Nigeria

The government has granted permission to Russia's biggest oil companies to continue gasoline sales until the end February. This extends a waiver that was due to expire this Friday. The Russian government lifted the temporary ban at the end of November on gasoline exported by the majority of producers. However, the restrictions were extended to other exporters, such as independent traders or re-sellers until January 31. These restrictions will continue to be in effect in February. The first ban on gasoline imports was implemented in March of last year in response to a steep rise in wholesale fuel costs and...

Nigeria and the United States signed an agreement on Friday to repatriate about $52.88 million in possessions forfeited by previous Nigerian oil minister Diezani AlisonMadueke and her partners. The agreement breaks the ice for the first repatriation to Nigeria of properties outside the West African nation linked to Alison-Madueke. Nigerian Justice Minister Lateef Fagbemi stated the arrangement with the U.S. enables the repatriation of approximately $52.88. million arising from the loss of the Galactica assets,. linked to the previous Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani. Alison-Madueke and her partners. The agreement follows a 2017 civil grievance filed by the. U.S. Justice Department...

Nigeria has actually stepped up its drive to punish oil theft in the Niger Delta region as it goals to increase nationwide production to 3 million barrels per day in 2025. Africa's leading oil manufacturer, which relies on the commodity for around two-thirds of state earnings and more than 90% of foreign currency revenues, has been struck by large-scale oil theft that has curbed government financial resources in the last few years. While the government estimates oil output at around 2.06 million barrels each day (bpd) in next year's budget plan, actual production hovers around 1.8 million bpd, according to...

Nigeria's Dangote Refinery is now operating at 85% capability and is on course to provide Europeanstandard items by January, an executive said on Friday. The 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote oil refinery constructed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote in Lagos intends to compete with European refiners when operating at complete capability however had actually been having a hard time to protect enough crude in your area. We have actually increased to 550,000 bpd, that is 85% capability in unrefined distillation, Edwin Devakumar, head of the refinery, told Reuters. The refinery was required to source crude from global markets following a dispute with the...

The Nigerian government's plan to offer unrefined priced in the regional currency is failing, with refiners, including the giant Dangote Oil Refinery, saying they are still not able to protect adequate materials. To address obstacles in accessing foreign currency, the government in July stated it would sell crude priced in naira to local refineries for an initial six months starting in October. We need 650,000 barrels each day, (state oil company NNPC Ltd). consented to provide a minimum of 385,000 bpd however they are not even. delivering that, stated Edwin Devakumar, head of the Dangote. refinery. The refinery constructed by...

Nigeria's state oil firm NNPC stated on Thursday it had increased oil production to 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd), with the possibility of getting to 2 million bpd by yearend. Oil production at Africa's leading crude exporter was approximated at 1.3 million bpd in October, according to manufacturer group OPEC's newest report. Nigeria frequently counts condensate production of around 250,000 bpd as part of its production. The NNPC stated the boost was an outcome of collective efforts with its joint endeavor operators and its partners on production-sharing agreements, along with security firms and the federal government. The group has...

The Dangote Oil Refinery has capability to produce winter season diesel for the European market, an executive stated on Tuesday, a more sign of its capacity to disrupt the global refining market. The refinery developed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote on the borders of Lagos is expected to hit production of 550,000 barrels daily (bpd) this year, equivalent to 85% of its 650,000-barrel capacity. It started operations in January with output of products consisting of naphtha and jet fuel and started processing gas in September. We will have surplus production for export in all our items - gas, diesel, jet...

Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery has a stockpile of 500 million litres of fuel, its billionaire creator stated, countering claims by online marketers who asserted they required to supplement Dangote's supplies with imports to meet fuel lacks. Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu, had summoned oil regulators, the head of the state-owned NNPC, the finance minister, and Aliko Dangote to a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. The function was to examine a policy requiring NNPC to offer petroleum to the Dangote refinery in local naira currency in an effort to ease forex pressure and help the mega refinery safe sufficient crude to meet...

The following are the leading stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has actually not verified these stories and does not attest their accuracy. Headings - Volkswagen fined by UK regulator for treatment of consumers in monetary problem - Nigeria declines Shell's planned sale of $1.3 bln onshore production system - UK will offer $3 bln towards G7 loan for Ukraine - UK workers' rights reforms to cost services 5 bln pounds a year - Serious Scams Workplace probes ₤ 112mn hotel developed by leading UK trade union Introduction - UK's monetary regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, on Monday fined Volkswagen...

Nigeria took a significant step in its quest to earn revenue from its large gas reserves, signing a. handle joint venture partners to provide gas to a proposed. $ 3.5 billion Brass fertilizer and petrochemical plant, an. official stated on Friday. Under the agreement, joint venture partners including Shell. , TotalEnergies and Eni will deliver. an approximated 270 million standard cubic feet of gas daily to. the plant in Brass, in Nigeria's coastal Bayelsa state. Petroleum Ministry Permanent Secretary Nicholas Agbo Ella. stated the Gas Sale and Purchase Arrangement is a part of the Brass. Fertilizer and Petrochemical Job, which...

