Nigeria: Nigeria, U.S., Mexico Top List of Leaders in Global Reduction of Gas Flaring – World Bank
[This Day] Nigeria, Mexico, and the United States of America accounted for most of the decline in global gas flaring in 2022, new satellite data compiled by the World Bank's Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR), has revealed.
Nigeria: Edo Refinery Targets $125m Per Annum Haul From Export
[This Day] *State govt meets WHO, UNICEF, other devt partners, strengthens measures to improve healthcare delivery
Africa: The EU Chooses Fuel Over Food to the Loss of Millions Going Hungry #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Oxfam] Today, the EU chose fuel over food in the provisional agreement reached on the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), the EU law that incentivises the burning of crops to fuel cars and trucks.
Namibia: Opposition Condemn ‘Mafia-Style Corporate Governance’
[New Era] The recent allegations of impropriety and controversies surrounding the leadership of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) have sparked widespread concern.
Namibia: Namibia Announces Third Offshore Oil Discovery
[Namibian] The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has announced a third oil discovery in the Orange Basin off Namibia's southern coast.
Nigeria: Oil Producing Communities Protest Pipeline Leakages, Pollution in Delta
[This Day] Warri -- The people of oil-bearing Kantu and Odidi communities in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State yesterday protested against frequent pipeline leakages, destruction and degradation of their environment by the operations of NEPL/NECONDE in their areas.
Nigeria: 244 Tankers, Oil Station Incidents Killed 412 People in 5 Years – NMDPRA
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has raised concerns as 412 fatalities occurred in 244 incidents involving tankers and filling stations among others in the last five years.
Nigeria: Absence of Metering System, Unworkable Security Arrangement, Cause of Oil Theft – Panel
[Vanguard] The Special Investigative Panel on Oil Theft/Losses in Nigeria has attributed losses running into billions of US dollars being experienced in the oil industry to the absence of a robust industry-wide metering system; and an unworkable security arrangement.
Nigeria: Oil Exploration in Middle Benue Trough Will Lead to Greater Prosperity, Energy Security – Buhari
[This Day] Nasarawa -- President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the discovery and drilling of oil in Nasarawa State will lead to greater prosperity for Nigerians, as well as enhance overall energy security for the country.
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal Will Push Fuel Prices to N750 Per Litre – Marketers
[Premium Times] Government's strategy must be issue-based and not confrontational, an expert said.