Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has recorded a net profit of $4.73 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2026, reversing a $117.2 million loss in the corresponding period of 2025, as revenue rose 144 per cent to $22.5 billion. The unaudited financial results, released in Lagos yesterday, showed a sharp improvement in the […]
Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in oil, natural gas and petrochemicals, opening new avenues for energy-sector integration, investment and trade between the two countries. The agreement was signed by Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz […]
The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN have called on President Bola Tinubu to initiate an investigation into allegations that International Oil Companies are plotting to undermine the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals.
British supermajor Shell last week exited Iraq’s potentially game-changing US$11-billion Nebras Petrochemical Project.
Shell signed the NPP deal, having agreed to the original memorandum of understanding back in 2012.
The key problem stopping Iraq from fulfilling its potential in oil, gas, and petrochemicals, remains the widespread corruption in its oil and gas sector, among others,
WoodMac: as the energy transition progresses, refineries face an increasingly Darwinian battle for existence.
Petrochemicals have been driving oil demand in recent years but that could all change if new restrictions come into place to curb the production of plastics and other products. The global demand for petrochemicals has been gradually rising over the last two decades, as an increasing number of consumers spend on petrochemical-derived products. There are fears that the industry could continue to drive demand, keeping the world reliant on fossil fuels, long after we shift away from oil and gas for our energy needs unless policy change happens now.