DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa

Nigerian interior minister says domestic commercial vehicle fleet should switch to CNG

Nigeria’s Interior Minister Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has urged the country to promote the use of natural gas as a motor fuel in order to improve the domestic fuel supply situation.

Libya looking ready to fund South Refinery project

DMEA: Different approaches to refining

Sylva says Nigeria is not running low on gasoline

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva told reporters in Abuja on March 8 that the country was not running short of gasoline, even though consumers still face long queues at many filling stations.

Israel to close Haifa refinery as Karish connects to the grid

Iran to expand refining capabilities

Mozambique: Petrolis completes mooring procedures for Coral Sul FLNG

Petrolis (Switzerland) reported on March 7 that it had wrapped up mooring procedures for the Coral Sul floating LNG vessel at the Coral natural gas field offshore Mozambique.

Italy set to expand Algerian gas purchases in coming months

Liberian government cautions against panic buying of fuel after surprise price hike

Liberia’s government has responded to reports of motor fuel hoarding following a price hike by urging consumers not to engage in panic buying.

Rwanda hikes motor fuel prices

The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has raised retail prices for motor fuel in response to the upswing in world crude oil prices, effective March 6.

Libya reopens four out of six oil export ports, NOC says

TAQA Arabia signs MoU with Tanzanian government for investment in natural gas distribution projects

Yemen’s fuel crisis worsens as blockades continue

ADNOC signs deal for TA’ZIZ methanol plant

Price deregulation needed as Nigeria eyes refining progress

EACJ postpones Uganda–Tanzania crude oil pipeline case over preliminary objections

The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has postponed hearing of a case seeking to temporarily stop construction of a crude oil export pipeline from Uganda to Tanzania’s coastline.

SPDC signs gas delivery deal with Dangote Fertiliser

Shell Petroleum Development Co. (SPDC), a joint venture between Shell (UK) and three other oil companies, has struck a deal on natural gas deliveries to the second phase of the Dangote Fertiliser plant.