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Iran to overhaul Syrian refinery after repair job in Venezuela

12 December 2023

Iran will soon begin repair work at one of Syria’s only two oil refineries, an official with the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution (NIORDC) said.

Niger set to make leap into oil exports with new pipeline project to Benin

12 December 2023

Niger is on the verge of a significant milestone as it prepares to kickstart its crude oil exports via a newly established pipeline linking the country to Benin.

Indonesia's Pertamina terminates LNG offtake deal with TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG

12 December 2023

Pertamina signed the offtake agreement with Mozambique LNG, a TotalEnergies-operated consortium in 2019. The joint venture plans to invest $20bn to develop the gas project.

Iran in talks to expand production at Syria’s Homs oil refinery

12 December 2023

Syria’s Homs Refinery Co. (HRC) is in the final phases of completing a refining cooperation contract with Iran to expand its refining capacity by 120,000 barrels of oil in its first phase.

Iran’s petchem exports down 18% in first seven months

11 December 2023

Iranian petrochemical exports plunged 18% in the first seven months of the current Persian calendar year (March 21-October 22), with exporters blaming the noticeable drop on the monetary policies of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI).

Nigeria's new Dangote oil refinery projected to generate $27bn annually

11 December 2023

The refinery, built by the Dangote Group, has a daily processing capacity of 650,000 barrels per day and will initially refine 350,000 bpd. Inaugurated in May, it is set to begin operations in December.

TotalEnergies sells Natref refinery stake to Prax Group

7 December 2023

UK-based Prax Group has agreed to purchase TotalEnergies SE’s (Total) minority stake in South Africa’s National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Natref) refinery in a move to expand its presence on the continent.

Iran calls for co-operation with Kuwait over disputed gas field

7 December 2023

Iran called for “friendly and constructive co-operation,” after the Persian Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) categorically rejected any Iranian stake in a disputed gas field claimed by Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

Sentuo slow to address issue of crude supply without forex liability

6 December 2023

Bright Simons, vice president of policy think-tank IMANI Africa, has claimed that Sentuo Oil – a Chinese refinery – has neglected to resolve the problem of providing regular crude oil supply without forex liability.

Zimbabwe-Mozambique petroleum pipeline on target

6 December 2023

Zimbabwe’s second petroleum pipeline project linking Beira in Mozambique to Harare is currently making good progress, according to a deal maker involved in the project.

Port Harcourt refinery expected to resume operations December 2023

6 December 2023

Nigeria’s Port Harcourt Refining Complex (PHRC) located in Eleme is set to re-start full operations by the end of December 2023.

Iran to begin construction of long-overdue Anahita refinery in Kermanshah

6 December 2023

Iran has taken a major step to get a long-stalled project off the ground, after signing a memorandum of understanding to finance the construction of Anahita petroleum refinery in the western province of Kermanshah.

Falcon Corporation Ltd. secures $241.8mn debt facility from NIDF

6 December 2023

Falcon Corporation Ltd. (Falcon) has secured a NGN19.41bn ($241.8mn) debt facility from the Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF), with some proceeds for the loan set aside for construction of a new state-of-the-art LPG facility.

Iran's oil exports to China up by 110% after partnership deal

6 December 2023

Iranian crude oil arriving in China has grown more than 110% since the two countries signed a long-term “strategic” partnership agreement in 2021.

COP28 leader defends controversial remarks

6 December 2023

Sultan al-Jaber, the oil executive who is leading the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, has rocked the conference with highly controversial remarks that there is “no science” that phasing out fossil fuels is necessary.

MOL and Bapco Energies agree CCS deal

6 December 2023

Japanese shipowner MOL has agreed a carbon capture and storage deal with Bahrain’s state oil and gas holding company Bapco Energies.

Energy wastage equal to daily loss of 3.5mn barrels of oil, Iran speaker says

6 December 2023

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf called energy shortage one of the most pressing concerns among other deficits, pinning the blame primarily on extravagant use of energy resources.

COP28: Major oil companies pledge to cut methane emissions

5 December 2023

About half of the world's oil firms, totalling almost 50 companies, have committed to achieving "near zero" methane emissions and discontinuing routine flaring in their operations by 2030, and achieving net zero by 2050.

Vandals sabotage oil pipeline in Yemen’s Shabwa Province

5 December 2023

An oil pipeline in Yemen’s central Shabwa province has been damaged following an attack by an unidentified group of gunmen.

COP28: Nigeria’s plan for African gas pipeline network unveiled

5 December 2023

Mele Kyari, the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL), has unveiled ambitious plans to create a regional gas pipeline network supplying natural gas across Africa.

Iran’s natural gas extraction hits 1bn cubic metres

4 December 2023

Iran's natural gas extraction has reached 1bn cubic metres per day, with 70% gushing forth from the mammoth South Pars (SP) gas field, the head of the planning and project control at the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone (PSEEZ) said.

OPEC+ extends voluntary cuts as Brazil prepares to join

4 December 2023

The group failed to agree on an additional cut that would apply to all members, so leading producers have once again decided to cut over and above the OPEC+ quotas

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