Nigeria: New Field Development Will Unlock 1.7bn Barrels Oil, 7.7tcf Gas - Nuprc

The Commission Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engineer Gbenga Komolafe, says the 43 Field Development Plans (FDPs) recorded this year… Read more »

Nigeria: Despite Price Cut By Dangote, Petrol Sells Above N900/Litre

Despite reduction in the gantry (ex-depot) price of premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petroleum by Dangote Refinery, the price reduction is yet to be reflected by most… Read more »

Nigeria: Army Destroys Illegal Refinery Sites, Arrests 14 Suspects in N/Delta

Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, have arrested 14 suspected oil thieves, destroyed 14 illegal refining hubs and confiscated over 20,205 litres of stolen products across the… Read more »

Nigeria: How We Will Realise 2m BPD Oil Output By 2027 - NNPCL

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited yesterday reiterated the commitment of the company to raise Nigeria's oil output to 2 million by 2027 and 3 million in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Ogoni Clean-Up - Hyprep Project Collapses 4 Days After Commissioning

One of the facilities built under the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) in Ogoni land, Rivers State, has collapsed. Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery to Receive 5 Cargoes of Crude From NNPCL

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) is expected to supply the 650,000 barrels-per-day Dangote Petroleum Refinery with five shipments of December-loading… Read more »

Nigeria: Sanusi to FG - Borrowing After Subsidy Removal Wrong

The 16th Emir of Kano and former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Muhammadu Sanusi II, has queried the rationale behind borrowings after the removal of petrol subsidy… Read more »

Nigeria: Nmdpra Workers Drag Pengassan to Court Over Suspension

15 members of staff of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) have sued the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria… Read more »

Nigeria: Why $120bn Hydrocarbon Resources Not Benefitting Africa - Tinubu

Welcoms Dangote Refinery's 1.4m bpd expansion Read more »

Nigeria: Many Feared Dead As Petrol Tanker Explodes in Niger

Many persons have been feared dead in a tanker explosion that occurred along the Essa axis of the Agaie-Bida Road in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, on Tuesday… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt to Sustain Naira-for-Crude Sale With Local Refiners

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining the Naira-for-crude oil sale agreement with local refiners as part of its broader policy to reduce the cost of… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Oil Theft Is a Crime Against the Nation

Nigeria's persistent oil theft crisis has become one of the most damaging economic and moral scandals in our national history. It is deeply troubling that despite repeated promises… Read more »

Nigeria: NUPENG Declares Oshiomhole 'Persona Non Grata'

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has declared Adams Oshiomhole, former President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), persona non grata over the recent… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Commends Tinubu for Averting PENGASSAN Disruption

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has expressed profound appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his timely intervention in averting what it described as "the disruptive actions… Read more »

Nigeria: PENGASSAN Strike - NNPC, NUPRC, NMDPRA Shut As Truce Meeting Kick Off

The peace meeting which the Federal Government convened over the rift between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and Dangote Refinery is… Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Intervene in Dangote, Oil Unions Rift

The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has intervened in the ongoing rift between Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the oil unions -- the Nigeria… Read more »

Nigeria: PENGASSAN - What Dangote Needs to Do for Peace to Reign

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has assured that normalcy will return to the industry if Dangote Refinery recalls the workers it… Read more »

Nigeria: Blackout Looms As PENGASSAN Orders Shutdown of Gas Power Plants

The ongoing rift between Dangote Refinery and The labour union in the sector is set to affect the power sector as the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria… Read more »

Nigeria: PENGASSAN Withdraws Services Nationwide Over Rift With Dangote

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has commenced an indefinite strike in protest against the dismissal of some employees at the Dangote… Read more »

Nigeria: You Benefited Heavily From Subsidy, Ex-Presidential Aide Tackles Otedola

Umar Sani, a presidential aide attached to the office of ex-Vice-President Namadi Sambo, has described the recent comments of billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, on subsidy as… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Meets OPEC Quota As Oil Production Climbs 4-Year High

Nigeria's daily production of crude oil rose to 1.68 million per barrel, a four year quarter high since 2022, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Read more »

Nigeria: Mafias Are Out to Kill My Refinery - Dangote

President/Chief Executive, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Aliko Dangote, yesterday, alleged that oil mafias are all out to kill his $20billion refinery the same way they killed… Read more »

Nigeria: How NNPC Official Wired $2.1m Into America Illegally - U.S. Court

A United States District Court in California has convicted Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo, a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), of $2.1 million… Read more »

Nigeria: Mele Kyari in EFCC Custody Over Refinery Probe

Mele Kyari, a former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), is currently at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial… Read more »

Nigeria: TUC Rejects 5 Percent Fuel Surcharge, Gives FG Ultimatum

The leadership of Trade Union Congress (TUC), says has rejected the Federal Government's planned 5 per cent tax on petroleum products, describing the proposal as "reckless and an… Read more »