NNPC Plans To Acquire Stakes In Six Private Refineries       The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Monday said it is currently considering equity participation in some private refineries across the country. It said this was in line with a Federal Government’s policy directive which stipulated the mandatory...

No Fuel Price Increase Without Fixing Refineries - NLC       The Nigeria Labour Congress says it has listed key issues that should be addressed before the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation will adjust the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. It specifically stated that one...

NNPC Refineries Idle For 19 Months, Record N177.21bn Loss       In 19 straight months of not processing any barrel of crude oil, the government-owned refineries in Nigeria recorded a total loss of N177.21bn, the latest data from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation have shown. An analysis of...

Refineries Record N5.4bn Deficit, As NNPC Lifts $407.15m Crude Amidst controversy over the state of the nation’s refineries the latest report of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has indicated that Nigeria’s three refineries guzzled a total of N5.86 billion in overhead expenses on zero...

DPR Offers Revalidation Option For Refinery Licences       Relief may have come for holders of expired refinery licences as the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Tuesday said companies whose refinery project licences have become invalid could reapply for revalidation. At least 32 refinery project licences issued...

DPR Revokes 32 Refinery Licences, Says Dangote Plant 80% Complete Thirty-two refinery project licences issued to private investors in the country have become invalid in the past three years, according to the Department of Petroleum Resources. The DPR said on Monday that the number of...