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NNPC Seeks Operators for Port Harcourt Oil Refinery

Nigerian oil company the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has launched a tender inviting private operators to operate and maintain the West African country’s Port Harcourt oil refinery. The tender aims to engage operations and maintenance companies that will ensure reliability and sustainability at the refinery to meet Nigeria’s fuel supply needs while ensuring energy security. The scope of the contract will cover various refinery business processes, including optimization of operations, maintenance, health and safety,

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Angola Oil Production Averaged 1.098 M BPD in 2023

Angola’s crude oil production was steady throughout 2023, with output averaging 1.098 million barrels per day (bpd). According to the country’s national regulator, the National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG), output during the period January 2023 to December 2023 equated to 400.72 million bpd, making the country the third largest producer in Africa. While production marginally declined from 2022 levels of 1.16 million bpd, December 2023 showed a slight increase in output, with production

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Nine companies selected to operate in the Lower Congo and Kwanza Oil basins

The companies and consortiums qualified to operate in the oil blocks of the Lower Congo and Kwanza Onshore Basins are already known from this fiscal year onwards. According to a statement released yesterday Jan 22nd by the National Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG), the public tender for the Lower Congo and Kwanza Onshore Basins, open last year to national or foreign entities, resulted in the qualification of companies and constitution of contractor groups. According

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150,000 fuel retail outlets set to receive their fuel supply from Dangote

About 150,000 fuel stations run by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) have been sanctioned to receive fuel supplies from the newly built private Dangote refinery. This was disclosed after a meeting between the officials from the Dangote refinery and executives of IPMAN. Fuel cost after the supply still remains unknown as there has been no full disclosure on the subject. A report from the Punch Newspaper disclosed that executives from the Independent

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Sonangol Launches International Fuel Supplier Competition for 2024-2025

Sonangol announced, in a statement, on Wednesday January 17th, that it had launched an international competition to select fuel suppliers to the country for the period from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025. In the document, the company declares that it has launched a limited tender, for which it invited 14 companies, of which some will be selected to conclude contracts to supply gasoline and diesel in the form of on-site delivery. Competitions of

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Nigerian Consortium Secures Shell’s Onshore Oil Assets for $1.3 Billion

British Multinational oil and gas company shell, is set to divest the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), which holds onshore oil assets in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The sale, valued at $1.3 billion, involves a consortium primarily composed of local energy entities including ND Western, Aradel Energy, First E&P, Waltersmith, and Petrolin. Additional payments of up to $1.1 billion are anticipated and the completion of the transaction is contingent upon

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Nigeria’s NNPC Receives First Tranche of $3.3B Afreximbank Loan

The African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) has disbursed a $2.25-billion loan to support the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in bolstering services across the petroleum value chain and improving the country’s macroeconomic stability. The loan is part of a $3.3-billion financial package extended to the NNPC by Afreximbank, Gunvor International BV and Sahara Energy Resources Limited. In addition to restoring stability, the loan serves to facilitate Nigeria’s access to import financing for raw materials and essential

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DANGOTE PETROLEUM REFINERY STARTS PRODUCTION

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has commenced production of diesel and aviation fuel. President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, elatedly thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his support, encouragement, and thoughtful advice towards the actualization of this project. Dangote also thanked the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and Nigerians for their support and belief in the historic project. “We

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Sonangol confirms existence of Oil in the Cuanza onshore Basin

Sonangol confirmed, on Thursday, the existence of oil in almost the entire thickness of the Cuanza Onshore Basin, after drilling “considered very positive”. In a press release that was released today, the state oil company states that the discovery significantly increases the remaining potential of the Tobias field. “The production capacity of the well will be verified after tests are carried out to be carried out soon”, the note adds.  According to the document, the

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Minister of State: High price of a barrel of oil “no longer solves our problem”

The Minister of State for Economic Coordination, José de Lima Massano, stated, Wednesday, in Luanda, that the country is going through a moment in which it is not enough to just have “the highest price per barrel of oil or more oil production”, considering that “this is no longer what solves our problem”. When speaking at the 11th edition of CaféCIPRA, which is currently taking place under the theme “Impact of private investment in the

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