By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE Dangote Petroleum Refinery, hailed as Africa’s biggest industrial project and Nigeria’s long-awaited answer to decades of fuel import dependence, is once again in the spotlight—but this time for all the wrong reasons. On 24 September, management announced a sweeping reorganisation of its workforce after what it described as “repeated sabotage” within […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to attracting new investments in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector to spur industrialisation and economic growth. Presidential Adviser on Energy, Olu Verheijen, said this during a meeting with Tony Attah, MD of Renaissance Africa Energy, which recently acquired Shell’s onshore assets. She noted that reforms […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE NIGERIA LNG Ltd. (NLNG) has won the 2025 Best Corporate Training Partner Award from the Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) at the 4th Human Capital Development Awards in Lagos. The award recognises NLNG’s sustained investment in workforce development, skills transfer, and education. Receiving the award on behalf of NLNG, […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE NIGERIA’S oil production rose to 1.71 million barrels per day (mbpd) in July 2025, including condensates, with crude oil alone averaging 1.51 mbpd. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) credited the rebound to intensified air operations under Operation Delta Safe, targeting oil theft, sabotage, and illegal refining across Niger Delta states. Air missions […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE BORNO South Senator Ali Ndume has accused fuel importers of orchestrating a smear campaign against the Dangote Refinery, dismissing claims of monopoly in Nigeria’s oil market. In a statement on Wednesday, the APC senator said importers failed to build refineries despite multiple licences issued by past governments but are now “ganging up” […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE SHELL has purchased a petrol cargo from the Dangote Refinery, as another shipment of Nigerian-made gasoline heads to the United States. Reuters reports that global trader Vitol, in partnership with U.S. distributor Sunoco, delivered the refinery’s first gasoline cargo to New York Harbor aboard the Gemini Pearl. A second shipment handled by […]
By MELVIN KOFFA NIGERIA’S vast natural gas reserves will play a central role in powering the country’s ambitious 4,000km high-speed rail project, capable of reaching speeds up to 350 km/h, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Dr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has said. Speaking at the International Railway Conference 2025 in Abuja, Ekpo described the […]
NIGERIA has marked a historic turning point in its oil and gas sector with the completion of the $400 million Otakikpo Terminal in Rivers State by Green Energy International Limited (GEIL)—the country’s first fully indigenous crude oil export facility. For over 50 years, Nigeria’s crude exports have been funneled through foreign-built terminals owned and operated […]
THE Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a significant step in reshaping Nigeria’s fuel supply chain, revealing a new pricing structure for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and plans to commence direct distribution of petrol to filling stations nationwide from Monday 15 September 2025. In a statement released Thursday, the refinery confirmed that the gantry price has […]
NIGERIA’S upstream oil industry has achieved a major milestone, with crude oil losses from theft and metering challenges falling to their lowest level in nearly 16 years. The latest Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) report, tracking crude oil losses up to July 2025, revealed that daily losses averaged just 9,600 barrels per day (bpd)—a […]