and losses to the country.
South Africa: Oil and Gas Imperative for Energy Security – Mineral Resources and Energy Deputy Minister
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) will "sustainably continue to develop" South Africa's oil and gas resources in order to ensure energy security and alleviate dependency on foreign oil.
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Crude Oil Production Rose in August – Opec
[Premium Times] The report also noted that crude oil production in Saudi Arabia, Angola and Venezuela declined in the same month.
Angola: Sonangol Receives 2nd Oil Tanker, Names It ‘Njinga Mbande’
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's Oil company Sonangol officially received Tuesday in Mokpo, South Korea, the second Suezmax-type oil tanker with a capacity of one million barrels of oil, increasing the fleet from 10 to 11 ships.
Angola: Head of State Highlights Role of Refineries in Oil Product Export
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan president João Lourenço has stressed the strategic importance of Barra do Dande Ocean Terminal (TOBD) and the refineries under construction in the country.
Nigeria: Air Force to Acquire 2 Aircraft for Crude Oil Theft War
[Leadership] Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has disclosed plans to acquire two aircraft to combat crude oil theft in the country.
Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Commissions First Oil From Jubilee South East Oil Field Project
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 8th September 2023, commissioned First Oil from the Jubilee South East (JSE) Project, a project undertaken by Tullow, in collaboration with the Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC), Kosmos Energy, Jubilee Oil Holdings Limited, and Petro SA.