Nigeria: Military Troops Destroy 60 Illegal Refining Sites, Arrest 30 Oil Thieves/in /by
[Premium Times] The troops also discovered and destroyed 37 dugout pits, 65 boats, 71 storage tanks, 14 vehicles, 108 cooking ovens, four pump machines and one speedboat.
Namibia: TotalEnergies Acquires Larger Chunk of Orange Basin Shares/in /by
[Namibian] TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to acquire an additional 10,5% participating interest in block 2913B, and an additional 9,39% participating interest in block 2912 offshore Namibia.
Namibia: Katti’s Company Hits Oil in Orange Basin/in /by
[Namibian] The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has announced it has made a significant oil discovery in the Mopane-1X exploration well offshore Namibia, which is co-owned by Knowledge Katti's Custos Energy.
Tanzania: Tanzania Envisions to Cut Fuel Imports By 28 Per Cent/in /by
[Daily News] Zanzibar -- TANZANIA: TANZANIA envisions to cut fuel imports by 28 per cent come 2050 following the increasing exploration and drilling of local natural gas.
Angola: Government Assesses Process of Withdrawing Fuel Subsidies/in /by
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Minister of State for Economic Coordination, José de Lima Massano, said on Wednesday in Luanda that the Angolan government is organising the process of withdrawing price subsidies in different sectors, including fuel.
Nigeria: NNPC Allocates Four Crude Oil Cargoes to $20bn Dangote Refinery/in /by
[Vanguard] NNPC Ltd., has scheduled to supply four crude oil cargoes, (four million barrels), under its February programme to the $20 billion Dangote refinery.
Rwanda: Ombudsman Calls for Efficiency in Issuing Permits for Filling Stations/in /by
[New Times] Delays in accessing licences to set up filling stations inconvenience investors, according to the Office of the Ombudsman. It recommended that the regulation for such businesses should be streamlined to address the problem.
Angola: Attorney – General Concerned About Fuel Smuggling Effects On Country’s Economy/in /by
[ANGOP] Mbanza Kongo -- Large-scale fuel smuggling into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has resulted in enormous losses for the national economy, as the product escapes border taxation mechanisms.
Nigeria: Army Destroys 233 Illegal Refineries in Four South-South States/in /by
[Vanguard] The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, destroyed 233 illegal refineries during "Operation Still Waters 3" in four states in 2023.
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Set for Production, Receives 6th Batch of 1m Crude Oil Barrels January 8/in /by
[Vanguard] Dangote Refinery appears set to commence production of refined petroleum products with the receipt of the sixth batch of barrels of crude supplied by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL).