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NMDPRA Bans 60,000-litre Fuel Tankers From Nigerian Roads March 1

NMDPRA Bans 60,000-litre Fuel Tankers From Nigerian Roads March 1

February 19, 2025

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has announced a ban on 60,000-litre fuel tankers from operating on Nigerian roads, effective March 1, 2025 to mitigate truck-in-transit incidents. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, Ogbugo Ukoha, NMDPRA Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage, and Retailing Infrastructure, said the decision was made in response […]Read More

Weafri Expands HIGH-Tech Partnership with Malaysian Oil & Gas Innovators to Cut Costs

Weafri Expands HIGH-Tech Partnership with Malaysian Oil & Gas Innovators to

February 19, 2025

From Right, Umar Salihu Abdul, Malaysia Trade Office Marketing Manager; Muhammad Nizamudin Bin Che Mood, Chief Finance Officer TNF; Ahmad Muzammil Bin Abdul Aziz, Marketing Manager Merit; Chris Onyekwere, Executive Director WEAFRI; Jude Bryan S. Dass, Malaysia Assistant Trade Commissioner; Izuchukwu Peter, Cell Lead Helicoid Operation Weafri; Akmal Arman Bin Azwan, Project Engineer Merit; Mohd […]Read More

Nigeria Introduces Stiffer Penalties for Electricity Theft to Combat Revenue Loss

Nigeria Introduces Stiffer Penalties for Electricity Theft to Combat Revenue

February 19, 2025

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has announced stiffer administrative charges to combat the menace of electricity theft and other unauthorised or illegal connections, with charges ranging from ₦100,000 to ₦300,000. The Regulator stated in paragraph 9 of the Amended Order on Unauthorised Access, Meter Tampering, and By-pass 2025 that the objectives of the Order […]Read More

Growth in global electricity demand, set to accelerate

Growth in global electricity demand, set to accelerate

February 18, 2025

Increase in global electricity demand and consumption through 2027 expected to average around 4% annually, driven by growing use for industry, air conditioning, electrification and data centres. The world’s global electricity demand is set to rise at its fastest pace in recent years, growing at close to 4% annually through 2027 as power use climbs […]Read More

NNPC Denies Selling Substandard Fuel, Says PMS Sourced From Dangote

NNPC Denies Selling Substandard Fuel, Says PMS Sourced From Dangote

February 15, 2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd strongly refutes the false and misleading allegations made in a viral online video, which claims that NNPC fuel does not last.  In a statement on Saturday by its spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, the NNPC said this assertion is baseless and entirely unfounded, originating from unverified and amateur research that […]Read More

National Grid Records Disturbance, Plunges Nigeria Into Darkness

National Grid Records Disturbance, Plunges Nigeria Into Darkness

February 12, 2025

The electricity transmission system popularly known as the national grid experienced a system outage on Wednesday morning, leaving many Nigerians without electricity. This marks the first grid disturbance in 2025 following a line-tripping incident in January. In 2024, the grid collapsed 12 times. Confirming the development on X, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company stated: “Dear […]Read More

Africa Energy Bank To Launch In Nigeria By Q1, 2025

Africa Energy Bank To Launch In Nigeria By Q1, 2025

February 11, 2025

The Africa Energy Bank (AEB) to be hosted in Nigeria is expected to take off officially by the first quarter of this year, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil) said Tuesday. Senator Heineken Lokpobiri made this known while giving a keynote address at the ninth edition of the Sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition […]Read More

Dangote Refinery To Hit 650,000 BPD Full Capacity In A Month

Dangote Refinery To Hit 650,000 BPD Full Capacity In A

February 10, 2025

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery, the largest in Africa, is on track to achieve its full production capacity of 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) within the next 30 days. Edwin Devakumar, the refinery’s Vice President, shared this update in an interview with Reuters on Monday. He highlighted the refinery’s progress since it began operations, marking a […]Read More

NNPC Denies Explosion at Warri Refinery, Confirms Maintenance

NNPC Denies Explosion at Warri Refinery, Confirms Maintenance

February 8, 2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has refuted claims of an explosion at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC). In a statement released on Friday, Olufemi Soneye, NNPC’s Chief Communications Officer, dismissed the reports as “completely false” and assured the public of the refinery’s operational stability. “NNPC Ltd. wishes to clarify that there […]Read More

NNPC, First E&P JV Achieves 96% Reduction In Routine Gas Flaring

NNPC, First E&P JV Achieves 96% Reduction In Routine Gas

February 6, 2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and First Exploration & Petroleum Development Company Limited (First E&P) Joint Venture (JV) has successfully achieved a 96% reduction in routine flaring of associated gas (AG) from the Anyala (OML 83) and Madu (OML 85) fields.  This is a significant stride towards supporting Nigeria’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas […]Read More

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