Tag: FG, fuel, Nigerians
FG eyes N97 per litre fuel for Nigerians
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, on Thursday said that the Federal Government was planning on making fuel available at N97 per litre,...
Minister appeals to Customs to allow fuel at land borders
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has appealed to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to allow fuel trucks access to border towns and...
African airlines jet fuel costs 35% more than global average – IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has disclosed that jet fuel costs 35% more in Africa than the global average global. IATA President, Alexandre...
Hapag-Lloyd introduces IMO 2020 fuel surcharge
German shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has revealed plans to introduce an IMO 2020 Transition Charge (ITC) for short-term contracts as of December 1, 2019. The move...
US sanctions Russian ships for delivering fuel to Syria
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced new sanctions against Russian entities and vessels over their alleged involvement in “a sanctions evasion...
Maersk, Port of Rotterdam sign deal on IMO 2020-compliant fuel
Maersk has signed a deal for the production of IMO 2020-compliant bunker fuel at the Port of Rotterdam that will cover 5-10% of the shipping giant’s annual fuel...
NNPC assures airlines of sufficient fuel supply
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured that it has enough stock of aviation fuel to meet the needs of airline operators and other consumers of...
Low-sulphur fuel to cost 30% more than the current fuel — Drewry
Early indications of prices for low-sulphur fuel oil 0.5% compliant with the IMO 2020 rule showed that the new fuel costs about 30% more than the current,...
Indonesia to enforce IMO 2020 fuel rules on ships
Indonesian-flagged ships will comply with new low-sulphur fuel rules that start next year, the country’s Ministry of Transportation said on Tuesday, after...
Iran grain ships stuck in Brazil without fuel due to U.S. sanctions
Two Iranian vessels have been stranded for weeks at Brazilian ports, unable to head back to Iran due to lack of fuel, which state-run oil firm Petrobras refuses to sell...
EU awaits Argentine response over duties exemption on biodiesel fuel
Producers of Argentine biodiesel have until Friday, Jan. 18 to comment on a proposal by the European Commission for them to sell at a minimum price. The proposal is to...
Strike: Unions vow to shut airports tomorrow as NNPC assures of fuel supply
Aviation unions have vowed to paralyse the nation’s airports and disrupt flight services as they expressed their readiness to participate in the planned strike by...
