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KEY POINTS Rwanda has thrown its support behind Dangote Industries’ proposed $17 billion oil refinery in Lamu, Kenya, as East Africa seeks to strengthen its petroleum supply network and reduce …

KEY POINTS Energean is in exclusive negotiations to acquire some of BP’s upstream oil and gas assets in Egypt in a deal that could be worth about $1 billion, according …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s power utility Eskom has safely taken Unit 1 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station offline following a turbine trip early Thursday morning. Eskom said the unit …

KEY POINTS The debate over Nigeria’s continued importation of refined petroleum products has intensified, with Dangote Refinery and petroleum marketers taking opposing positions on whether imports should continue despite the …

KEY POINTS Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has raised concerns about the continued importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, despite the growing capacity of domestic refineries …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s mining companies are rapidly increasing their investment in renewable energy as they seek to reduce dependence on the country’s state-owned electricity utility, Eskom, lower operating costs …

KEY POINTS ExxonMobil has resumed oil production at its Liza Unity floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Guyana after a small fire temporarily halted operations. The incident triggered …

KEY POINTS Libya is stepping up efforts to attract fresh investment into its oil and gas industry as the North African country seeks to increase production, expand infrastructure and make …

KEY POINTS Oil prices fell by more than $1 a barrel on Monday as investors took profits following a two-week rally and waited for details of new US sanctions expected …

KEY POINTS The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has expanded its free petroleum products delivery programme to Kano, Imo, Anambra and Nasarawa states as part of efforts to reduce distribution …