Tanzanian President, John Magufuli (photo), has announced that the country and Nigeria's Dangote Cement have strike a deal on the supply of natural gas to the latter's manufacturing plant. The President after meeting the company’s chairman, Aliko Dangote, accused unnamed middlemen of meddling with supply plans and said the issue has now been resolved and gas supplies will be sold at a...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the commencement of talks with Niger Republic to supply crude oil to Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC). This is coming after the corporation announced plans at the beginning of this month to purchase crude oil from the republic and also share geological data in order to further increase the current exploratory...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) plans to join forces with the Republic of Niger on the purchase of crude oil for supply to the Kaduna refinery. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Maikanti Baru, revealed this after a meeting with Niger’s Minister of Energy and Oil, Foumakoye Gado, in Abuja. According to Baru, NNPC also plans to partner with Niger as regards the sharing...

Total has announced plans to invest $100 million in Egypt in the next five years and also invest more amounts on filling stations, as part of plans to open 10 facilities annually. According to the company’s Senior Vice President for Africa, Stanislas Mittleman, Total recently invested huge amounts in Borg El Arab factory for lubricant and exported part of its production to Jordan, Lebanon...

Oryx Energies has been awarded a multi-site triple certification, ISO 9001: 2015 (Quality), ISO 14001: 2015 (Environment) and OHSAS 18001: 2007 (Health and Safety), in recognition of the efficiency of its processes and its management system. This makes it the first oil products company to receive a multi-site triple certification for all its activities. The certification, awarded by SGS...

In Botswana, Tlou Energy on Tuesday announced that it has renewed its agreement with General Electric and IK Holdings for the supply of gas-to-power solution for the country. The African-focused company said the deal signifies that Tlou and its partners will share infrastructure and technical support. Tlou has been given the go-ahead by the government of Botswana to discuss the gas supply,...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Alex Mould (photo), has expressed the company’s readiness to supply crude oil to the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) on the condition that the latter has financial assurance. According to Mould, Ghana’s Petroleum laws does not permit the sale of the product without a financial guarantee for the payment of the...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) plans to boost domestic gas supply to 3 billion standard cubic feet per day (scf/d) by the end of 2017 and 7 billion scf/d by 2020. Domestic gas supply from the corporation as at January was at 1.3Bscf/d. By the end of June, the supply fell by more than 100% to 500 million standard cubic feet per day as a result of the renewed attacks on...

Oryx Energies is the main sponsor of the 3rd annual Africa LPG Summit that will be held from 18 – 20 July, 2016, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on the theme “Removing Barriers to LPG Growth and Distribution in Africa”. Oryx Energies is a leader in the LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) industry in sub-Saharan Africa. LPG is readily available, easily stored and transported, and produces fewer...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has halted the supply of petrol to its depots in an effort to sidestep losses that arises due to incessant damages to pipelines which delivers products to different facilities.NNPC has also begun selling petrol in bulk to financially buoyant oil marketers instead of selling to depots where independent dealers can get their petrol supply. The...