DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa

27 January 2022

Buhari administration seeking to postpone Petroleum Industry Act implementation, minister says

26 January 2022

The administration of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari intends to propose an 18-month extension of the term for implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) adopted last August.

Nigeria keeps gasoline subsidy in place

26 January 2022

Nigeria’s government has abandoned plans for eliminating gasoline subsidies as of July 2022.

GNGC sees more than three-fold increase in gas flows between 2016 and 2021

26 January 2022

State-owned Ghana National Gas Co. (GNGC) has reportedly seen the volume of natural gas flowing through its transportation and distribution pipelines climb more than three-fold over the last five years.

Tanzania hopes new legal advisor will assist with signing of HGA on LNG project

26 January 2022

Tanzania’s government is still eager to sign a host government agreement (HGA) on the Tanzania LNG project by April of this year and hopes that the hiring of a legal advisor will help move the deal forward, Energy Minister January Makamba has said.

Nigeria: Plant official comments on start date for Dangote refinery

25 January 2022

A representative of the Dangote refinery has said that the exact start date of the new oil-processing plant will depend on the outcome of a testing programme that is due to wrap up late in the third quarter of 2022.

Nigeria seeks to expand use of CNG as vehicle fuel

25 January 2022

Nigeria’s government has presented a plan for expanding the sale of CNG at retail filling stations to operators in the downstream sector.