March 15
Nigeria: Port Harcourt Refinery Begins Production in Two Weeks - Kyari
The group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has said that the Port Harcourt Refinery has received 450,000 barrels of crude… Read more »
March 06
Nigeria: Tinubu Signs Executive Orders On Oil, Gas Reforms
President Bola Tinubu has executed Policy Directives to improve the investment climate and position Nigeria as the preferred investment destination for the oil & gas sector in… Read more »
February 14
Nigeria: Saudi Arabia Partners Nigeria On National LPG Training Programme
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Oil and Sustainability Program (OSP), through its Clean Fuel Solutions for Cooking Initiative (Forward7), in collaboration with Nigeria's Ministry of… Read more »
February 02
Nigeria: CBN's Takeover of Sales Proceeds From NNPCL Illegal - Atiku
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has said the directive by the federal government for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to take over the responsibility for crude oil sales… Read more »
January 17
Nigeria: Wale Tinubu Lauds Dangote Over Refinery
The group chief executive, Oando Group, Adewale Tinubu has congratulated Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group over the commencement of production at Dangote Refinery. Read more »
January 02
Nigeria: The Long Wait for Nigeria's Oil Refineries Continues
Nigerians have once again been given false hope about the return of the Port Harcourt refinery to full operational capacity. Read more »
January 01
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Receives 4th Crude Oil Shipment From NNPC
Dangote Refinery has received its fourth shipment of one million barrels of bonny light crude supplied by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. Read more »
December 28, 2023
Uganda: Uganda Extends Nigeria's Oranto Petroleum Oil Exploration Tenure
Uganda has extended an oil exploration licence to Nigeria's Oranto Petroleum Ltd. by two years after the company asked for compensation for time lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
December 22, 2023
Nigeria: 14 Delta Communities Want Federal Govt to Revoke Licences of Coys Over PIA
14 Host communities to the Nigeria Exploration Petroleum Limited, (NEPL) and NECONDE Energy Limited in Delta state, have called on the federal government to revoke the licences of… Read more »
December 21, 2023
Angola: Angola to Quit OPEC Over Oil Production Quotas Disagreement
In a stunning development, Angola has announced its decision to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), effective immediately. Read more »
December 20, 2023
Nigeria: NNPC, TotalEnergies Sign MOU On Methane Detection Technology Deployment
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TotalEnergies for the adoption and deployment of a methane detection… Read more »
December 18, 2023
Nigeria: Petroleum Ministry's 2024 Budget Cannot Meet Nigerians' Expectations - Lawmakers
The Joint National Assembly Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream, Downstream, Gas) has expressed disappointment over the 2024 budget of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources,… Read more »
Nigeria: Indigenous Oil Producers Seek Review of PIA
The Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG), has called for review of critical aspects of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to strengthen the regulatory framework and… Read more »
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Bayelsa Residents Waiting Endlessly for Federal Govt Palliatives
Unlike other states of the federation where the N2bn palliative fund as well as food items received from the federal government were already disbursed to citizens to cushion the… Read more »
December 10, 2023
Nigeria: UK Court Awards £20m to Nigeria in P&ID Case Victory
In a major development in the long-running legal battle between Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) and the Nigerian government, a UK court has awarded Nigeria… Read more »
December 06, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria to Revoke 33 Unused Oil Licences - NUPRC
The federal government is planning to revoke unused oil exploration leases that companies were granted but have not been able to carry out any exploration activities on them. Read more »
December 05, 2023
Nigeria: COP28 - Nigeria's Gas Flare Monetisation Targets 50 Percent Carbon Emission Reduction - NUPRC
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revealed plans to reduce Nigeria's Carbon emission by as much as seven million tonnes of CO2 emission per year… Read more »
November 24, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Not Losing Crude Volume From Egina Facility - TotalEnergies
Oil major TotalEnergies has denied reports that massive spill had occurred in its 200,000 barrels a day Egina facility. Read more »
November 20, 2023
Nigeria: ENI Suspends World Bank Arbitration in Nigeria's OPL 245 Dispute
Italy's oil giants, Eni, has suspended arbitration regarding an oilfield dispute with the Nigerian government, buying time to discuss a conversion of the licence from prospecting… Read more »
Nigeria: 25 Years After, Govt May Restore Controversial Malabu Oil Well
In a bid to ramp up Nigeria's oil production output, for the first time in 25 years the federal government is now ready to benefit from what is considered one of the juiciest oil… Read more »
November 19, 2023
Nigeria: Navy Intercepts 127 Bags of Narcotics, Petroleum Products On Lagos Waters
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted 127 bags of cannabis sativa worth N254 million and drums of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), worth several millions of naira. Read more »
November 10, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Sign MOU for Oil, Gas Sector Cooperation
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a robust framework for collaboration… Read more »
November 02, 2023
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Begins Operations December
The 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote Refinery is expected to commence operations with up to six cargoes of crude oil to be supplied by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited… Read more »
October 30, 2023
Nigeria: Alternative Fuel - Federal Govt Fast-Tracks CNG Adoption
To fast-track the adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Nigeria, the federal government has inaugurated a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles pilot conversion centre in… Read more »
October 25, 2023
Nigeria: Senate Investigates N11.35trn Spent On Moribund Refineries
The Senate has commenced investigation of all the contracts awarded for the rehabilitation of Worri, Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries where N11.35 trillion was spent in 13… Read more »