Nigeria: Death Toll Rises to 98 From Gasoline Tanker Blast in Central Nigeria

Nigeria's emergency agency said the death toll from a weekend gasoline tanker explosion in north central Niger state has risen to 98. Explosions that kill dozens who converge on… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan Announces Plan to Resume Oil Production

South Sudan announced early this week its plan to produce at least 90,000 barrels of crude oil per day as the country resumes normal production. This comes after oil supply to… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Unveils New Gunboats to Enhance Operations Against Oil Theft

Nigerian authorities in oil-rich Rivers State unveiled on Friday six military-grade gunboats to help security agents battle the piracy and oil theft that have plagued the Niger… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Renewed Crackdown On Oil Theft Shows Impact

Nigerian security operatives recently recovered 1.2 million liters of stolen oil, destroyed scores of illegal refineries and arrested suspected thieves in the latest effort to… Read more »

Nigeria: Petrol Prices Projected to Decrease in Nigeria Amid New Agreements

For decades, Nigeria has relied on imports to meet fuel demand, spending about $15 billion annually. Now, new alliances aim to cut these expenses by investing in homegrown energy,… Read more »

Nigeria: Oil Production Rises As Nigeria Intensifies Clampdown On Theft

Nigeria is ramping up efforts to curb crude oil theft, citing notable progress in key oil-producing areas. Read more »

Nigeria: Fuel Costs Force Some Nigerian Commuters to Quit Jobs

Surging fuel prices in Nigeria are making it unaffordable for some workers to commute to their jobs, forcing them to quit. The trend is hitting low-income and informal workers… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Struggles to Supply Gasoline to Its Consumers

Barely 48 hours after Nigeria's state-owned oil company made a startling revelation, hundreds of commuters joined a line stretching many kilometers for fuel at an NNPC outlet in… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Oil Company Lack Funds to Fix Leaky Pipelines

Nigeria's decades-old oil pipelines are vital for transporting crude, but most are now corroded and vulnerable to leaks and vandalism. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria to Resume Crude Oil Refining in August, Industry Authorities Say

Nigeria plans to resume local refining of crude oil in early August, national petroleum authorities announced Monday. Read more »

Nigeria: Amnesty International Questions Nigeria's Choice of Shell Evaluators

Human rights group Amnesty International raised concerns Friday about the Nigerian government's hiring of two firms with past dealings with Shell to assess the proposed $2.4… Read more »

Nigeria: Analysts Skeptical About Nigeria's Bid to Improve Local Crude Refining

Nigeria has been Africa's largest or second-largest oil exporter for years, but relies heavily on imports to meet local energy needs. The government is trying to change that,… Read more »

Nigeria: Activists Urge Nigeria to Refuse Shell's Oil Selloff Plans

Environmental and human rights activists are calling on the Nigerian government to withhold approval of plans by the London-based oil giant Shell to sell off its operations in the… Read more »

Somalia: Turkey, Somalia Announce Agreement to Explore for Oil and Gas

Somalia and Turkey have announced the signing of a deal to explore for oil and gas that further strengthens cooperation between the two countries, according to officials from both… Read more »

Central Africa: Central Africa Blames Fuel Shortage On Supply Disruptions, Smuggling

Central Africa has, for months, been plagued with acute fuel shortages that have stifled regional economic growth, disrupted local businesses, and contributed to rising food prices… Read more »

Angola: Angola to Quit OPEC

Angola's minister of oil resources announced Thursday the west African nation has decided to leave the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC. Read more »

Uganda: Rights Group Claims Company Intimidates Communities Along Tanzania-Uganda Oil Pipeline

The French oil company TotalEnergies coerces and intimidates communities affected by the $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline project in Tanzania and Uganda, a human rights… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Analysts Skeptical About Oil Refinery Deals With Saudi Arabia

Nigerian experts are hopeful that deals reached last week with Saudi Arabia will boost local oil production and help grow the economy. The deals included a pledge by Saudi… Read more »

Nigeria: Experts Say Israel-Hamas Conflict Could Affect Oil Revenue

Experts said Tuesday that the Israeli-Hamas conflict could lead to Nigerians struggling to pay for fuel despite a surge in global oil prices that could help the nation's crude… Read more »

Nigeria: Experts Say Tackling Corruption Key to Stopping Crude Oil Theft

Nigerian authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 15 people in the explosion of an illegally tapped oil pipeline on Sunday, an often-deadly practice that has been going… Read more »

Namibia: Canada's ReconAfrica Violated Laws - Parliamentary Investigation

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… Read more »

East Africa: Activists Worried About Uganda's China-Backed Oil Pipeline

Thousands of families displaced, wildlife habitats -- home to vulnerable species such as elephants and chimpanzees -- threatened, and carbon emissions increased. These are some of… Read more »

Nigeria: As Gasoline Prices Soar, Some Nigerians Turn to Propane-Fueled Generators

Nigeria's weak electric grid had led many of its citizens to rely on gasoline-fueled generators for power. But the president's controversial removal of a costly fuel subsidy in May… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Faces Another Nationwide Fuel Shortage

Fuel stations in Malawi's economic capital, Blantyre, are running on empty after a fresh, nationwide fuel shortage this week. Read more »

Nigeria: Activists Alarmed by Burning of Vessel Loaded With Stolen Crude

Environmental activists in Nigeria are raising alarms after the military this week burned a ship with more than 800,000 liters of stolen crude oil. Read more »