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October 19, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Hopeful After Massive Oil Theft Busts
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation says that weeks of an intense crackdown on oil thieves have significantly reduced the scale of oil theft in the oil-rich Niger Delta and… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Defend Decision To Burn Vessel Carrying Allegedly Stolen Oil
Nigeria's defense chief defended the destruction of a seized ship that was smuggling stolen oil, saying no investigation was needed. Critics say the military's burning of the ship… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Tanzania: Tanzania, Kenya Agree to Fast-Track Construction of Gas Pipeline Project
The presidents of Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to fast-track construction of a natural gas pipeline designed to increased trade and lower energy costs for both countries. Read more »
October 07, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Discovers Huge Pipeline Used for Oil Theft
The head of Nigeria's petroleum company told a legislative committee this week that a 4-kilometer pipeline from the Forcados export terminal has been used to steal oil for nine… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Africa: African Oil Conference Delegates React to OPEC Cuts
Delegates at Africa's biggest oil conference have expressed concern about rising prices after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, plus nonmembers who also export… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Report - Million of Livelihoods in DRC Threatened By Planned Oil and Gas Exploration
The environmental group Greenpeace Africa has released a report saying planned oil and gas exploration in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo could expose more than 1 million… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Namibia: Namibia Discovers Oil While Pursuing Green Energy
The first "green hydrogen" power plant being built in Africa is expected to begin producing electricity in Namibia in 2024, an official from France-based HDF Energy told Reuters… Read more »
September 15, 2022
Africa: Nigeria Drops to Africa's 4th Largest Oil Producer, OPEC Reports
Nigeria is facing a record reduction in oil production, oil cartel OPEC reports, dropping from the first largest producer in Africa to the fourth, behind Angola, Algeria and Libya. Read more »
September 12, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Loses Africa's Top Oil Producer Spot to Angola
Nigeria has lost its position as Africa's top oil producer to Angola, industry insiders say, and could soon become third after Libya. Read more »
September 02, 2022
Nigeria: Authorities - Oil Theft Becoming More Difficult to Address
The managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) sparked controversy this week when he said thieves from all levels of society were stealing 200,000 barrels of… Read more »
August 15, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Launch App to Monitor Crude Oil Theft
Africa's largest oil producer, Nigeria, says thieves and vandals cost the country up to 200,000 barrels of oil per day - that's billions of dollars in lost revenue. To combat the… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Oil Exploration Raises Environmental Concerns
The Democratic Republic of Congo opened an auction last week for drilling rights in 30 oil and gas blocks. Read more »
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