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KEY POINTS ExxonMobil Corp. is moving into the fast-growing synthetic graphite business with the acquisition of Superior Graphite’s U.S. assets and select international operations, in a bid to position itself …

KEY POINTS Nigeria’s anti-graft agency has questioned Mele Kyari, the immediate past chief executive of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd., NNPCL, as part of a widening investigation into alleged multibillion-dollar …

KEY POINTS Chevron Corp. is ramping up natural gas flows from Israel and shipping liquefied natural gas from the United States to Egypt, a move underscoring the North African nation’s …

KEY POINTS Egypt’s efforts to increase gas production and draw in foreign investment for its energy sector have entered a new phase with the signing of a preliminary agreement with …

KEY POINTS Since the country’s powerful oil workers’ union, threatened a nationwide strike over the refinery’s proposal to use 4,000 trucks powered by compressed natural gas for fuel distribution, Nigerians …

KEY POINTS Ethiopia has formally launched the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, pressing ahead with an ambitious $5 billion undertaking that promises power for millions while …

KEY POINTS The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, efforts to boost oil production could worsen the global supply glut and drive prices even lower than the budgetary benchmarks …

KEY POINTS Following reports that suggested repairs could take months, Dangote Petroleum Refinery has denied claims that its gasoline unit was forced into a protracted shutdown, calling the rumors “fake …

KEY POINTS Despite government efforts to prevent a confrontation over alleged anti-labor practices at the massive Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Nigeria’s powerful oil workers’ union, NUPENG, pushed forward with a nationwide …

KEY POINTS The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), a critical arm of the sector, have openly rejected a strike call issued by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, …