Africa
Fuel subsidy removal to save Nigeria 'from going under', president says
Nigeria's new President Bola Tinubu said his decision to remove a popular petrol subsidy would impose an extra burden on citizens but this would free up money for education, regular power supply, transport infrastructure and healthcare.
A consortium led by Tecnimont awarded a $300-MM EPC contract for a fertilizer plant in Egypt by KIMA
MAIRE S.p.A. announces that a consortium composed by its Integrated E&C Solutions subsidiary Tecnimont S.p.A and Orascom Construction S.A.E. has been awarded a Lump Sum Turn-Key Engineering Procurement and Construction contract for a Nitric Acid and Ammonium Nitrate plant by KIMA, Egyptian Chemical Industries Company.
Nigerian regulator links Exxon to illegal lifting of petroleum from terminal
Nigeria's downstream oil regulator has alleged ExxonMobil Corp was involved in the illegal lifting of petroleum products from an offshore terminal, according to a letter of complaint to the petroleum ministry.
Airlines urge co-operation to help curb emissions
Airlines called for co-operation on a broad front to reach "very tough" emission targets and pledged at the end of a three-day summit to release interim climate targets next year.
Nigeria's NNPC winding down crude oil swap contracts
Nigeria's state oil firm NNPC Ltd is winding down crude swap contracts with traders and will pay cash for gasoline imports, its chief executive told Reuters, adding that private companies could begin importing petrol as soon as this month.
Nigeria's main labor union to strike over tripling of fuel prices
Nigeria's main labor union said it plans to go on strike from Wednesday to protest against a tripling of fuel prices in the country after new president Bola Tinubu scrapped a costly subsidy.
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Eni bets on agri-business in Africa to expand biofuel production
Italy's Eni is investing in farming in several African and Asian countries as it aims to produce by itself around one fifth of the agricultural feedstock it will need for its biofuel business by 2025, two top executives at the energy group said.
Nigeria's NNPC says it will end monopoly on petrol supplies
Nigeria's state owned oil company NNPC will soon end its monopoly on petrol supplies, its chief executive told local television, a day after it nearly tripled prices at its fuel stations countrywide.
Nigerians rush to buy fuel to beat impending price hikes
Long fuel queues returned to Nigeria's cities as motorists rushed to fill their tanks while some retailers hiked prices amid uncertainty on the timing of the removal of a fuel subsidy that new President Bola Tinubu said would be scrapped.
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