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By Rareview Energydesk Dangote Industries Limited has acquired an additional 4,000 pieces of construction equipment as work advances to expand its Lekki refinery from its current 700,000 barrels per day capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day. The acquisition brings Dangote Industries’ construction fleet to about 6,500 machines, including 330 cranes, as the company prepares for the next phase of what is already one of Africa’s biggest industrial projects. Group Vice President, Oil and Gas and Fertiliser, Devakumar Edwin, disclosed this during a briefing with editors following a tour of the refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. Edwin said Dangote initially bought 2,563 pieces of construction equipment after contractors, including Julius Berger, indicated that they lacked the capac...

By Rareview Energydesk The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), has commercially launched a $300 million fund to accelerate investment in off-grid electricity and distributed renewable energy projects across Nigeria. The Nigeria Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) Fund, jointly managed by NSIA and Africa50, is designed to mobilise public, development and private capital for mini-grids, standalone solar systems and other decentralised power projects serving communities and businesses underserved by the national grid. NSIA, Africa50 and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) announced the commercial launch on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, marking the transition of the fund from its structuring phase to active capita...

By Rareview Energydesk The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has ordered filling stations across the country to immediately calibrate and verify their fuel dispensers and totalisers after uncovering cases of under-dispensing of petroleum products to consumers. The regulator warned that operators found repeatedly or seriously violating dispensing standards could face sanctions, including revocation of their operating licences. In an industry circular issued in Abuja on Tuesday, September 22, the NMDPRA described under-dispensing as a “serious breach of consumer trust” and said it had intensified inspections and enforcement activities nationwide. The Authority directed all retail outlet operators to check and calibrate their dispensing ...

By PR The Lead of a high-powered delegation from the Hydrocarbons Ministry of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday disclosed that Nigeria is internationally recognised as a champion of local content, having performed phenomenally in devising and implementing a framework that has boosted the growth of indigenous companies as well as local participation in the oil and gas industry.   Mr. Franc Mouzabakani, Director General, Hydrocarbons, who spoke at the Nigerian Content Tower (NCT), Yenagoa, in an interactive session with journalists after a tour of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Park Scheme (NOGaPS), Emeyal I, and the 10-megawatt NCDMB Gas Plant at Elebele, both in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, said NCDMB has done tremendous work and achieved much in...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Tuesday donated education and teacher enhancement tools to Ugbuwangue Secondary School in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State as part of its drive for improved learning environment in oil-producing rural communities under its Back-to-the-Creeks Initiative. Among items donated were tablet computers, staff desks and chairs, white boards and markers, school bags, books and pens, in addition to certification scholarships. Representing the Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, the Assistant Manager, Institutional Relations and Entrepreneurship Development (IRED) of the Capacity Building Division, Ms. Khadija Jekhine, said the Initiative was aimed at equipping teachers and stud...

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has intensified its drive to attract Chinese investment, technology and manufacturing capacity into Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, engaging more than 100 Chinese Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in Chengdu, China. The engagement formed part of the Board’s and oil industry’s participation in the 15th China Shale Oil and Gas Summit, convened from 20 to 23 September 2026 at the Chengdu Century City International Conference Centre. The summit, themed “Empowering Efficient and Green Development via Intelligent Technologies, Innovating to Lead the Shale Oil and Gas Revolution,” provided a platform for NCDMB and representatives of key groups in the oil industry to showcase Nigeria’s local content framework and i...

Vantor satellite image shows fire damage and extensive blackened areas in and around the East-West pipeline pumping station in Saudi Arabia following the September 11, 2026 drone attack and resulting fires.Maxar | Maxar | Getty Images By Rareview Energydesk Saudi Arabia has restarted operations on its strategically important East-West oil pipeline, paving the way for a possible resumption of crude exports from the Red Sea port of Yanbu and easing some of the immediate pressure on global oil supplies. Three sources briefed on the matter told Reuters that the pipeline had resumed operations on Tuesday, although at a relatively low pumping rate. One cargo was expected to load at Yanbu later in the day, with China identified as its destination. The development triggered an imme...

From left: Obinna Okorie, Stakeholder Relations Manager, Savannah, Nigeria; Cynthia Nzeh, Senior Manager, Host Community Development Trust, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA); Bassey Itama Abang, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Accugas Host Communities Development Trust; Okwudili Onyia, Communications Manager, Savannah, Nigeria; Roland Uye, Corporate Social Responsibility/Nigerian Content Development Advisor, Savannah, Nigeria, and Edem Ntekim, Corporate Social Responsibility Advisor, Savannah, Nigeria, during the inauguration of the Board of Trustees for the Accugas Host Communities Development Trust (HCDT) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State  By Rareview Energydesk Accugas Limited, the Nigerian midstream subsidiary of Savannah Energy Plc, has inaugurated...

By PR A high-level delegation from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), led by Minister of Hydrocarbons, His Excellency, Simplice Stev Onanga has arrived in Nigeria to understudy the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board’s acclaimed local content framework for the oil and gas industry. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, received the delegation in Abuja on Monday, reaffirming Nigeria’s commitment to knowledge-sharing with fellow African nations, particularly under the platform of the African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO). Lokpobiri highlighted that Nigeria has achieved 61% local content capacity since the enactment of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act 16 years ago. H...

By Ono Yima The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has convened a workshop with government security agencies to strengthen inter-agency collaboration and intensify efforts to curb the smuggling and diversion of petroleum products. The initiative is aimed at improving coordination among regulatory, security and enforcement agencies while deploying technology, intelligence and data-driven surveillance to strengthen monitoring of petroleum product movements across the country. Speaking at the workshop, the NMDPRA’s Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage and Retailing Infrastructure, Ogbugo Ukoha, said diversion of petroleum products from their legitimate destinations has consequences extending beyond the immediate loss of the prod...