Nigeria: 48 Days After, Buhari’s Committee Fails to End Petrol Scarcity
[Daily Trust] Forty-eight days after, a 14-man steering committee constituted to tackle petrol supply hurdles and regulate the price of the product, under the chairmanship of President Muhammadu Buhari, has failed to end the scarcity.
Nigeria: Shelf Drilling Secures $118m Offshore Nigeria
[Leadership] Oslo-listed jack-up drilling rig leasing firm, Shelf Drilling, has secured a two-year contract in Nigeria for its Shelf Drilling Scepter rig.
Uganda: Oil Pipeline – Affected Communities Accuse Judiciary of Shelving 10 Year Compensation Case
[Nile Post] Communities living in the areas affected by the oil exploration project including the pipeline have cried foul over the delay in having their case seeking compensation filed over 10 years ago.
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC and International Civil Society Letter on Potential Sanctions Relief for Israeli Mining Magnate Gertler
[HRW] The Honorable Antony Blinken
Seychelles: Seychelles’ Tanker Fleet Makes History With $25 Million Profit in 2022
[Seychelles News Agency] For the first time in its operational history, the Seychelles' tanker fleet made a profit of $25 million for the year 2022, said a top official of the Seychelles Petroleum Company (SEYPEC) on Wednesday.
Nigeria: Yet Another Pipeline Explosion
[This Day] The Rumuekpe tragedy is one too many
South Africa: World Naked Bike Ride 11 March 2023 in Cape Town
[World Naked Bike Ride] Cape Town's Twelfth World Naked Bike Ride will take place on Saturday 11 March. It is an annual event in over 74 cities around the world - in the Southern Hemisphere in March and in the Northern Hemisphere in June.
Kenya: Kenya Faces Fuel Shortage Amid a Dollar Crisis
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is currently facing a fuel shortage at various fuel service stations in Nairobi.
Nigeria: Nigerians Groan Over Fuel Crisis, Queues
[Vanguard] Many motorists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been groaning over the current fuel crisis and continuous queues at the fuel stations.
Namibia: Another Oil Discovery in Namibian Waters
[Namibian] CONSIDER the distance between Windhoek and Mariental, approximately 270 kilometres. That's roughly the same distance from the Namibian shore where oil was again discovered by Shell, Qatar Energy and the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor).