Energy

Aramco and Total to build $9 billion petrochemical complex 

Saudi Arabia’s Aramco and Total have signed a $9 billion agreement to build an integrated petrochemical complex that will have…

Power minister, Fashola, upbeat about promise in the electricity sector as Nigeria adds 945MW

Babatunde Fashola, minister of works, power and housing says Nigeria would add 945 megawatts (MW) electricity generating capacity to the…

Kachikwu establishes R&D Council for local content

Emmanuel Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources has launched the Nigerian Content Research and Development Council (NCRDC), which is…

Downstream deregulation could speed up with Dangote Refinery entry

A complete deregulation of the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry might be inevitable in the next few…

Exxon Mobil, China’s Zhoushan in talks over $7bn ethylene plant

Zhoushan, a city in the northeastern Zhejiang Province, eastern China on Wednesday said discussions were ongoing with major oil stakeholder, …

Dangote Refinery still on course for 2020 start, say Renaissance analyst

With most of its needed equipment on ground, an analyst at Renaissance Capital, Temilade Adurogba, has declared that Dangote Refinery…