The Dangote Refinery, Africa’s largest, has resumed importing crude oil from the United States after a three-month hiatus. This move comes as the refinery continues to ramp up its production capacity and meet growing domestic and regional fuel demand. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that the cargo conveying two million barrels of WTI Midland crude from […]Read More
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has officially introduced the Utapate crude oil blend, its latest crude oil grade, before the international crude oil market. A development that could pose a significant boost to Nigeria’s volatile crude production, revenue generation, and economic growth efforts. Utapate crude oil blend is the latest offering from NNPC […]Read More
The Nigerian Navy, operating under the framework of Operation DELTA SANITY, uncovered and dismantled 23 illegal refinery sites while recovering a significant quantity of stolen crude oil in October. This was made known in a statement issued by Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, the Director of Naval Information, on Tuesday in Abuja. Adams-Aliu stated that the operation also […]Read More
Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), has revealed that the state-owned oil company and its partners have revved up crude oil and gas production to 1.8 million barrels per day (mbpd) and 7.4 billion standard cubic feet per day (scfd). This was announced by Olufemi O. Soneye, […]Read More
The NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has executed a Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) with Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC, made this known in a statement obtained by EnergyPlanets on Wednesday. According to him, the agreement […]Read More
Senegal is on the verge of committing $2.7 billion to its international programme aimed at reducing emissions and cutting reliance on fossil fuels, contingent on the ruling party’s success in this weekend’s parliamentary elections. “If Prime Minister Sonko’s party wins a majority, an announcement could come quickly after the election,” said Remy Rioux, CEO of […]Read More
The global oil market has remained steady despite the 2024 US presidential election, with prices for key crude benchmarks, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude, showing little movement. WTI is currently trading at $71.83 per barrel, reflecting a small 0.36 percent change, while Brent crude stands at $75.48, with just a 0.40 percent fluctuation. […]Read More
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has announced that the petrol it plans to import will be more affordable than the current rates in the country. In a statement, PETROAN’s National Public Relations Officer, Dr. Joseph Obele, emphasised the need for healthy competition in a deregulated market. He revealed that PETROAN […]Read More
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has clarified that it has not received any payments from the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) for refined petroleum products. In a statement issued by Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of the Dangote Group, the refinery stated that discussions with IPMAN are still ongoing. “It is […]Read More
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has announced that its members are unable to load petrol from the Dangote Refinery in Lagos, despite having paid ₦40 billion to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). IPMAN President Abubakar Garima made this statement during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday. […]Read More
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