Kenya Airways and Rubis Energy to build Africa’s first sustainable aviation fuel refinery in Kenya

DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa
By Newsbase 15 May 2026

Algeria’s oil export revenues drop 13% y/y in 2025 to $22.4bn despite higher shipments

AfrOil - Africa Oil & Gas
MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas
By bna Cairo bureau 15 May 2026
Algeria saw its oil export revenues decline by 13% year-on-year (y/y) in 2025 to $22.4bn, despite a slight increase in export volumes

Egypt projects 7% surge in summer electricity demand

AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor
By bna Cairo bureau 14 May 2026
Mahmoud Esmat has instructed electricity sector companies across Egypt to raise their readiness levels ahead of an expected 7% year-on-year (y/y) hike in electricity demand during the summer of 2026.
The administration of Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, who assumed office after the capture of Nicolás Maduro on January 3, has since secured US recognition and repeated praise from President Donald Trump.

Venezuela launches debt restructuring in bid to end decade of default

LatAmOil - Latin America Oil & Gas
By bnl editorial staff 14 May 2026
Venezuela's interim government has announced it will begin a formal restructuring of the country's external public debt, including obligations tied to state oil company PDVSA, in what could rank among the largest sovereign debt workouts in history.
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