FG Halts Importation of Oil Pipelines   The Federal Government has announced a ban on the importation of oil pipelines into Nigeria. The Minister of Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, stated this on Thursday during the launch of Monarch Alloys 33LPE and concrete weight coating facility in...

New Board Crucial to NNPCL's Transformation - Lokpobiri   Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri yesterday said the reconstitution of the board of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) was a strategic decision towards further repositioning of the national oil company. Lokpobiri spoke...

Nigeria Has Capacity to Produce 4mbpd of Oil - OPEC   According to Ademola Adeyemi-Bero, Chairman of the OPEC Board of Governors, Nigeria's abundant hydrocarbon reserves should enable the country to produce up to four million barrels of oil per day, a significant increase from its current output. Adeyemi-Bero...

Nigeria's Oil Production Surges Past 1.5mbpd, Exceeds OPEC Quota   According to a recent report by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Nigeria has successfully achieved its oil production quota as stipulated by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). In January, Nigeria made real its focus...

Dangote Raises Petrol Price for Bulk Buyers to N955 per Litre Due to the sustained upward trend in the price of Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, Dangote Petroleum Refinery has notified its customers of a price increase for Premium Motor Spirit, commonly referred to...

Minister Says FG Not Responsible for Setting Fuel Prices The Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, emphasized that fluctuations in petrol prices at the pump are largely driven by the volatile price of crude oil in the international market. He said the downstream sector is...