Navy Destroys Illegal Refinery, Seizes 20,000 Litres of Stolen Crude in Niger Delta

Navy Destroys Illegal Refinery, Seizes 20,000 Litres of Stolen Crude in Niger Delta

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Navy has dismantled an illegal oil refining site and recovered more than 20,000 litres of suspected stolen crude in the oil-rich Niger Delta region. According to a statement signed by Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, the operation was carried out at Allison community in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State by personnel of the Forward Operating Base Bonny. The navy said the raid followed intelligence reports […]

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Oil Theft Crackdown: Nigerian Navy Destroys Refinery, Arrests Dozens

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian Navy says it has destroyed an illegal oil refinery and arrested 37 suspected illegal miners during separate operations in the Niger Delta. The actions were carried out under Operation Delta Sentinel, a security campaign aimed at tackling crude oil theft and other illicit activities in the region. According to the statement signed by the Director of Naval Information, Captain Folorunsho, the personnel from NNS Pathfinder […]

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Nigerian Navy Destroys Reactivated Illegal Refinery Site in Rivers

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian Navy, in response to a directive from the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, to intensify operations against crude oil theft and other maritime crimes, has destroyed a reactivated illegal refinery site in Okolomade Community, Abua-Odual Local Government Area of Rivers State. According to a statement signed by the Director of Naval Information, Captain A.A. Folorunsho, the operation was carried out on […]

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BREAKING: NNPCL announces shutdown of Port Harcourt Refinery

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced the temporary shutdown of operations at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) beginning May 24, 2025. In a statement issued on Saturday, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Femi Soneye, said the shutdown is part of a scheduled maintenance and sustainability assessment exercise designed to enhance the refinery’s long-term performance. Soneye assured the public that the move is routine and necessary to […]

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NNPCL, Dangote refinery begin talks on Naira-for-crude contract

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has initiated fresh negotiations with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery over the renewal of the naira-for-crude agreement, as talks are underway in anticipation of the expiration of the initial deal, which ends on March 31, 2025. The NNPCL disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in response to claims that the government-owned oil company had suspended the naira-for-crude deal until 2030, as it has […]

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Dangote refinery projects 650,000bpd June, plans crude import

Facility now producing 500,000bpd as officials look beyond Nigeria to meet demand for product The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is planning to import more crude oil as supply from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited becomes insufficient for fuel production at the $20bn Lekki-based facility. Officials at the plant said the facility has ramped up production to about 500,000 barrels per day, with the target of hitting the 650,000bpd mark by […]

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Dangote refinery extends export to three African countries

The Dangote refinery has exported Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to Cameroon, Angola, Ghana, and South Africa in the past few weeks. The Vice President of Oil and Gas, Dangote Industries Limited, Devakumar Edwin, disclosed this while playing host to a delegation from the Japanese Business Community in Nigeria, led by Japan’s Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, Suzuki Hideo. In a statement on Sunday, the company’s spokesman, Anthony Chiejina, quoted Edwin as confirming […]

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Dangote refinery begins direct petrol sale to marketers

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has started supplying Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, to some oil marketers directly without recourse to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. It was gathered that while more oil marketers were intensifying efforts to buy the product directly from the plant, others were importing the commodity, as hundreds of millions of litres of imported PMS should hit Nigeria’s shores in two weeks’ time.

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Libya denies talks with Dangote refinery over crude supply

Libya’s National Oil Corporation has denied that it was in talks to supply crude oil to any refinery in Nigeria, including the Dangote refinery. This is coming following claims by some top refinery officials that the refinery was in talks with Libya for crude supply. But in a statement shared on its X handle on Sunday, the Libyan oil corporation denied negotiating or entering into talks regarding the crude oil […]

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