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Nigeria: 2 Pregnant Women, 15 Others Killed in Rivers Pipeline Explosion/in /by
[Leadership] Two pregnant women and 15 others were killed following a pipeline explosion due to the activities of illegal refining of crude oil at Rumucholu village in Ibaa community of Emoha local government area of Rivers State on Sunday.
East Africa: Environmental Groups Sue TotalEnergies Over ‘Devastating’ East Africa Oil Pipeline/in /by
[RFI] Four environmental groups have filed a law suit against the French group TotalEnergies and its EACOP oil project in Tanzania and Uganda. They maintain that it threatens the region's fragile ecosystem and the people who live there.
Rwanda: Fuel Prices Rise Following Adjustments in Global Oil Market/in /by
[New Times] Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) on Tuesday, October 3, announced a rise in prices for petrol and diesel, citing the adjustments in the global oil market.
South Africa: Does Standard Bank’s Clean Energy Funding Outweigh Its Controversial Dirty Energy Deal Facilitation?/in /by
[Daily Maverick] Lungisa Fuzile, Standard Bank South Africa's chief executive, maintains that the bank has a strong commitment to renewable energy, financing R5 in renewable energy for every R1 lent to non-renewable power in 2022.
South Africa: Fuel Prices to Increase From Wednesday October 1, 2023/in /by
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africans will once again have to tighten their belts as the fuel prices are set to increase on Wednesday.
Nigeria: Illegal Oil Refinery Explosion Kills 37 – Report/in /by
[Premium Times] The explosion incident occurred at an illegal refinery site in the early hours of Monday.
Namibia: Canada’s ReconAfrica Violated Laws – Parliamentary Investigation/in /by
[VOA] Windhoek, Namibia -- A parliamentary investigation in Namibia found that Canadian oil exploration company ReconAfrica violated several of the country's laws and that its local partner deceived and misled the public about the value of its shareholdings on various international stock exchanges.
East Africa: Activists Worried About Uganda’s China-Backed Oil Pipeline/in /by
[VOA] Johannesburg -- Thousands of families displaced, wildlife habitats -- home to vulnerable species such as elephants and chimpanzees -- threatened, and carbon emissions increased. These are some of the risks from a planned oil pipeline stretching from Uganda's Lake Albert to Tanzania's Indian Ocean coast, environmentalists say.
Nigeria: Shell Data Under Scrutiny as Methane Emissions Rise/in /by
[Premium Times] With over a third of methane emissions stemming from fossil fuels production and operation, oil majors - led by Shell - publicly claim to be reducing their methane pollution.
South Africa: Environment Ministry Gives Total Green Light for Western Cape Coast Offshore Drilling/in /by
[Daily Maverick] French hydrocarbon company TotalEnergies can proceed with plans to drill for oil and gas off the Western Cape coast after Environment Minister Barbara Creecy rejected an appeal from 18 NGOs and individuals. They can apply to have the decision judicially reviewed within 180 days.