As part of efforts to make strong presence and grow its share of the oil market, Engen Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Engen Petroleum South Africa, has launched its Bodede Service Station near Mampongteng in the Kwabre East District. This service station includes a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) service unit, a high-tech fuel pump shelter, fuel pump stands and a standby generator to guarantee...

Total towards its first step in opening fuel stations in the southern African nation, has announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sonangol. The government of Angola had in October revealed that it is restructuring its oil sector and state-owned Sonangol, but did not disclose further details. According to Total spokesman, the MOU signed by Patrick Pouyanné,...

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu on Sunday, ordered appropriate agencies to begin the special supply of petroleum products as a way of guarantying the country-wide availability of the product during Christmas. In the directives, the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) are to begin the new...

In Nigeria, the Chief Executive Officer of Ultimate Gas Limited, Mr. Auwalu Ilu (photo) on Monday revealed that Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG)’s supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to the domestic market has drop from 90% to 30%, due to the challenges of infrastructure and logistics. Mr. Auwalu declared this at the just-concluded 5th Annual Conference of the Nigeria LPG Association. He...

As a way of expanding its range of lubricant products in the country, Oando Marketing Plc., has introduced a new synthetic lubricant, the Oleum SYN, an ultra-high performance fully synthetic engine oil, scientifically formulated with ultimate cleansing technology and designed for the most advanced modern petrol engines including Turbo charged ones. This new innovation was presented by the...

Towards focusing on incorporating gas production with its supply business, Oando has voiced out plans to construct a $350 million gas plant in Nigeria. According to Bolaji Osunsanya (photo), MD of Oando Gas and Power unit, the plant which has a capacity to process 300 Mmscf/d of gas, will take about 2 years to be completed. He...

Engen’s efficiency in delivering reliable service in Swaziland has been compensated as the Swaziland Railways names the company “Supplier of the Year”. This prize was presented to the company at the Royal Villas at e Zulwini on November 4, 2015. It was received by two of Engen’s team members; Banele Cindzi and Thandeka Nkomo who were proud to...

Towards improving its service delivery to customers, Total Nigeria Plc., has revealed plans to lunch extra eight solar-powered filling stations to complete a total of 10 competent stations throughout the country. The Managing Director of Total Nigeria, Alex Vovk, disclosed this during the launching of its Top Service scheme in Lagos. He stated that the company already has one solar-powered...

In Ilorin, following the discovery of two filling stations hoarding petrol on Sunday, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Kwara State distributed the product to motorists and motorcyclists on queues for free. According to Vanguard, the filling stations include Alkad and Sons Nigeria Limited, located at Olorunsogo in Ilorin and Nasmut Nigeria Limited located at Otte in Asa Local...

As fuel scarcity persists in Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC), System 2B trunk line in Warri on Tuesday evening exploded till late this afternoon, no casualty has been recorded so far. The System 2B trunk line situated near the David Ejoor Barracks, Effurun, close to Warri, Delta State delivers products to the Benin City depot and other depots in the Northern...