Heineken Lokpobiri Archives - News Desk Nigeria

Lokpobiri Demands Lower Petrol Prices, Summons Oil Industry Over Pricing Disconnect

NewsDeskNgJul 7, 2026July 7, 20260

Lokpobiri insists falling crude prices must translate into lower petrol prices as regulators and marketers face scrutiny. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, on Monday convened an emergency meeting of Nigeria’s key oil refiner, petroleum marketers, regulators and competition authorities over the persistent high price...

Nigerian Minister, Lokpobiri explains why fuel smuggling, pipeline vandalism cannot stop

NewsDeskNgAug 26, 2024August 26, 20240

Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri has said the twin problems of petrol smuggling and oil theft is caused by the products subsidy and corroded pipelines. Lokpobiri disclosed this at the just-concluded Energy and Labour Summit 2024 organised by Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria in...

We may not have enough crude for P/Harcourt refinery, others

NewsDeskNgMar 27, 2024March 27, 20240

The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has expressed fear that the newly inaugurated Dangote Petrochemical Refinery, Port Harcourt Refinery, Warri Refinery, Kaduna refinery and modular refineries in the country may not get enough crude oil locally for the production of petroleum products without increase in production in...