The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that it is working on the right strategies to remain in business for a long time. The Group Managing Director of the corporation, Maikanti Baru, who spoke at the NNPC first quarter 2018 top management steering committee meeting in Abuja at the weekend, said in order to operate as
NIGERIA: NNPC to begin retail of petrol across West Africa
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) would begin retailing of petroleum products across markets in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the next two years. NNPC Group Managing Director, Maikanti Baru, who rebranded key downstream subsidiaries of the group yesterday, in Abuja, said the company would own 30 per cent market share
US oil and gas production is leaving Saudi Arabia and Russia behind
For seven straight years, the US has pumped more oil and gas out of the ground than any other country. That lead will only widen, states the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The independent energy statistical agency describes the US as “the undisputed oil and gas leader in the world over the next several decades.” It
GAMBIA: Fuel Prices increase again
The pump price of fuel has been increasing from D42 to D45.50 per litre in October 2017, despite a 40 percent decrease in price of crude oil at the time as acknowledged by the Minister of Transport. It was further increased to D48.16 in December 2017 and now it is being sold over D50 per
Kenya’s oil ambitions receive boost
Kenya’s oil ambitions received a boost after the government reached a revenue-sharing deal with the Turkana local government and community where the lucrative oilfields are located. But the road to first oil and sustained production remains fraught with political uncertainty and volatility as some within the local community still remain unconvinced. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta
NIGERIA: Oil workers reject service agreement in PIB
Oil workers under the auspices of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have rejected the Service Level Agreement (SLA) in Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). They described the agreement reached between the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and
NIGERIA: Marketers urge government to remove VAT on cooking gas
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has urged the Federal Government to remove Value Added Tax (VAT) on locally produced Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also called cooking gas. Its President, Nosa Ogieva-Okunbor, told reporters in Lagos that VAT payment on locally processed LPG makes it expensive and unattractive to imported LPG, which
Iraq exported more than 100 mn oil barrels in April-ministry
Iraq exported more than 100 million barrels of oil during the month of April, the oil ministry said on Wednesday, noting that revenues exceeded USD6.5 billion. Ministry spokesman, Assem Jihad, quoting a final statistic by the state-run oil marketing company, SOMO, said exports stood at 100.197.197 barrels during the month of April, yielding revenues of
Uganda signs deal with consortium to build oil refinery
Uganda signed an agreement with an international consortium of energy industry investors to build a long-delayed oil refinery, according to an official statement. The consortium — a partnership of four Italian and Mauritian companies including Nuovo Pignone International owned by US-giant General Electric — agreed to build and operate the refinery near Hoima on the
Magufuli calls for speedy implementation of Tanzania-Uganda oil pipeline project
Magufuli said this while on a three-day state visit to Uganda Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Thursday called for a speedy execution of the 1,445-kilometer East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project running from Hoima, in mid-western Uganda to Tanzania’s Indian Ocean port of Tanga. Addressing a public rally in Ruzingwa Village in Uganda, Magufuli