Category: Oil & Gas
OPEC revises 2021 global oil demand to 5.7 mb/d
”Revisions were mainly to account for slower than anticipated demand from China and India in Third Quarter 2021.
Nigeria lost N898.93bn to pipeline vandalism, theft in nine months
Between January and September 2021, Nigeria lost N898.93bn to crude oil losses and repairs of vandalised pipelines, among others, documents obtained from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited showed.
NNPC refineries generate zero revenue, pay workers N69bn
Workers at the government-owned refineries were paid a total of N69.07bn last year, even as the plants generated zero revenue as they did not process a single barrel of crude oil.
Governors, Sylva’s panel to work on PIA’s grey areas
At their 33rd teleconference meeting, the governors’ under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), agreed to set up a seven-man panel to work out the gray areas with the federal committee.
Petrol price remains until FG, labour end negotiations — PPPRA
The Executive Secretary, PPPRA, Abdulkadir Saidu, who said this in a statement issued in Abuja, stated that petrol price would be adjusted in a way that it would not cause hardship on consumers.
FG warns against repollution of Ogoni land
The Federal Government says that the clean-up of oil-impacted sites in Ogoni land, Rivers State, is ongoing, but warned against acts capable of causing a re-pollution of the area.
Foreign refineries process N2.39tn oil for Nigeria in 13 months
Foreign refineries processed crude oil valued at N2.39tn between March 2020 and March 2021 to ensure domestic supply of refined petroleum products in Nigeria as the country’s plants remained in a state of disrepair.
PIC Group awarded O&M Support Services Agreement for a new refinery in Nigeria
Having operated and maintained assets, deployed and trained workforces in remote locations around the world, and building on years of experience in Nigeria, PIC Group has entered into a 5-year service agreement with Azikel Petroleum Ltd. for the new Azikel Refinery to be located in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Senate passes Petroleum Industry Bill, approves 3% for host communities
The Senate on Thursday passed the Petroleum Industry Bill and approved 3 per cent for the host communities
OP-ED: Changing SA fuel landscape opens fields for new BEE players
The spate of recent closures of major refineries in South Africa, and the uncertainty over whether it’s worthwhile to lift the local refining industry up off its knees, has fundamentally changed the country’s fuel landscape.