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21 April 2022

AfrOil: NNPC sees AKK gas pipeline launched in Q1-2023

20 April 2022

Mele Kyari, the group managing director of Nigerian National Petroleum Co. Ltd (NNPC Ltd), expects the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) natural gas pipeline to begin operating in the first quarter of 2023.

NNPC says Nigerian government spent NGN396.72bn on gasoline subsidies in 2M-2022

20 April 2022

Nigeria’s federal government spent NGN396.72bn on domestic gasoline subsidies in the first two months of the year, according to new data released by Nigerian National Petroleum Co. Ltd (NNPC Ltd).

Report: Angolan oil output up month on month in March

19 April 2022

The PetroAngola newsletter said in its latest monthly report that Angola had extracted a total of 35.417mn barrels of crude oil in the month of March, up by 9.5% on the February figure of 32.327mn barrels.

South Africa: Eco Atlantic deposits its share of Gazania-1 drilling costs

19 April 2022

UK-based Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, the operator of Block 2B offshore South Africa, has contributed its required share of the projected cost of drilling the Gazania-1 exploration well.

Greenpeace decries DRC’s decision to auction off 16 blocks

19 April 2022

Greenpeace International issued a statement on April 14 criticising the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for its decision to approve the Ministry of Hydrocarbons’ plan to auction off 14 onshore blocks.

Sonangol to move forward with Lobito refinery project even though it has no partner yet

19 April 2022

Angola’s national oil company Sonangol has decided to move forward with the construction of a new refinery at Lobito even though it has yet to choose a partner for the project.

NNPC head sees AKK gas pipeline launched in Q1-2023

19 April 2022

Mele Kyari, the group managing director of NNPC Ltd, expects the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) natural gas pipeline to begin regular commercial operations in the first quarter of 2023.

Kenyan government says fuel crisis to end, slams hoarding, probes exports

15 April 2022

Kenya’s government has assured consumers that normal supply of petrol and diesel will resume within 72 hours from Sunday April 17.

Italy’s campaigns for North African gas

14 April 2022

Officials in Rome, along with representatives of Eni, are stepping up efforts to secure gas from Libya, Algeria and Egypt.