Nigeria’s Dangote refinery launches continent’s biggest IPO
Lagos – Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote on Monday launched what is slated to be Africa’s biggest initial public offering... Read more
15 Sep
37 people die from fumes during oil pipeline theft in Nigeria: NGO
Port Harcourt – At least 37 people died early Thursday in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern Niger Delta after inhaling fumes... Read more
4 Sep
Uganda names its oil ‘Pearl Sweet’ as it prepares for first exports
Hoima – Uganda officially named its oil “Pearl Sweet” on Wednesday as its energy secretary said it expects to... Read more
3 Sep
Libya state oil company reaches production-sharing deal with Chevron
Tripoli – Libya’s state-owned oil company NOC announced on Monday it had reached a production-sharing agreement with US energy... Read more
25 Aug
North African oil giant strikes into Dangote territory with first Jet A1 supply to Niger
Abuja -Algeria’s state-owned energy giant Sonatrach has begun supplying Jet A1 aviation fuel to Niger, opening a new fuel... Read more
17 Aug
Fire breaks out after attack on major Libya gasoline tank
Tripoli – A major gasoline reservoir in Libya’s Zawiya, west of Tripoli, caught fire and collapsed on Monday after... Read more
11 Aug
Shell knew of pipeline oil theft but kept pumping, Amnesty report alleges
Abuja – Shell executives knew oil thieves were tapping pipelines but declined to shut them down in order to... Read more
29 Jul
Dangote’s $17bn Kenya oil refinery faces fresh calls to be halted – here’s why
Nairobi – Climate rights group Greenpeace Africa called on Tuesday for a halt to a proposed mega oil refinery... Read more
15 Jul
Nigeria oil output hits six-year high, above OPEC target
Abuja – Nigeria’s crude production reached a 74-month high last month, authorities said over the weekend, hitting an average... Read more
14 Jul
Here is where Africa’s richest man is building his next oil giant – and why
Lagos – Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, will build a 700,000-barrels per day east African oil refinery in Lamu... Read more
8 Jul
