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Nigeria: London High Court Probes Shell Over Niger Delta Pollution Claims
[RFI] The High Court in London commenced a hearing to address allegations that the oil company Shell has polluted vast areas of the Niger Delta in Nigeria, particularly in regions traditionally claimed by the Ogoni people.
Nigeria: Pandef Makes Case for South-South Commission
[Leadership] The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to assent to the South-South Development Commission Bill to attract massive social and economic development to the oil-rich region.
Nigeria: How Nigeria’s Deep-Water Production Can Meet Targets – Shell
[Premium Times] A Shell official said Nigeria's deep-water fields are home to some of the world's most promising associated and non-associated gas reserves, with vast untapped potential.
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery to Operate At Full Capacity in 30 Days
[Daily Trust] The Dangote Petroleum refinery, the largest in Africa, could begin operating at full capacity of 650,000 barrels per day in 30 days' time.
Angola: Sonangol’s CEO Highlights Modernization in the Oil Sector
[ANGOP] Caxito -- The Chairman of the Board of Directors of SONANGOL E.P., Sebastião Pai Querido Gaspar Martins, said on Monday that the Barra do Dande Ocean Terminal (TOBD), in Bengo, is one of the largest assets of the oil industry and a driving factor for the modernization of the sector.
Zimbabwe: Looking Back – Maize Could Be Petrol Source
[The Herald] Rhodesia should be making her own fuel to power petrol and diesel engines, and could be producing a large proportion of her needs within a few years if Government backing was won for a large-scale project.
Nigeria: 136.7m Litres of PMs Imported in One Day – Report
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) imported 136.7 million litres of premium motor spirit (PMS) in a single day as importation of refined petroleum products persists, Daily Trust can report.
Nigeria: Petrol Retailers Insist Fuel Importation Not Crime, Kick Against Monopoly
[This Day] The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) yesterday maintained that there is no law against importation of petroleum products into Nigeria, noting that all efforts must be made to stop any monopolistic tendencies in the downstream oil sector.
Nigeria: Local Oil Service Providers Demand $1.5bn Contracts On Shell’s $5bn Bonga North Project
[This Day] Indigenous oil and gas service providers, under the umbrella of Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), have demanded that contracts worth $1.5 billion be awarded to local firms from Shell's $5 billion Bonga North Project as a further proof of the country's seriousness in promoting local content in the hydrocarbon industry.
Nigeria: Africa Oil Week Partners Nape, European Geoscientists to Showcase Nigeria’s Upstream Potential
[This Day] *Alliance to reinforce FG, NNPCL, NUPRC's efforts in driving investment in sector Peter Uzoho