Africa
Shipping industry off track to meet 5% zero-emission fuel target by 2030
The world is not on track for zero-emission fuels to account for 5% of international shipping fuels by 2030, a new analysis has found, jeopardizing the shipping industry's 2050 decarbonization goal.
Uganda to announce oil refinery bid winner next month
Uganda expects to announce the winning bidder among four groups competing for a new 60,000 bpd oil refinery next month.
Nigeria buying fuel with cash, rather than crude, in post-reform shift
Nigerian state oil company NNPC has begun buying gasoline via cash tenders, rather than oil swaps, for the first time in nearly a decade.
Global diesel prices soften as inventories edge upward
Global distillate fuel oil inventories remain much lower than normal for the time of year but there are signs they are no longer falling which has eased some of the upward pressure on prices.
Nigeria's NNPC now sole petrol importer
Nigeria's national oil firm NNPC Ltd has again become the sole importer of petrol because licensed local private firms are unable to obtain foreign currency four months after imports were opened up to private players.
Blast at illegal Nigerian oil refinery kills 37 people
At least 37 people, including two pregnant women, were burned to death after a blast at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria.
ADNOC top exec says oil and gas could remain relevant until 2050
Oil and gas will remain a relevant part of the energy mix until potentially 2050, Musabbeh Al Kaabi, Executive Director of Low Carbon Solutions and International Growth at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said during an energy conference in Abu Dhabi.
Global Project Data
Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure database is tracking nearly 1,230 active projects in the hydrocarbon processing industry.
Kenya extends oil supply agreement with three Gulf companies
Kenya has extended an oil supply deal with three Gulf-based companies, which is designed to manage demand for dollars.
OPEC says IEA estimate of peak fossil fuel demand by 2030 not 'fact-based'
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said data-based forecasts do not support the International Energy Agency's projection that demand for fossil fuels would peak in 2030.
- Singapore fuel oil stockpiles hit 20-week lows 4/25
- BASF with solid start to the year: EBITDA before special items in first quarter of 2024 slightly above analysts’ consensus 4/25
- Brazil's Timbro to export 40% more sugar, enter ethanol market in 2024 4/24
- LG Chem denies report it will merge naphtha cracker business with Lotte Chemical 4/24
- Crude and gasoline stocks fell, distillate stocks rose last week, EIA says 4/24
- INERATEC secures state-of-the-art catalysts from Sasol for the production of sustainable e-fuels 4/24
