Road Crash: FG Bans 60,000 litres Tankers from March 1 The Federal Government has announced a ban on trucks carrying over 60,000 litres of hydrocarbon products from loading at depots and travelling on federal roads, effective from March 1, 2025. It also announced that from the...

19 Illegal Gas Stations Seized in Delta - NMDPRA The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has sealed 19 illegal Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Category D cooking gas outlets in Delta State. Category D LPG operators are those who refill gas from licensed plants for...

NNPC, Marketers Import 633m Litres of Fuel to Address Domestic Shortfall   In a move to address the domestic fuel shortage, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and other downstream oil sector marketers brought in a substantial volume of petroleum products in January 2025. The latest...

FG Approves Licence for 10,000bpd New Refinery  The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, has announced the approval of a licence for the construction of a new refinery. The approval was given to MRO Energy Limited, an energy company for the...

NMDPRA, Oil Producers Disagree on Petroleum Levy Collection   Oil producers and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on Monday expressed diverse opinions over who should collect the 0.5 per cent wholesale price levy imposed on petroleum products by the Petroleum Industry Act. While...

FG Approves Licence for Construction of 27,000bpd Refinery The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has announced the approval of a licence for the construction of a new refinery. The approval given to a company named Process Design and Development...