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Will NNPC-Sinopec IJV deliver broader economic recovery with refinery revamp?
Sopuruchi Onwuka The declaration early in the moth by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited that it has devised a new approach to rehabilitation and restreaming of the Nation’s three refineries is indisputably the most awaited inflection point in…
WIEN wants women capacity integrated into upstream growth strategy
Sopuruchi Onwuka As Nigeria intensifies efforts to raise crude oil production and attract fresh upstream investment, the Women in Energy Network (WIEN) is calling for deliberate policy reforms to ensure women-led exploration, production, and oilfield service companies are not excluded…
SAIPEC 2026: Renaissance restates faith in African capability
Sopuruchi Onwuka Renaissance Africa Energy has reaffirmed its strategic commitment to delivering energy security, driving industrialization, and strengthening African capability across the oil and gas value chain. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance, Tony Attah, declared that Africa’s…
Consumers anxious as Dangote Refinery improves efficiency, leads price hikes
“Oracle Intelligence reports that the Nigerian specification for the premium motor spirit (pms) locally called petrol or gasoline is benchmarked on Afri-V, the equivalent of Euro-IV specification. But the Dangote Refinery pumps out Euro-V or the equivalent of Afri-VI which…
Women are central to Africa’s energy future – WIEN President
Sopuruchi Onwuka Africa’s leading gender equity advocate, the Women in Energy Network (WIEN), has called on investors, regulators, and policy leaders in the energy industry to recognize women professionals as credible and essential partners in securing Africa’s energy future. Speaking…
US oil sanctions hit hard on Cuba
Airline refuels halted, citizens cook with coal Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports Cuba is facing a deepening energy crisis that has disrupted aviation, strained public services and intensified economic hardship, as tightened US oil sanctions sharply curtail the island’s access…
Renewed global interest, AEB to boost Nigeria’s petroleum investment — Eyesan
Africa accounts for $50bn of $520 global petroleum investments in 2026 Sopuruchi Onwuka The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has said renewed global interest in Africa’s hydrocarbons, combined with stronger financing structures,…
NCDMB demands collaboration on African local content policy
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, FNSE, has emphasized that collaboration remains the most critical factor in achieving effective local content policy implementation across Africa’s energy sector. Speaking…
SAIPEC 2026: PETAN pledges collaborative, African-led energy development
Sopuruchi Onwuka Chairman of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), Engr. Wole Ogunsanya, has reaffirmed the association’s commitment to working with all stakeholders to build a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable energy industry that delivers prosperity for Africans and value…
AfCFTA can push local capacity to continental markets __Ogbe
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Ogbe, has said that effective implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in the oil and gas industry will be critical to unlocking Africa’s…
