DEMAND FOR 91 RON unleaded gasoline from Europe into the Nigerian market has slowed to a near halt with a well supplied market and large backlog of cargoes remaining off the coast of Lagos.

SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT Co, or SPDC, is close to completing the construction of a major pipeline in the country's oil-rich Niger Delta at a cost of US$1.1bn, according to a spokesman.

A 200,000 BPD CAPACITY refinery is to be built in Nigeria's northern Zanfara state, according to Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi, the state's governor. He said the state government has earmarked US$1.94 bn for the refinery project.

NIGERIA'S SOUTHEASTERN IMO state is planning to establish a Greenfield refinery in the state, according to a recent statement by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp (NNPC).

ENOC LUBRICANTS, A division of ENOC International Sales LLC, signed a lubricant supply agreement with Galana Oil Kenya Ltd (Galana Oil regional oil marketing company) to distribute its range of products in Kenya, including its environmentally-friendly products - the fully synthetic engine oils, Protec Green 5W40 and Protec X-treme Energy 5W30.