The Ugandan government has launched a search for new investors for the construction of a $4b oil refinery in Hoima, after Russia’s RT Resources pulled out of the project, All Africa reported. The Ministry of Energy a...
Yemen’s Aden oil refinery resumed operations, after shutting down for more than a year due to political unrest, according to Reuters. The facility is currently operating at half its capacity, refining 66,000t fr...
The Kenyan government has directed state-owned Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) to acquire and revive operations in an obsolete petroleum refinery owned by Kenya Petroleum Refinery Limited (KPRL). KPC is currently seeking...
The Head of Iran’s Petrochemical, Gas, and Oil Exporters’ Union, Hassan Khosrojerdi, announced that Iran will develop a 300,000 b/d refinery in Indonesia worth $8.5b with funds provided by Chinese and European parties...
The Aruban government and Venezuela’s Citgo Petroleum Corporation are finalizing an agreement to reopen an oil refinery that has been shuttered since 2009, The Washington Times wrote. Aruban Energy Minister, Mike de M...
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and KBR, the American engineering, procurement, and construction company, will create an ad hoc group of experts for the management of the reconstruction work of the Baku Oi...
As recent sanctions relief allows Tehran to resume oil delivery to Europe, Iran reveals plans to build a $1.8b refinery in Spain with intended capacity to produce 120,000b/d of oil, Press TV informed. National Iranian...
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia has inaugurated The King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), reported World Oil. The Center is a non-profit economics and policy research institu...
The Iraqi oil ministry and newly established Dhi Qar Oil Company are reviving plans to boost production and refining of crude oil from the Nassiriya field in southern provinces at a capacity of 300,000b/d, delayed fro...
South Africa’s deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa is visiting Iran to explore opportunities for co-operation in the energy sector with a view to attracting investment in a refinery Pretoria is planning to build, a...