Nigeria commissions LPG plant at Oredo
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has officially inaugurated Nigerian Petroleum Development Co.’s (NPDC) integrated gas handling facility at Oredo.
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Seplat signs deal to supply Waltersmith refinery
Seplat Petroleum will supply crude to Waltersmith Petroman’s new modular refinery, cutting pipeline losses.
Nigeria launches autogas push
Nigeria has launched a push to increase the use of autogas with a high-profile event in Abuja.
Buhari inaugurates Waltersmith refinery
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the launch of the Waltersmith modular refinery, in Ibigwe, Imo State, and the groundbreaking for the second phase.
Nigeria’s PIB heads to legislature once more
Legislators in the Nigerian Senate have pledged to break the “jinx” around the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and bring about reforms in the oil sector.
Buhari goes to bat for fuel, power pricing
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has defended the government’s decision to halt support for fuel products and increase electricity prices.
Nigeria, P&ID clash in London court
Lawyers representing Nigeria and Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID) have put forward their cases as to whether an extension should be granted in the long-running legal saga over a Cross Rivers gas plant.
Audits and investigations on Niger Delta spending
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to extend the executive of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), until the end of the year, has been met with varying responses.
DPR imposes worker limits
Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has ordered companies to limit the number of personnel at sites, in line with a directive from Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.
NLNG greenlights Train 7
Nigeria LNG (NLNG) has taken the final investment decision (FID) on Train 7, the long-awaited expansion project that will take the project’s capacity to 30 million tonnes per year.
Nigeria fires off fresh P&ID challenge
Nigeria has filed a new challenge to the case brought against it by Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID), over a failed gas project in Calabar.
Nigeria’s royalty move to choke off supply, group warns
A new bill increasing taxation on Nigeria’s oil industry would drive a decline in deepwater production of around 20% by 2023, industry group Oil Producer Trade Section (OPTS) has said.
Russia meets Africa at Sochi
A number of African states are in the process of visiting Sochi, largely in the hope of signing deals for new investment.
Africa’s largest oil producer fears fiscal crisis
Africa’s largest oil producer could run out of money if it doesn’t boost revenues urgently.
Buhari meets with leaders and militants from Niger Delta after attacks on oil facilities
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari met with leaders from the Niger Delta and representatives of militant groups after attacks on oil facilities in the region.
Niger Delta Avengers: What we know so far
Militant group the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) has vowed to start attacking personnel as it continues its fight for oil assets in the West African country.
Nigeria looks to sell chunk of national oil company
Nigeria’s government may sell 40% of a new national oil company within 10 years of its creation, according to a draft law.
Nigeria’s state oil company reports $1.9billion loss this year
Nigeria’s state oil company recorded a loss of $1.9 billion in the first eight months of this year mainly because of fuel subsidy spending, it said in a publication that seeks to bring transparency to the organisation.