SERAP files suit against president over mismanaged refineries
A Nigerian NGO has filed a lawsuit against Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari over a string of alleged failures at the country’s four refineries.
A Nigerian NGO has filed a lawsuit against Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari over a string of alleged failures at the country’s four refineries.
VFuels is making progress with its Cabinda refinery work at facilities in Houston, with equipment passing its factory acceptance testing (FAT).
Floods in KwaZulu-Natal have disrupted some of Sasol’s chemical exports, the company has said, while reaffirming its hedging plans.
A Nigerian socialite has apologised for handing out petrol as a souvenir at a recent event in Lagos.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) has run short of oil production, local reports have said, reducing its ability to meet domestic fuel needs.
Glencore has reported strong earnings for 2021, although in terms of energy it was largely driven by coal, rather than oil.
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla has struck deals with Apache and Yemen, while backing plans for an Egyptian company to pursue petrochemical works in Nigeria.
BP and Shell are putting refinery operations at their Sapref plant on pause by the end of March, while considering a sale.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) has named and shamed importers for bringing in sub-standard fuel products.
Nigeria is benefiting from higher oil prices, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said, but its deficit will widen this year.
Dangote Industries will commission its 650,000 barrels per day refinery by the end of the year, officials have told African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina.
Ghana has waived sulphur specifications on locally produced vehicle fuels in order to keep its refineries functioning.
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has launched new plans to crack down on illegal refining, including tackling those facilities linked to the security forces.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) has reported a “minor fire incidence” at its Port Harcourt refining complex.
A minority shareholder in Senegal’s refinery has compared its treatment to that of a sacrificial lamb, amidst protests on a recapitalisation.
An accident at Sonatrach’s Skikda refinery has injured nine workers, the company has reported.
Ghana’s oil industry has had a fair amount of success in making its case to the local population, but a move onshore risks inflaming tensions.
Clashes have “severely damaged” the Zawiya refinery, Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC) has reported.
Libya has established the South Refinery, intended to resolve fuel shortages and unemployment in the country’s south.
OLAX Engineering has hit key milestones for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) work on the 200,000 barrel per day BUA refinery project.
Ghanaian Energy Minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh has overseen the first meeting of the Petroleum Hub Development Corp. (PHDC).
Marubeni-owned PIC Group has won a five-year maintenance agreement from Nigeria’s Azikel Petroleum, for a new refinery in Bayelsa State.
Kenya has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Eni on decarbonisation and biofuel.
South Africa’s largest refinery is ready to reopen, the joint venture has said.
South Africa has enough petroleum products, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has reported.