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Nigeria: NNPC to Continue DSDP Programme for Petroleum Products Until 2023

The Head of Nigeria's National Oil Company, Mele Kyari, said that the overhauling of the four state-owned refineries is an integral part of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation's (NNPC) plans....
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Trinity Energy to Construct $500 million Refinery in South Sudan

South Sudanese oil marketing firm, Trinity Energy, plans to construct a $500 million crude oil refinery in South Sudan for the sale of refined petroleum products. The company is also...
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Volkswagen Seeks for Incentives to Join Egypt’s Autogas Plan

Volkswagen is pushing for tax breaks and localisation incentives in Egypt before it commits to producing natural gas-powered vehicles in the country with the largest economy in North Africa. The...
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South Sudan to offer 14 Blocks in Licensing Round as Oil Production Drops to 165,000 BPD

Following a recent decline in oil production by 5,000 barrels, the Minister of Petroleum South Sudan, Awow Daniel Chuang, said the country is planning to offer 14 new blocks for...
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Nigeria: PIB Proposes the Creation of Midstream Gas Infrastructure Fund, MDPRA

The Nigerian Petroleum Industry Bill 2020 is said to be proposing the establishment of a new intervention Fund to be called the Midstream Gas Infrastructure Fund, and a new regulatory...
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Sahara Energy Invests Over $450 million in LPG Supply in Ivory Coast

A member of the Sahara group conglomerate, Sahara Energy Resource Limited, has invested over $450 million into the supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to Cote d’Ivoire, since 2014. The...
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EPRA Kenya Increases Prices of Petroleum Products after KRA Revises Tax

The Kenyan Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced new prices of super petrol, diesel and kerosene prices following the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) review of the excise duty. The...
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South Sudan to Construct Four Refineries; Train Engineers to meet World Standard

The world's youngest country, South Sudan, plans to construct four refineries in four locations in the country. They are Bentiu, Paloch, Thiangrial and Pagak. The Nilepet Director-General for Downstream, James...
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Siemens Energy Delivers SGT-800 Gas Turbine to Togo to meet About 40% of Electricity Demand

Siemens Energy has completed the delivery of SGT-800 gas turbine to the Kékéli Efficient Power S.A. site, as part of its support to improved access to reliable and affordable energy...
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Senegal: SENELEC to Connect the KMS3 Drinking Water Plant to the National Electricity Grid

According to the Director-General of Senegal's National Water Company (SONES), Charles Fall, a 30 kilometres power line is under construction in the locality of Keur Momar Sarr in north-western Senegal....
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