DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa

8 January 2025

SERAP threatens NNPCL with legal action over missing funds

7 January 2025

Nigeria’s Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Co. Ltd.’s (NNPCL) CEO Mele Kyari to account for alleged missing funds.

Aramco considers new oil refinery in Bangladesh

7 January 2025

Saudi Aramco’s Ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Youssef Essa Al Duhailan said on January 5 that Aramco was keen to construct a new oil refinery in the country that would help supply domestic and regional markets in the area.

Sudan lifts force majeure on oil exports

7 January 2025

Sudan has lifted its 10-month force majeure on oil exports through pipelines moving oil from South Sudan to Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast, a Reuters report revealed on January 6.

Iraqi cabinet signs off on Basrah-Haditha pipeline

7 January 2025

The Iraqi cabinet has sanctioned the Basrah-Haditha oil pipeline project