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East Africa moves towards LPG-based energy transition

15 May 2025

The demand for cleaner fuels in East Africa is growing quickly as the region’s growth continues, with a local Nairobi-based company – Gasfil – offering to carry the torch.

Nigeria’s CNG initiative stalls due to infrastructure gaps, says former industry official

14 May 2025

Nigeria’s Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG) initiative is facing significant delays due to infrastructure shortfalls nearly two years after its launch, according to a former energy sector official.

NNPCL must transfer revenue gains from subsidy to government accounts, says World Bank

14 May 2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Co. Ltd has only been sending 50% of profits gained from the removal of petrol subsidies to the federation account, according to the World Bank.

Nigeria's Dangote refinery cancels planned June maintenance

14 May 2025

Nigeria’s 650,000 barrel per day Dangote refinery has cancelled planned maintenance at its petrol-making unit due to having finished the works during an unplanned shutdown between April 7 to May 11.

Final investment decision on Morocco-Nigeria $25bn gas pipeline expected by end-2025

14 May 2025

Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, said the final investment decision on the $25bn Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project is expected by the end of 2025.

Nigerian Navy recovers 8,660 litres of crude from six illegal refineries

14 May 2025

The Nigeria Navy revealed this week that it had destroyed six illegal refineries and recovered around 8,660 litres of stolen crude and 1,005 litres of petrol total in the Obodo Omadina community, Warri.

Half of Borsa Istanbul-listed companies post 1Q loss

14 May 2025

Excluding banks, 265 out of Turkey’s 521 Borsa Istanbul-listed companies reported a loss in the first quarter of 2025, according to business daily Ekonomim.

Iranian petchem giant to invest $200mn in flare gas recovery in Khuzestan oil fields

13 May 2025

Iran’s largest petrochemical conglomerate, the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. (PGPIC), plans to pour $200mn into a flare gas recovery project in the West Karoun oil region of Khuzestan province, southwest Iran.

Egypt eyes long-term contracts for Qatari natural gas supply

13 May 2025

Egypt and Qatar are planning to sign long-term contracts for the supply of Qatari natural gas to meet Egypt’s domestic energy needs.

Tanzania unveils Africa’s second-largest CNG station to power shift away from petrol

12 May 2025

Tanzania has inaugurated Africa’s second-largest Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mother station in Dar es Salaam. The TZS 18.9bn ($7.043mn) facility, launched on May 10, can refuel 1,200 vehicles daily and serve eight vehicles at once.

Sudan plans to shut down oil facilities in Port Sudan due to RSF attacks

12 May 2025

The country’s energy minister Mohieddien Saied said the RSF attacks have severely affected oil production and export capabilities. The attacks have undermined both Sudan and South Sudan economically.

Amid oil price challenges, Aramco announces Q1 results

12 May 2025

Aramco has reported a fall in Q1 net income, reflecting the turbulence of global energy markets and softer oil prices

Iran courts foreign investors to expand petrochemical sector

11 May 2025

Iran had held promising talks with foreign companies during its annual oil show in Tehran to attract investment to its petrochemical sector, a deputy oil minister said.

Iran to commission refining projects worth $3bn this year, deputy oil minister says

11 May 2025

Iran plans to bring online new oil refining projects worth $3bn by the end of the current Persian calendar year in a bid to beef up its domestic production capacity and cut down on costly fuel imports, an official said.

Workers angered by “poverty wages” at Turkish refiner TUPRAS block highway, hold marches at several company sites

8 May 2025

Workers at largest Turkish refiner TUPRAS, who have been resisting a signed collective bargaining agreement for weeks, blocked a highway near a refining site in Gebze, southeast of Istanbul, and took part in marches at other company refineries.

UAE reportedly to co-fund $25bn Nigeria–Morocco gas pipeline project

8 May 2025

The UAE has joined countries and institutions that have shown interest in funding the $25bn Nigeria–Morocco gas pipeline project, days after the US showed a similar interest.

Escalated tensions in Port Sudan to affect South Sudan’s resumed oil exports

7 May 2025

Drone attacks and escalated struggles in Port Sudan are expected to affect South Sudan’s main oil exports, a few days after the country announced the repair of its oil pipeline. Port Sudan is currently under attack by Sudan’s paramilitary RSF.

Iranian methanol exports to China under threat

7 May 2025

Iran’s methanol exports to China are under threat following warnings from the US of yet more sanctions on Iranian oil and petrochemical buyers amid nuclear talks, according to Bloomberg.

Nigerian Warri refinery staff shut down operations over ‘workplace slavery’

7 May 2025

Support workers of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Co. (WRPC) in Nigeria’s Delta State have staged a protest against alleged “workplace slavery,” halting all operations at the 125,000bpd plant on May 5.

Biofuel production needs $1bn investment, says Wood Mackenzie director

1 May 2025

Increasing the production of biofuels will require investment of around $1bn, according to Ian Simm, director at Wood Mackenzie, who spoke at the Caspian and Central Asia Oil trading and logistics forum in Baku last week.

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