The Kenyan president’s chief economic adviser said the refinery in Lamu could eventually source about 600,000 bpd from Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan, which would cover about 86% of nameplate capacity.

Mexico's federal government aims to sustain national liquid hydrocarbons production at 1.8mn barrels per day until the end of 2039.

Brazil's environmental regulator Ibama has granted Petrobras permission to drill three additional wells in the block where the company made the Morpho oil discovery.

Angola’s $473mn Cabinda refinery exported 86% of its disclosed sales volume during its first months of operation, mainly as naphtha and heavy fuel oil, while August data indicate throughput was ramping up from relatively low initial utilisation.