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Nigeria has been described as possessing the capacity to drive refinery crude distillation unit (CDU) capacity growth in Africa with its planned and announced (new-build) refineries expected to contribute around 50% of the continent’s…

…Minister marshals oil ministry deliverables The Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has listed his ministry's deliverables including, implementation of the reduction of Federal Government’s…

In what is believed to be like an attempt by Uganda to use its surplus Uranium to develop nuclear power, the African country has struck an agreement with Russia to work together in the field of nuclear energy, the Russian nuclear agency,…

Alternate chairman of the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Thomas John, has called on shareholders of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) to maximize Nigeria’s abundant gas resources and generate more…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation is closing a $2.5 billion financing deal with a Chinese lender for the pipeline project in Nigeria. The pipeline project would deliver 3, 600 megawatts (MW) of power and supply two billion…

…seeks integration with NPA, NMASA to facilitate efficient operation The Nigerian Navy has confirmed that it has impounded over 130 vessels, most of which are laden with stolen crude oil and petroleum products from various…

…No thanks to US which now pumps from 46mtpa gas plants Nigeria, alongside Indonesia, has lost out in the global grip of top five liquefied natural gas exporting status, courtesy of the muscling by the United States of…

…Recorded 45,347 downstream pipeline breaks in 18yrs alone Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) recorded a total of 45,347 pipeline breaks on its downstream pipeline network between 2001 and half year 2019. In…

…40bn oil reserve, 3mbpd target under serious threat The absence of the orchestrated Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as well scanty investments made by the succeeding administrations in Nigeria is believed to have started…

Ghana is set to announce an action policy, through the Petroleum Commission, to protect the country’s oil and gas industry interests, and Ghanaians when giving out oil blocks to multinational companies. Speaking on the issue at the 11th…

Chief operating officers of the various autonomous business units (ABUs) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have been made to sign and commit to a performance bond to the delivery on the Key Priority Areas (KPA) involved…

….holds international roadshow for 2019 oil & gas licensing round on Sept 3 Africa’s elite energy event, Africa Oil & Power Conference and Exhibition which will take place on October 9-11, 2019 in Cape Town has dedicated a…

……some of the plants lack operational licence Nigeria’s Ministry of Petroleum Resources has shut down four natural gas processing plants in Rivers State in the Niger Delta region. The operators involved include the factories of Forte…

Kenya this week started oil exports, flagging off the first consignment of 200,000 barrels of crude oil valued at $12 million, to Chinese company ChemChina. The export marked another development in Kenya’s controversy-ridden quest to…

…Wood energy consumption in DRC put at 90% Congolese President, Felix Tshisekedi has raised alarm that the 500 million acres, Congo Basin forest, world’s second-largest tropical forest, is under serious threat following the…

Alternative Investment Market (AIM)-listed, LEKOIL has announced a decision to acquire a 45% participating interest in the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) in relation to the Oil Prospecting Licence (OML) 276, covering a territory located…

Nigeria’s oil production, including condensates, has continued to rise despite the reported increase in sabotage attacks on production facilities. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) reported last week that it recorded…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has explained that the recent review on electricity charge, which it made public last week is an adjustment of 2015 tariff. OER had reported last week that beginning from next year,…

...Records 106 breaches up from 60 in May Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that 106 pipeline points were breached or vandalized in its network of pipeline infrastructure across Nigeria in June this…

...Nigeria accounts for 50% current LNG production capacity of the continent With Greenfield investments in Nigeria, Egypt, Mozambique and elsewhere reaching nearly $103 billion this year, liquefaction is viewed as the most…