Oil declines as investors await Trump’s decision on Russian export limits
Post AMUGEJanuary 20, 2025
Onome Amuge Oil prices slipped on Monday, with traders tempering their initial concerns over supply disruptions caused by potential harsher sanctions, as the market digested reports that the incoming Trump administration may consider easing restrictions on Russia’s energy sector to secure an end to the ongoing Ukraine conflict. Brent crude futures, the global benchmark for […]
Oil edges higher as questions over sanctions caps further upside
Post AMUGEJanuary 15, 2025
Onome Amuge Oil traded higher on Wednesday morning, recovering from losses suffered the previous day, as traders turned their attention to potential disruptions in oil supply due to recently imposed sanctions on Russian tankers. Despite these concerns, gains were constrained as the market remained cautious while awaiting further clarity on the scope and impact of […]
Oil futures decline as demand optimism falters
Post AMUGEJanuary 7, 2025
Onome Amuge Oil prices fell further on Tuesday, sustaining the downward trend from the previous day’s trading after last week’s upturn. Nevertheless, the losses were tempered as market participants remained apprehensive over the potential supply crunch from major crude exporters Russia and Iran, which face mounting Western sanctions. Brent crude futures, saw a slight decline […]
NNPCL, Dangote rivalry set to drive fuel price down to N500 per litre in 2025- Stakeholders
Post AMUGEJanuary 6, 2025
Bamidele Famoofo Energy industry experts and stakeholders have affirmed that the coming onstream of Port Harcourt, Warri and Dangote Petroleum Refineries is a game changer for the downstream sector of the Nigerian economy, as the development will promote healthy price competition, and offer fuel marketers and consumers multiple sources of petroleum products. Nigerian energy industry […]
Oil edges higher as investors eye post-holiday market trends, China recovery optimism
Post AMUGEJanuary 2, 2025
Onome Amuge Oil prices crept upward on the first day of trade in 2025, as investors, back from their holiday break, adopted a cautious stance while assessing the potential for a rebound in Chinese economic activity and fuel demand, buoyed by President Xi Jinping’s commitment to drive growth in the world’s second-largest economy. Brent crude […]
U.S tops Nigeria’s oil market with N3.6trn purchase in 2024
Post AMUGEDecember 30, 2024
Top 10 importers buy N24.2trn Nigerian oil Onome Amuge The United States has risen to the forefront of Nigeria’s energy export market, unseating The Netherlands as the dominant buyer of Nigerian crude oil in 2024, , as the top ten importers of Nigerian crude accounted for N24.2 trillion worth of the commodity. Data from the […]
NNPC confirms Port Harcourt Refinery back to full operational status
Post AMUGEDecember 21, 2024
Insists product loading ongoing amid shut-down reports Onome Amuge The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has refuted recent claims alleging that the Old Port Harcourt Refinery, which resumed operations recently, has been shut down, emphasising that preparations for loading operations on Saturday are currently in progress. NNPC Limited, in an official release signed by […]
Dangote refinery drops petrol price to N899.50/litre ahead of Yuletide festivities
Post AMUGEDecember 19, 2024
Onome Amuge Dangote Petroleum Refinery has slashed the price of its petrol to N899.50 per litre, aimed at easing transport costs during the festive period. Anthony Chiejina, group chief, branding and communications officer of the Dangote Group, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday, explaining that the move is expected to provide much-needed relief […]
Ignite Power secures $15m from AFRIGREEN to drive solar energy transformation in West Africa
Post AMUGEDecember 17, 2024
Onome Amuge Ignite Power, a leading renewable energy company in Africa, has secured a $15 million senior debt financing from Afrigreen Debt Impact Fund (AFRIGREEN), a top investor in the continent’s renewable energy sector, for its subsidiary Westa Solar. This financing will support Westa Solar’s ongoing commercial and industrial (C&I) solar energy projects in Africa, […]
Japanese ambassador, business community applaud Dangote refinery’s technological innovation
Post AMUGEDecember 16, 2024
Business a.m. The Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals complex has been hailed as an astonishing technological masterpiece by the Japanese business community in Nigeria, led by Suzuki Hideo, ambassador-designate to Nigeria. The Japanese delegation, in a recent tour of the impressive facilities housing both the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals as well as Dangote Fertilisers, expressed […]