July 02
Nigeria: NNPC Declares State of Emergency On Oil Production
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has declared that a state of emergency has been announced regarding crude oil production in Nigeria. Read more »
June 27
Nigeria: Reactions As Fire Guts Section of Dangote Refinery
Reactions yesterday trailed the minor fire outbreak at a section of Dangote refinery with some groups warning against sabotage against the refinery. Read more »
Nigeria: Nuprc Seeks Improved Value Delivery for 1.67bn Crude Reserve
The Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) yesterday stressed the need for improved value addition to the heavy crude reserves in Nigeria to leverage on the rich Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Never Allow Dirty Fuels Into Nigeria - Nmdpra
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) yesterday insisted that there were no dirty fuels, especially diesel being imported into the country. Read more »
June 23
Nigeria: How International Oil Companies Are Sabotaging Us - Dangote Refinery
The Vice President of Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Devakumar Edwin, has accused International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria of sabotaging the Dangote Oil… Read more »
Nigeria: NAF Airstrikes Destroy 13 Illegal Oil Refining Sites, 7 Boats
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe has destroyed 13 illegal refining sites and seven Cotonou boats in Rivers, Bayelsa and Imo. Read more »
June 19
Nigeria: Nuprc Extends Deadline for Pre-Qualification Documents Submission for Oil Block Licensing
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the extension of the deadline for the registration and submission of pre-qualification documents for the… Read more »
June 17
West Africa: Senegal Joins Oil-Producing Countries, Begins Production
Senegal has officially joined the list of oil-producing countries in West Africa, marking a significant milestone in the country's economic history. Read more »
June 14
Nigeria: Customs Intercepts 26,950 Litres of Petrol in Lagos, Ogun
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 26,950 litres of petroleum products worth N19m in Lagos and Ogun States being smuggled out of Nigeria to Benin Republic. Read more »
Nigeria: May Crude Production - Opec's Data Contradict Nigeria's Position
The monthly report of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has contradicted the claims by the federal government that the nation's crude oil production is… Read more »
Nigeria: Local & Foreign Entities Did Everything to Sabotage Dangote Refinery - Aliko
Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote has said several entities, both local and foreign, did everything to sabotage the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery. Read more »
June 11
Nigeria: NNPC Disclaims N3.3trn Report On Alleged Inflated Subsidy Claims
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has disclaimed a report in a section of the media alleging that it inflated subsidy claims by N3.3trillion. Read more »
June 12
Nigeria: More Oil Blocks Discovered As Govt Promises Transparency in Bid Process
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has identified additional oil blocks beyond the 12 initially made available for bidding. Read more »
Nigeria: How FIRS, Customs, NUPRC Received More Allocation Than States - Report
A report by Agora policy has shown that Nigeria's Cost-of-Collection by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC),… Read more »
June 10
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery - Has Achieved What Nations, Continents Can't - Senate
The President of the Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly, Godswill Akpabio, at the weekend, led the Senate leadership to the 650,000bpd Dangote Petroleum Refinery in… Read more »
June 05
Nigeria: FG Targets N6.6trn Petrol Import Savings Yearly From Cng Usage
The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi) has revealed that it expects to convert about one million vehicles to CNG which would save about $4.4 billion (N6.6… Read more »
June 06
Nigeria: Atiku Tackles Tinubu As Govt Projects N5.4trn for Fuel Subsidy in 2024
A former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop deceiving Nigerians about his administration's true position on petrol subsidy. Read more »
June 05
Nigeria: Govt Finally Admits Paying Fuel Subsidy
Fuel subsidy is projected to gulp about N5.4 trillion in 2024, according to the federal government. Read more »
June 03
Nigeria: Oil Prices Slump As Opec+ Plans to Start Unwinding Cuts
Oil prices slid Monday as the OPEC+ group of major crude producers signalled they would start to unwind output cuts later this year, with softer-than-expected US manufacturing… Read more »
June 04
Africa: Fuel Importers Discouraging Govts From Building Refineries in Africa - Dangote
Africa's richest man and owner of the $20 billion Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote, has stated that individuals who benefit from fuel importation are deterring African governments… Read more »
May 30
Nigeria: Two Years After, $1.2bn ExxonMobil, Seplat Deal Takes Off
NNPCL has announced the signing of a settlement agreement involving ExxonMobil's divestment of its stake in MPNU to Seplat Energy. Read more »
May 15
Nigeria: Nmdpra, Major Marketers to Track Products' Movement
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has said it is partnering with major oil marketers to put some kind of trackers that monitor the… Read more »
Nigeria: Army Cracks Down On Rivers Residents 'Refining' Crude Oil in Their Homes
The 6 Division of the Nigeria Army on Wednesday discovered 5 reservoirs stocked with 45,000 liters of crude oil each in Odagwa Etche community, Etche local government area of… Read more »
Nigeria: Explosion Hits Shell Gas Facility in Bayelsa
Multiple explosions rocked the gas processing plant operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) at Gbarain, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa, were on… Read more »
May 13
Nigeria: NSCDC Uncovers Illegal Pipeline Connection Points in Rivers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said its operatives have uncovered two illegal bunkering sites in Rivers. Read more »