Dangote oil refinery a threat to European plants

The crude oil refinery being built in Lagos by Dangote Industries Limited is a threat to refineries in Europe, which Nigeria relies mostly on for fuel imports, a global provider of energy and commodities information has said. The Editorial Director, Strategic Oil Markets Development, S&P Global Platts, Andrew Bonnington, said at the S&P Global Platts

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Eni announces second oil discovery in Egypt’s western desert

Eni has announced a second light oil discovery on the B1-X exploration prospect located in the South West Meleiha license, located in Egypt’s Western Desert, the company announced in a press release. The well has delivered 5,130 barrels of light oil per day with low associated gas. It is the second well drilled by Eni to

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Angolan oil company chooses foreign supplier for fuel

The Angolan National Society of Fuels (Sonangol) chose the French company Total as a supplier of one million 200 thousand tons of gasoline until March next year, stated the news here today. This selection arose from a public contest launched last January, to which about twenty European, Asian and US companies were presented.The contract was

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Thyssenkrupp to Work on 5 Petrochemical Projects

German industrial company Thyssenkrupp will work on five new petrochemical projects in collaboration with Egyptian companies, Egypt Oil & Gas reports. Thyssenkrupp will construct a polybutadiene factory with the Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company, propylene and polypropylene factories with the Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Company, and a formaldehyde factory at Damietta Port. The German group is

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Libyan protesters shut down Raguba oilfield

Libyan protesters shut down on Wednesday the eastern Raguba oilfield which had 5,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude production feeding Brega port, said a spokesman for the owner, state-run Sirte Oil. The protesters had been threatening to shut down oilfields and pipelines passing through their remote home region of Marada unless authorities improve state

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Kenya’s oil ambitions receive boost

Kenya’s oil ambitions received a boost after the government reached a revenue-sharing deal with the Turkana local government and community where the lucrative oilfields are located. But the road to first oil and sustained production remains fraught with political uncertainty and volatility as some within the local community still remain unconvinced. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta

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