September 26, 2022
Nigeria: Lawyers Petition Senate Over Alleged Oil Theft in Niger Delta
The lawyers said about $15 million per month accruable to the federal government could potentially be lost due to the absence of a functional measurement system for exported crude… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Nigeria: Shell, Community Differ On Cause of Oil Leak in Bayelsa Community
"The community believes that this oil sheen is the result of a new spill. This is not the case." Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Panel Probes NNPCL JV Contracts With IOCs, Summons Malami, Kyari
The panel said it discovered some accounts operated by NNPCL without the knowledge of the office of the Accountant General of the Federation. Read more »
Nigeria: Death and Inequality As Real Costs of Opacity in Nigeria's Oil Industry
The most effective of the responses is the approach taken by Connected Development (CODE), a CSO on a mission to empower marginalised communities and ensure public funds work for… Read more »
September 20, 2022
Nigeria: Oil Thieves Are Like Insurgents, Must Be Treated Like Terrorists - Gbajabiamila
Mr Gbajabiamila said the theft of collective wealth (oil) threatens the survival of the country. Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC - Between Rebranding and Reforms
Last month, Nigerians were greeted with news that our state-owned oil company, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was now "born-again" as NNPC Limited, a public… Read more »
September 19, 2022
Nigeria: I'm Not Superman but I'll End Oil Theft, Govt Leakages - Peter Obi
"Under my watch, all groups such as the youth, women, disabled, vulnerable, private sector, must be represented in my government's decision-making process..." Read more »
September 16, 2022
Nigeria: What the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project Will Do for Africa - Mele Kyari
The Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project is an initiative of the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco. Read more »
September 15, 2022
Morocco: Nigeria, Morocco Sign Gas Pipeline Agreement
The pipeline will originate from Brass and terminate at North of Morocco, where it will be connected to the existing Maghreb European Pipeline that goes to Spain. Read more »
Nigeria: Port Harcourt Refinery to Begin Operation in December - Sylva
The 60,000 barrels per day Port Harcourt Refinery was shut in March 2019 for the first phase of repair works. Read more »
September 14, 2022
Nigeria: How NNPC Contributes to Nigeria's Dwindling Oil Fortunes - Ex-Director
The Petroleum Industry Act 2021 hasn't significantly improved oil and gas operations in Nigeria, the former official says. Read more »
September 12, 2022
Nigeria: Oil Theft - Nigeria Loses $700 Million Monthly - Official
An official lamented that pipeline vandalisation impacts negatively on crude oil production, gas supply, refineries' operations, among others. Read more »
September 08, 2022
Nigeria: How Broke Nigeria Lost U.S.$10 Billion to Crude Oil Theft in Seven Months
Between January and July, Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer, lost an average of 437,000 barrels of oil a day to criminals. Read more »
September 07, 2022
Nigeria: IPMAN Strike - NMDPRA Says Will Fast-Track Settlement of Marketers' Claims
The midstream and downstream petroleum regulator says it has paid markteters N103 billion in nine months. Read more »
September 05, 2022
Nigeria: NMDPRA Contradicts NNPCL, Minister On Daily Petrol Consumption, Subsidy
NMDPRA also differs from finance minister on subsidy. Read more »
Nigeria: OPEC Agrees On Oil Production Cut
OPEC had last month agreed to raise oil output by 100,000 barrels per day. Read more »
Nigeria: Shell Investigating Oil Spill in Bayelsa - Official
"We are working with regulators and local community to investigate the reported incident." Read more »
Nigeria: Borno Fuel Marketers Begin Warning Strike
"We members of IPMAN have decided to embark on a three-day withdrawal of services at depots as warning action," an official says. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Massive Oil Theft Scandal and Lack of Enlightened Self-Interest
We call on the Buhari administration to create as much of a legacy as is still possible, in the next couple of decisive months in which it remains in office, by taking a firmer… Read more »
September 04, 2022
Nigeria: NNPC Insists 68 Million Litres of Petrol Supplied Across Nigeria Daily
The company says it imported 16.46 billion litres of petroleum between January and August 2022, translating to an average of 68 million litres per day. Read more »
August 30, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Losing 95 Percent Oil Production At Bonny Terminal to Theft - Kyari
"I can tell you in one line just less than 200 kilometres we had 295 illegal connections and you see the data". Read more »
Nigeria: Why We Awarded Multi-Billion Naira Pipeline Protection Contract to Tompolo - NNPC
The clarification came amid reports that NNPC Limited awarded a N48bn pipeline surveillance contract to Tompolo. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's State Oil Firm in 'Locked Pact' to Supply Dangote Refinery Crude Oil for 20 Years
The agreement will help Nigeria side-step the likely crude oil glut that will follow as more countries move away to cleaner energy. Read more »
August 25, 2022
Nigeria: Military Nabs 21 Pipeline Vandals, Seizes Stolen Petroleum Products
"Oil thieves were denied a cumulative total of N3.7 billion worth of products comprising N1.3 billion worth of crude oil; N2.3 billion worth of AGO; N4.6 million worth of PMS and… Read more »
August 26, 2022
Nigeria: Reps Summon Auditor-General Over NNPC Fuel Subsidy Payment Documents
The lawmakers want the auditor-general to provide documentary evidence on the audit carried out on the monies spent on fuel subsidy by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation… Read more »