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Fitch says Turkey’s Petkim suffering from “structural overcapacity in European chemicals market”
Turkish petrochemical producer Petkim (IST: PETKM) is suffering from “structural overcapacity in the European chemicals market”, according to Fitch Ratings.
Nigeria crude offers exceeded completed refinery deals by 70mn barrels — NUPRC
Nigerian crude producers offered 182mn barrels to domestic refiners between January and August 2026, but transactions were completed for 112mn barrels, leaving a 70mn-barrel gap between offers and deals
France’s Technip Energies wins Petkim contracts for proposed Turkish petrochemical complex
France’s Technip Energies has secured engineering and technology contracts from Petkim for a proposed integrated petrochemical complex at Aliağa in Türkiye.
Nigerian court orders regulator to keep issuing fuel-import licences to Matrix, AA Rano and AYM Shafa
The ruling preserves a legal route for fuel imports as Nigeria reduces reliance on foreign supply, leaving NMDPRA to balance domestic refining, competition and supply security.
Saudi Aramco considers oil discounts for Asian buyers
Saudi Aramco is weighing offering discounts on official selling prices (OSP) for oil being loaded near Oman to balance out a significant increase in freight rates.
Ghana fuel marketers warn new tax rule threatens supply
Ghana’s fuel marketers are seeking suspension of Section 136 of the Customs Act, warning that shifting petroleum-tax liability to bulk suppliers could raise financing costs, delay revenue and threaten fuel supply.
Kenya PBO warns $354mn energy-project shift to infrastructure fund could cause delays
Kenya’s Parliamentary Budget Office warns that moving $354mn of energy and petroleum projects to the National Infrastructure Fund could delay construction and raise financing costs.
Rwanda activates Kenya fuel-import framework with first 40,000-tonne Mombasa cargo
Rwanda has begun importing fuel through Kenya under a new state-backed framework, adding Mombasa to its existing Tanga route and expanding procurement flexibility.
Middle East crude flows claw back lost ground
Buoyed by a restart of the East-West pipeline and record ship-to-ship activity off Oman, regional crude exports have recovered to roughly four-fifths of pre-war levels.
West Africa: ECOWAS Bank approves about $400mn for gold, rail, fuel and climate projects
Kenya court order adds land hurdle to $16bn Dangote refinery launch
A Kenyan court has ordered parties to maintain the status quo on disputed land earmarked for Dangote’s $15bn-$16bn Lamu refinery ahead of the September 30 groundbreaking.
Nigeria petroleum regulator sets out 138-rule competition draft
Nigeria’s midstream and downstream petroleum regulator has proposed a 138-regulation framework covering competition, infrastructure access, pricing practices and abuse of market dominance in the country’s petroleum sector.
Nigeria court orders regulator to grant fuel import licences when conditions are met
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that Nigerian petroleum marketers Matrix Energy, A.A. Rano Nigeria and AYM Shafa are entitled to petroleum product import licences when they meet NMDPRA standards.
Nigeria’s Dangote named African Energy Person of the Year as refinery expansion gathers pace
The award comes as Dangote Petroleum Refinery advances a $14.3bn expansion that would double capacity to 1.4mn bpd and pursues new refining and fuel-distribution projects in Kenya and elsewhere in Africa.
Kenya fast-tracks Dangote's $16bn Lamu refinery before September 30 groundbreaking
Kenya is accelerating approvals for Dangote’s planned 700,000-bpd Lamu refinery, but financing, crude supply and infrastructure remain major hurdles.
Uganda’s Kingfisher oil processing facility reaches 99% completion ahead of first oil
Kingfisher is nearing operational readiness, but Uganda’s first-oil timetable still depends on synchronising the field with Tilenga and the EACOP export system.
Tanzania revives gas-to-fertiliser push as $42bn LNG project advances
Tanzania is renewing plans to use domestic natural gas for fertiliser production as the $1.3bn ESSA urea project tests gas pricing and execution.
EnerSyn-linked venture plans $4mn CNG station in Nigeria's Lagos
EnerSyn Global said that China Gas Africa Clean Energy Investment Holdings (CGA), a joint venture it is in the process of acquiring an interest in, plans a $4mn compressed natural gas mother station in Lagos, Nigeria.
Israel's Navitas takes over as operator of South Africa Orange Basin block after Eco farm-down
Navitas Petroleum has assumed operatorship of Block 1 CBK offshore South Africa after acquiring 37.5% from Eco, with the partners now advancing seismic work and a planned two-well exploration programme in the Orange Basin.
Indian Oil buys 2mn barrels of Iraqi crude at $28 discount
Indian Oil Corporation, India’s largest refiner, has bought 2mn barrels of Iraqi Basra Medium and Basra Heavy crude at a discount of about $28 a barrel to the October Dubai benchmark.
Morocco puts African Atlantic Gas Pipeline into UN financing pitch as Q4 FID target looms
Morocco is pushing the $25bn African Atlantic Gas Pipeline into multilateral and private financing channels as construction funding remains unresolved and a Q4 2026 FID target approaches.
Kenya's South Lokichar oil project advances as drilling rig arrives in Mombasa
Gulf Energy has received the GW70 drilling rig in Mombasa ahead of South Lokichar drilling, with first oil still targeted for December 2026.
Gas-tastrophe! Global energy chiefs drill for more while their own seeps away
The global gas industry is spending billions of dollars drilling new fields, constructing LNG terminals and securing supply routes while allowing huge quantities of the commodity it already produces to leak, vent or burn into the atmosphere.
Nigeria targets Chinese manufacturers for local oil-and-gas production
Nigeria’s local-content regulator said it engaged more than 100 Chinese original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as it sought to attract manufacturing, assembly and technology investment into the country’s oil and gas supply chain.
Ardova-led consortium agrees to acquire Nigerian CNG producer Powergas
Ardova and Diadem Energy have agreed to acquire Powergas from A.P. Moller Capital, expanding Ardova’s presence in Nigeria’s compressed natural gas market.
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