An Italian court sentenced on Tuesday 2 Milan district attorneys to 8 months in jail for failing to file documents that would have supported energy group Eni's position in a worldwide corruption case. Eni, Shell, and all the defendants were nonetheless acquitted by a court in Milan in March 2021 in what became referred to as the market's most significant corruption case, which focused on the $1.3 billion acquisition of a Nigerian oilfield a years earlier. Judges in a court in the northern city of Brescia ruled that Milan district attorneys Fabio De Pasquale and Sergio Spadaro had a. legal...

Nigeria's Dangote Oil Refinery has actually begun processing gas after delays caused by current crude shortages, an executive stated on Monday. The $20 billion refinery on the borders of Lagos, constructed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, started operations in January with output of products consisting of naphtha and jet fuel. With a capability of 650,000 barrels each day, Africa's largest refinery promises to relieve oil producer Nigeria's expensive reliance on imported oil items. We are evaluating the item (fuel) and subsequently it will start flowing into the item tanks, said Devakumar Edwin, a vice president at Dangote Industries Limited. He...

The head of the refinery announced on Monday that the Nigerian Dangote Oil Refinery, Africa's biggest, could start operating at full capacity within 30 days. The 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery built by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote in Lagos began processing crude into products, including diesel, naphtha and jet fuel, in January last year and started processing petrol in September. The company aims to compete against European refiners at full capacity, but has struggled to find enough crude locally. Edwin Devakumar said that the Dangote oil refining plant was currently running at 85% of its capacity. "We can reach 100 percent in just...

India's November crude imports revealed Middle Eastern oil at a 9month high while Russia accounted for its smallest share in 3 quarters, ship tracking data obtained from sources showed. Refiners in India have actually been making a pig of on cheaper Russian oil regardless of problems postured by sanctions targeted at lowering Moscow's. oil profits to money its war in Ukraine. The world's third biggest oil importer and consumer in. November delivered in 13% less Russia oil compared with October at. 1.52 million barrels per day (bpd), about 32% of India's total. intake, the information revealed. It imported 2.28 million...

India's month-to-month oil imports from Russia fell by 18.3% to about 1.7 million barrels each day (bpd) in August from the previous month due to lower crude processing by some refiners, tanker information gotten from trade sources showed. In contrast, China stepped up purchases of Russian oil last month, reclaiming the area of Moscow's leading oil client after India became the greatest purchaser for the very first time in July. The share of Russian oil in India's August imports declined to about 36% after rising for five straight months, the information showed. In July, Russian oil accounted for about 44%...

Nigeria's significant Dangote oil refinery is reselling freights of U.S. and Nigerian crude, 4 trade sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. 3 of the sources stated the reoffer was linked to technical issues at the refinery. A Dangote executive, asked about the offers and talk in the market that the refinery is having operational concerns affecting the unrefined distillation system, said the CDU functions. The refinery began production in January and will be the biggest in Africa and Europe when it reaches full capacity. It might overthrow what has actually been an extremely rewarding Europe-to-Africa fuel trade and...

Nigeria's Dangote refinery is in talks with Libya to protect crude for the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) plant and will likewise look for Angolan oil, a senior executive stated, as it looks for to overcome issues with domestic supplies. The $20 billion refinery, constructed by Africa's wealthiest man Aliko Dangote on the borders of Lagos is Africa's biggest, and is designed to end Nigeria's dependence on imported fuels because of inadequate refining capacity. Given that Dangote began operations in January, it has been unable to get adequate unrefined supplies in Nigeria, which, although Africa's biggest oil producer, is battling...

Kazakhstan resumed gas exports in May that had actually been on hold since May 2022, sending 2,000 metric tons of the fuel to Georgia in May, 3 market sources familiar with the matter stated on Wednesday. Kazakhstan banned fuel exports 2 years ago to protect its domestic market from fuel lacks. Before the ban was introduced, in April 2022, Kazakhstan delivered some 26,000 tons of gas to foreign markets. Prior to this Kazakhstan likewise suspended fuel exports in 2021, while in 2020 its fuel exports totaled up to 494,000 tons. The Condensate refinery, an independent refinery in Kazakhstan, was granted...

Russia became the top oil provider to India throughout the 2023/24 for a. second year in a row, squeezing the market share of Middle. Eastern and OPEC producers to historical lows, ship tracking data. from industry sources revealed. New Delhi has been gorging on Russian oil sold at a discount rate. after Western countries avoided purchases and imposed sanctions on. Moscow over its intrusion of Ukraine. As an outcome Russia is now. the top provider to the world's third-largest oil importer. India has actually continued to buy Russian oil regardless of problems. posed by a raft of sanctions aimed at...