The oil exploration company Gustos Energy has announced the discovery of a "significant" quantity of oil off the coast of Namibia, which further "cements the coun Read more »

Activists, including King Okabi of the Ogale community, have called for an end to oil giant Shell's pollution in the Niger Delta and demanded compensation as the Read more »

At least 98 people have died and dozens have been injured following an explosion of a fuel tanker in Niger State in northern Nigeria. The majority of the victims were impover Read more »

Nigeria has resumed some operations at its Warri oil refinery after almost a decade of shutdowns, due to technical issues. Warri Refinery, which has a capacity of < Read more »

East African activists and communities have intensified their opposition to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), denouncing reports of possible Chinese financial supp Read more »

Thousands of new jobs are being created as the country's oil and gas sector reshapes the economy, stakeholders in the industry have said. They warned, however, of the need to Read more »

The Nigerian Presidency has disclosed plans for the "complete privatisation" of  state-owned refineries. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the president's Special Advis Read more »

Several communities in Rivers State, Southern Nigeria, have been affected by an oil spill from a crude oil pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ( Read more »

Uganda's oil project, first identified in the Albertine Rift in 2006, is making significant strides toward commercialization, writes Ronald Musoke for The Independent. < Read more »

The billionaire Nigerian oil magnate, Aliko Dangote, has questioned why the state-owned Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and private retailers still import p Read more »