June 06
Nigeria: Edo Community Protests Over Alleged Maltreatment By Oil Company
Residents of Evbohenoba Community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State have protested the alleged ill treatment being meted out to them by Summit Oil International and… Read more »
June 05
Nigeria: Petroleum Training Institute Matriculates 1,793 Students
The Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta State has matriculated 1,793 students for its 2023/2024 academic session. Read more »
June 03
Nigeria: Lokpobiri - FG Will Continue to Rely On Pti for Manpower Devt in Oil Sector
*Institute matriculates 1,793 students Read more »
June 04
Nigeria: Championing Call for Environmental Protection, Sustainability in the Niger Delta
Following Shell Nigeria's decision to cease its onshore oil and gas operations in the country, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and the Health… Read more »
June 03
Nigeria: Nigeria Reaffirms Commitment As Opec Extends Oil Output Cuts Into 2025
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies yesterday agreed to extend most of its deep oil output cuts into 2025, exceeding market expectations. Read more »
June 02
Nigeria: Tinubu Inaugurates Three Ships, Two Helicopters to Boost Navy's Fight Against Oil Theft
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurates three ships and two helicopters at the Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos, to boost the fight against crude oil theft and other insecurity… Read more »
May 30
Nigeria: NNPC, Exxonmobil Agree On $1.28bn Divestment As Deal Nears Completion
Finally, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and ExxonMobil Thursday agreed on a settlement deal for the planned $1.28 billion assets' divestment deal by the oil… Read more »
Nigeria: Indonesia Wants Revival of Suspended Oil, Gas MOU With Nigeria
The Republic of Indonesia has expressed its desire to foster the existing collaboration with Nigeria on the development of the nation's oil and gas sector, urging the country to… Read more »
Nigeria: Shell, Partners Paid $142m to NDDC in 2023 for Devt of Oil-Producing Areas
Shell Companies in Nigeria comprising the Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) paid a… Read more »
May 28
Nigeria: Edo Refinery, Dufil Prima Foods to Deepen N205bn Manufacturing Investment
In the wake of reforms by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration, top manufacturers in Edo State, including Dufil Prima Foods, Edo Refinery and Don Mac Limited have secured… Read more »
May 27
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery to Begin Export of 10ppm Diesel in June, Gets Nmdpra's Approval to Refine Petrol
Nigeria's 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery will start exporting diesel conforming to European specifications along with gasoline (petrol) sales in June, its Vice President… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Gas Master Plan Stalls, Global Market Share Fell From 15% to 2%
Despite owning the world's 9th largest reserves of natural gas, with over 209 Trillion Cubic Feet (TCF), Nigeria's global market share of exports has declined from 15 per cent to… Read more »
May 23
Nigeria: NNPC, Shafa Energies, Nigus Unveil Nigeria's First EVCharging Station in Abuja
NNPC New Energies Limited (NNEL), a subsidiary of the national oil company, Shafa Energies and Nigus International, Thursday launched Nigeria's first Electric Vehicle (EV) charging… Read more »
May 21
West Africa: Nigeria's Adekeye Emerges Chairperson of Appo Training Directors
Nigeria's Folashade Adekeye has emerged as the Chairperson, Forum of the Directors of Oil & Gas Training & Vocational Education Institutes of the African Petroleum… Read more »
Nigeria: NCS, Bauchi Intercepts 17,580 Litres of Petrol Worth N12.7m
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone D has announced that it intercepted 17,580 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) valued at N12.7 million between… Read more »
May 22
Nigeria: Tinubu Inaugurates 15-Member NEITI Board, Recommits to Removing Opacity in Extractive Industry
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday inaugurated the National Stakeholders Working Group (NSWG) of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), pledging to ensure… Read more »
May 19
Nigeria: Unending Threat of Crude Oil Theft
Reports that the inability of the federal government to tame the menace of crude oil theft is still costing the country huge revenue loss Read more »
May 21
Nigeria: Police Brutality Triggers Protest in Imo Oil-Producing Community
Police brutality yesterday triggered off protest by women in the oil-producing area of Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. Read more »
May 20
Nigeria: Mele Kyari Blames Oil Output Decline On Underinvestment, Theft, Pipeline Constraints
Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, at the weekend blamed Nigeria's persistent failure to meet its production… Read more »
May 17
Nigeria: Amid Nigeria's Underproduction, Dangote Refinery Orders 24m Barrels of U.S. Crude Oil - Report
Nigeria's new Dangote mega refinery near Lagos is seeking to buy millions of barrels of US crude over the next year as it ramps up processing rates, a sign of the challenges that… Read more »
April 30
Nigeria: Oil Marketers Threaten Nationwide Strike
The Chairmen, Forum of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) Tuesday threated to embark on a nationwide strike over the N200 billion bridging debt owed… Read more »
April 29
Nigeria: Tinubu At WEF, Says Subsidy Removal, Forex Reform Saved Nigeria From Bankruptcy
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said last year's removal of fuel subsidy and current efforts by his administration to manage Nigeria's foreign exchange market were necessary… Read more »
March 11
Nigeria: The Resurgence of Fuel Queues
Despite claims to a removal of subsidy in the downstream sector of the petroleum industry and the fact that the pump price has almost quadrupled since last May, long queues of… Read more »
January 06
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Receives Fifth One Million Barrels of Crude Oil Cargo
Plans are in top gear to start oil refining operations at the 650,000 barrels per day Lagos-based Dangote Petroleum Refinery as the company on Thursday, received the fifth crude… Read more »
December 08, 2023
Nigeria: For a Just Energy Transition, Nigeria Must Reform Oil Industry Divestment
As world governments discuss a transition from oil to low-carbon energy alternatives at the U.N. climate conference in Dubai this week, how the oil industry should transition its… Read more »