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NNPCL refuses to buy gasoline from Dangote refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Co. Ltd.’s (NNPCL) spokesperson Olufemi Soneye said last week that the company would not be purchasing fuel produced by 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote Refinery.
Petchem output, export set to rise, Iranian deputy oil minister says
Iran's petrochemical sector is poised for a significant boost in production and export this year, Deputy Oil Minister Morteza Shahmirzaei said.
Iraqi oil exports to US increase alongside budget issues
Iraq’s weekly oil exports to the United States have increased as of last week – according to an announcement made by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Sunday.
Iran continues to increase petrochemical capacity
The head of Iran’s National Petrochemical Co. (NPC) Morteza Shahmirzaei announced on Monday that five major petrochemical projects had started operations since the beginning of 2024.
Egypt reviews WEPCO, Bapetco performance, discusses Hamra terminal expansion
Egypt’s petroleum minister Karim Badawi has met with two of the country’s petroleum companies to review their performance over the 2023/2024 fiscal year.
Methanex, Egypt meet to discuss methanol production
Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi met with the Senior Vice President of Corporate Resources Brad Boyd at Canadian-based Methanex Co. on Sunday to discuss production rates of methanol in Egypt.
Iranian pump owners' union says fuel smuggling is systematic
The spokesperson for Iran's Fuel Stations Union said that 25mn litres of petrol were smuggled out of the country every single day in a wholesale and systematic way involving “hundreds of road tankers.”
ADNOC buys stake in ExxonMobil's Baytown project
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) has signed an agreement to acquire a 35% equity stake in ExxonMobil’s proposed low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Baytown, Texas.
Iran's parliament seeks to reform petrol rationing based on ID numbers
Iran’s parliament has drafted a bill to allocate a monthly petrol quota to each citizen with a national identification number, scrapping the current rationing system that doles out fuel to each car.
Jordan contracts FSU from BW Group for 10 years
Iranian VP calls vehicle fuel subsidies senseless amid growing shortages
The mismatch between petrol production and consumption in Iran has widened to a daily deficit of 30mn litres, First Vice President Mohammadreza Aref said as he called heavy fuel subsidies senseless.
Iran’s VP raps vulnerability of fuel pumps in face of cyberattacks
Iran’s First Vice President Mohammadreza Aref criticised the former oil minister for failing to thwart two cyberattacks that paralyzed petrol stations nationwide, accusing Javad Owji of “negligence.”
DMEA: QatarEnergy to build new urea fertiliser plant
Collective effort needed to shore up Iran’s petroleum industry
Iran's New Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has taken the helm of the country's petroleum industry at a time when it faces major economic, developmental, managerial, international and human resource challenges.
Nigeria’s $6bn petrol debt explained
Nigeria’s National Petroleum Corporation Ltd is facing severe financial strain, with over $6bn owed to petrol suppliers.
NNPCL searches for private companies to run refineries
The NNPCL has revealed that it may be selling Nigeria’s Warri and Kaduna refineries to private companies.
Student union urges Tinubu to support Dangote Refinery as it begins gasoline production
The West African Students’ Union (WASU) has asked Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to take action to help the country’s 650,000 barrel per day Dangote refinery.
Iran’s petchem exports soar 12.8% in five months, official data shows
Iran’s export of petrochemical products surged by 12.8% in the first five months of the current Persian calendar year (March 21-August 21) compared to the same period last year, said the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
QatarEnergy to build new urea fertiliser plant
QatarEnergy has revealed that it will be constructing a new urea fertiliser plant at Mesaieed Industrial City that will make Qatar the largest urea exporter in the world by 2030.
Libyan oil terminal set to resume exports following political turmoil
Engineers based at Libya’s Sarir, Messla and Nafoura told Reuters this week that they had been ordered to resume production following a standoff between the country’s two opposing political factions.
$650mn Borouge dividend receives approval
ADNOC’s Borouge joint venture has received approval to begin paying out a $650mn H1-2024 interim dividend (7.94 fils per share), allowing shareholders to get a $1.3bn as dividend for the entirety of 2024 after “exceptional growth."
Minister warns of economic ‘shock’ in Iran in case of fuel price hike
Iran’s Economy Minister Abdolnaser Hemmati warned that any fuel price hike could push up basic goods prices, giving an economic “shock” to Iranian society.
Son of Iranian leader’s advisor acts as oil tycoon to sell crude, Bloomberg claims
An investigation revealed that the son of a top security adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had become a “kingpin” in global oil markets, even in the face of US sanctions.
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