Tanzania: Tanzania Approves Controversial Oil Pipeline Despite Environmental Concerns
[RFI] Tanzania has approved the construction of a pipeline that would allow Ugandan oil to be delivered to international markets, dismissing environmental concerns about the project as "propaganda".
Nigeria: We’ve Prevented Over Three Million Barrels of Crude Oil Theft in Five Years – NSA Monguno
[Premium Times] The NSA said the crime was perpetrated within Nigeria's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) up to the Republic of Togo.
Nigeria: Oil Theft Is Threat to National Security – Osinbajo
[Premium Times] 83 oil tankers involved in various crude oil and product theft have been arrested, an official said.
Nigeria: Shell Pledges Support for Federal Govt’s Efforts to Preserve Oloibiri Heritage
[Premium Times] Oloibiri is where Shell first struck oil in commercial quantity in 1958.
Uganda: TotalEnergies Passes Key Safety Milestone On Uganda’s Tilenga Oil Project
[Nile Post] French oil company, TotalEnergies EP Uganda has successfully achieved 10-millionman hours without Lost Time Injuries (LTI) on the Tilenga Project.
Nigeria: Presidential Candidates Ignore Climate Change, Experts Say
[DW] Nigeria is badly hit by climate change, resulting in desertification, a shrinking Lake Chad in the north, flooding in the center, and coastal erosion in the south. Yet the issue plays no role in election campaigns.
Nigeria: Those Managing Nigeria’s Oil Must Account for Crude Oil Theft – VP
[This Day] Says addressing crude oil theft, sabotage major concern of govt
Nigeria: Average Retail Price of Petrol in Nigeria Up 54% in January – NBS
[Premium Times] The highest average retail price was recorded in the South-East at N307.85, while the North-Central had the lowest (N217.15).
Nigeria: NNPC Says 1.8bn Litres of Petrol Available for Feb, March
[Daily Trust] NNPC Limited has said it has 1.8 billion litres of petrol to last for February and March.
Nigeria: Petroleum Minister, Regulatory Body Disagree on Cause of Crude Oil Losses
[Vanguard] The Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has faulted claims by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, that inaccurate measurement was responsible for 40 per cent of crude oil losses attributed to oil theft.