‘Warri, Kaduna refineries to resume production in December’ – The Guardian
November 19, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Minister of State for Petroleum, Odein Ajumogobia (SAN), yesterday declared that the Kaduna and Warri refineries are now fully rehabilitated and are awaiting the supply of crude oil to jumpstart production of petroleum products by the middle of December.
Marketers, NNPC trade blames as fuel crisis worsens – Vanguard
November 17, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Long fuel queues have hit Lagos State and other major cities across the country, as the problem of logistics hinders efforts by the Pipeline Products and Marketing Company, PPMC, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to discharge products from its imported cargoes for distribution to marketers.
Protests loom over oil deregulation – The Guardian
October 13, 2009 by tim · Comments Off
The volatile issue of oil deregulation may again plunge the country into fresh crisis soon. Moves have begun by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its allies in the civil society to mobilise its affiliates for a nationwide protest should the Federal Government go ahead with its deregulation policy.
Amnesty: Nigeria Earns N18b From Oil Daily – Daily Independent
October 13, 2009 by tim · Comments Off
Troops will remain in the Niger Delta to safeguard oil installations, the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) has declared – eight days after the end of amnesty.
And Petroleum Minister, Rilwanu Lukman, disclosed at the weekend that Nigeria now produces between 1.6 million and 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd) and is sticking to its quota allocated by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
