DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa

DMEA: SS Lootah Group to turn used cooking oil into biofuel

Iraq blames pipeline delay on oil companies and Kurdish authorities

The Iraqi oil ministry has blamed the delayed opening of the Iraq-Turkey Crude Oil Pipeline on foreign oil companies as well as the Iraqi Kurdish authorities, due to failure to submit contracts for revision following a 2022 court ruling.

Sudan declares force majeure on oil exports

Sudan has declared a force majeure on oil exports, spelling potential disaster for its southern neighbour

SS Lootah Group to turn used cooking oil into biofuel

Dubai-based company SS Lootah Group is set to produce biofuel from used cooking oil through its subsidiary Lootah Biofuels in a bid to reduce CO2 emissions in the UAE.

Nigeria urged to reduce LPG prices

The Nigerian chieftain of the All Progressives Congress APC in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, made an appeal to President Bola Tinubu on March 24 to intervene in the high cost of liquefied petroleum gas.

Dangote set to begin diesel sales

Nigeria’s 650,000 barrel per day Dangote refinery may begin to sell petroleum products next week, according to the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN).