Reports say refineries in India are buying Nigerian crude while the country’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery is largely running on American oil. In a twist that underscores the complexities of global oil trade, India’s state refiners are snapping up Nigerian crude oil while Africa’s largest refinery, located in Nigeria, is increasingly importing crude from the United...
Month: August 2025
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Atuabo Gas Plant to Shut Down for Maintenance August 16–30
The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has given the green light for the Ghana National Gas Company Ltd. (Ghana Gas) to carry out a scheduled maintenance shutdown at the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant from August 16 to 30, 2025. The two-week exercise will involve critical inspections, repairs, and system upgrades aimed at improving the...
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Namibia bids to join Nuclear Suppliers Group as world’s third-largest uranium producer.
Namibia has endorsed its bid to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the international body that sets rules for the export of nuclear technology and materials to prevent their use in weapons. The Ministry of International Relations and Trade will spearhead the application process and establish an inter-ministerial committee to ensure compliance with NSG guidelines,...
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Non-oil exports boom, hit $3.2bn in six months11th August 2025.
Nigeria’s non-oil exports soared to $3.225bn in the first half of 2025, marking yet another milestone in the sector’s growth, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council announced on Sunday. This figure represents a 19.59 per cent increase over the $2.696bn recorded in the same period of 2024. The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the NEPC, Nonye...
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Chevron appoints Beatrice Bienvenu as Country Manager for Namibia and West Africa
Chevron has appointed Beatrice Bienvenu as its Country Manager for Namibia and West Africa, tasked with leading the company’s exploration activities in the region. Bienvenu recently visited Windhoek in her new capacity, meeting with leadership from the Upstream Petroleum Unit in the Presidency, the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), the Petroleum Training and Education...
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Africa’s richest country advances plans for new nuclear plant
South Africa’s environment minister on Friday upheld a 2017 decision granting state-owned power utility Eskom environmental authorisation to build and operate a 4,000-megawatt nuclear power station in the Western Cape. The facility is planned for Duynefontein, near Cape Town’s Koeberg plant, currently the only commercial nuclear power station operating in Africa, according to Reuters. Environmental...
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GHANA TO HOST FIRST STAKEHOLDER MEETING ON AFRICA SUSTAINABILITY REPORT AND SDG AWARDS
Ghana will on August 15, 2025, host the first stakeholder meeting for the Sixth Africa Sustainability Report and the Think Energy SDGs Awards at the Accra City Hotel. The event, organised by the Office of the Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability in partnership with the Association of African Sustainability Practitioners (AASP), will...
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Genser Energy stands in grief with Ghana after helicopter crash
Genser Energy has expressed condolences to Ghana after eight prominent Ghanaians, including two cabinet ministers and senior military officers, were killed in a helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region. The aircraft went down on 6 August at Adansi Akrofuom, claiming the lives of Defence Minister Dr Edward Kofi Omane Boamah; Environment, Science and Technology Minister...
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BP layoffs expand by 32% as energy giant shifts focus to traditional oil.
BP, the global energy giant with its U.S. headquarters in Houston, is now planning to cut 6,200 office jobs—up from the 4,700 layoffs it announced just seven months ago. That’s a 32 percent jump, and with Houston home to the company’s largest employee base, the ripple effects could be significant. BP employs about 4,000 people...
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Liberia Electricity Corporation Reviews Progress on Major Energy Projects
Monrovia, Liberia. The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) management team, led by Managing Director Hon. Mohammed M. Sherif, has undertaken a high-level tour of key energy projects aimed at boosting electricity supply and improving national infrastructure. The inspection began with a progress meeting with International Consolidated Contractors Offshore SAL (ICCO), the firm building Liberia’s first utility-scale...