AfrOil - Africa Oil & Gas

30 January 2025

Warri, Port Harcourt set to boost Nigerian self-sufficiency

29 January 2025

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) released a statement on January 26 praising the newly commissioned 210,000 barrel per day Port Harcourt refinery and 150,000 bpd Warri refinery.

Nigeria to construct five mini-LNG plants

29 January 2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Co. Ltd (NNPCL) has approved plans to construct five mini-liquefied natural gas plants in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, with a groundbreaking ceremony set to take place on February 6.

South Africa: ACSA urges government to secure strategic jet fuel reserves amid ongoing refinery crisis

29 January 2025

South Africa's state-run Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has urged the government to establish a policy for maintaining strategic jet fuel reserves, particularly in light of the count.

Nigerian marketers may drop Dangote Refinery in favour of low-cost imports

29 January 2025

Nigerian oil marketers revealed this week that the price of petrol imports had dropped from N955 ($0.61) per litre to N922.65 ($0.59), with the price encompassing import duties, shipping fees and exchange rate fluctuations.

Trump calls on OPEC to ramp up oil supply

28 January 2025

"Right now the price is high enough that that war will continue," Trump said at Davos.

Nigerian president to inaugurate five mini LNG projects

27 January 2025

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate the construction of five mini liquefied natural gas projects in Ajaokuta on January 30.

ASX-listed Red Sky Energy makes its first African oil and gas market entry in Angola

27 January 2025

Red Sky Energy, an Australian oil and gas exploration and development company, has made its debut in Africa’s oil and gas market by securing a 35% interest in Block 6/24, situated offshore in Angola’s Kwanza Basin.

Fire breaks out at Sudan’s largest oil refinery Al-Jaili

27 January 2025

A fire broke out at Sudan’s largest oil refinery, Al-Jaili, on January 22, with thick smoke visible over Bahri and neighbouring Omdurman

Libyan oil production increases to 1.418mn bpd

26 January 2025

Libyan oil production rose to 1.418mn barrels per day on January 26, up from 1.408m days earlier, the Libya Observer reported. Condensate production fell to 45,595 barrels from 51,064 barrels.

NNPC launches pipeline overhaul to boost Nigeria’s energy security

23 January 2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has launched a major rehabilitation programme to modernise its ageing pipelines and depots, aiming to bolster Nigeria’s energy infrastructure and resolve inefficiencies in petroleum distribution.