DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa

23 April 2022

Senegal jet fuel shortage: Air France flights from Dakar to refuel in Spain

21 April 2022

Air France said on April 20 that flights from Senegal's capital Dakar to Paris will make refuelling stops in Spain's Las Palmas. The stopovers were due a “refined products shortage” in the West African country.

Ghana: West African Gas Pipeline records highest ever daily delivery

21 April 2022

This indicates the highest one-day peak of 258MMscfd, given the history of gas supply challenges on the WAGP.

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).

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.

Director charged in Kenyan court for illegally filling LPG cylinders

18 April 2022

Abdikalik Mohamed has been charged in Kenya’s law court for filling liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) into cylinders of other brands without prior written consent.

ITFC provides $37.8mn to support energy and food security in Comoros

18 April 2022

International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) has approved two new financing facilities for €35mn ($37.8mn) in favour of Union of Comoros.

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.

Kenya cushions pump prices for consumers while raising retail prices

15 April 2022

Kenya’s energy regulator has hiked the retail price of petrol, diesel and kerosene but continues to implement the petroleum development levy (PDL) to cushion consumers from otherwise high prices.

Rubis Energy Kenya denies its chief executive deported over fuel shortages

15 April 2022

Rubis Energy Kenya has denied its boss Jean-Christian Bergeron was deported by the East African country’s government to France on Wednesday night April 13.

ADNOC orders two LNG tankers from Shanghai yard

14 April 2022

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) has confirmed it is to order two 175,000 cubic metre LNG tankers from Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard as part of plans to expand its shipping fleet and to raise LNG production.

Kenya’s government deports Bergeron to France

14 April 2022

Rubis Energy Kenya chief executive officer Jean-Christian Bergeron has been deported by the East African country’s government to his native France.