Oil and Gas General

Host Communities of Port Harcourt Refinery Question One-Month Closure, Warn of Potential Fuel Scarcity

Eleme and Okrika communities, the designated host areas of the Port Harcourt Refinery, have voiced concerns over the Federal Government’s recent decision to shut down the facility for a duration of one month. During a media briefing in Port Harcourt, indigenes who also operate as petroleum retailers under the umbrella of the Hoscom Bulk Petroleum

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NNPC Ltd announces planned maintenance shutdown of Port Harcourt Refinery

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced to the general public that the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) will undergo a planned maintenance shutdown. Rumours are already rife that the Refinery has packed up, but Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the NNPC Ltd, said the scheduled maintenance and sustainability assessment

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PETROAN Urges NNPC to Stick to 30-Day Repair Timeline for Port Harcourt Refinery Shutdown

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to adhere to the 30-day repair timeline following the recent shutdown of the Port Harcourt Refinery for maintenance. In an interview with our correspondent, PETROAN’s National Public Relations Officer, Dr. Joseph Obele, stressed that strict

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Ogoni group, OLI, not satisfied with cleanup outcomes and efforts

The Ogoni Liberation Initiative (OLI) says it is not satisfied with cleanup efforts so far. There are still fears that Ogoni may go extinct. It has rather said that the cleanup exercise being executed by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) in Ogoni areas of Rivers State has not delivered the results expected by host

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INC commends PINL, urges Ijaw to protect pipelines

• Bust says Ijaws prefer resource ownership to pipeline surveillance contracts By Ignatius Chukwu The Ijaw ethnic nationality rated high the efforts of the Pipeline Infrastructure Limited (PINL) in protecting pipelines that deliver crude oil and gas to the Bonny export terminal. The Ijaw National Congress (INC) which made the observation at the weekend urged

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PINL commended for mobilisng the communities against vandalism

Huge commendations trailed the Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) at a stakeholders’ roundtable in Port Harcourt May 8, 2025. Dr Kennedy West, President-General of the Movement for the Survival of the Ijaw Ethnic Nationality (MOSIEN), said PINL has performed very well and has mobilized the communities for defence of pipelines. He urged the NNPC to

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Rivers: oil spill occurs in Ikata community, Ahoada East

An oil spill has been reported in the Ikata community area in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State, May 5, 2025. The spill is said to have occurred in the early hours of Monday on a 14-inch pipeline right of way operated by Renaissance Africa Energy Company Ltd (RAEC), the company that recently

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Nigerian Navy Arrests Suspected Illegal Oil Refiners in Bonny

The Nigerian Navy has apprehended several suspects involved in illegal oil refining during a recent operation in the Oputumbi Community of Bonny Local Government Area. The operation, aimed at curbing illegal activities in the region, resulted in the seizure of a wooden boat laden with products believed to be illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil. Lieutenant

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Coalition seeks probe of $1.5bn investment in Port Harcourt Refinery

 A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations has called for investigation into the $1.5 billion  investment  in Port Harcourt Refinery by the immediate past Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Mele  Kyari. The coalition, Situation Room on Transparency and Accountability, led by its Convener, Mr Michael Omoba, made the call

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Two Suspected Pipeline Vandals Arrested in Bomu Community

In a significant crackdown on crime, two youths allegedly involved in stealing and vandalizing pipelines along the Trans-national pipeline owned by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) have been arrested and handed over to the police. The suspects, both indigenes of Bomu community in the Gokana local government area, were apprehended on Tuesday while reportedly

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