At least 20 people died and many others were injured in an explosion from an illegal pipeline tapping point in Omoku, Rivers State, on Christmas Eve. It was gathere Read more »
Nigeria dodged a $11 billion bullet after London's High Court threw out a damages cl Read more »
Angola, a major oil producer in Africa, has decided to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Read more »
An Arusha regional court in Tanzania, reportedly dismissed a legal challenge to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EAC Read more »
A Nigerian High Court has ruled that 13,000 fishermen and farmers can bring claims against oil giant Shell for violating their right to a clean environment under Nigerian law Read more »
History was made as President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the first indigenous refinery in Nigeria, the U.S.$18.5 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery, in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.< Read more »
Standard Bank, one of Africa's biggest banks, has been under fire for its potential involvement in the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline project. The bank says th Read more »
Opposition to oil and gas exploration was at the forefront of discussions at Africa Oil Week in Cape Town, with government agencies arguing that processes should be put in place to ... Read more »
A blast at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria resulted in the death of at least 37 people, including Read more »
Zambia is a country dependent on oil imports from the Middle East and Europe via the port in Dar es Salaam in neighbouring Tanzania. Distributing fuel to all corners of the country ... Read more »
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