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Turkey plans drilling operation offshore Somalia in early 2025
Turkey’s Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced last week that Turkish Petroleum (TPAO) will begin an exploration operation offshore Somalia in early 2025.
Nigerian Senate committee says Port Harcourt refinery 90% complete
Nigeria’s ad-hoc Senate committee – a group created to investigate turnaround maintenance of Nigerian refineries – has said that upgrades and repairs for the full rehabilitation of Port Harcourt refinery are at 90% completion.
Zimbabwe-focused gas group Invictus Energy inks offtake agreement with local gold producer Dallaglio
ASX-listed Invictus Energy (Invictus) has executed an agreement with gold miner Dallaglio to supply natural gas from its project in northern Zimbabwe to power up a mine owned by the latter.
TotalEnergies ready to expand fuel trade with South Africa amid surge in imports
French oil supermajor TotalEnergies SE (Total) has expressed an intention to expand fuel trade with South Africa after a series of shutdowns of local refineries led to a sharp increase in imports.
Zambia set to unlock untapped oil and gas potential
Zambia’s geological profile mirrors that of its neighbours, suggesting oil & gas potential akin to successes in the East African Rift Basin, an area with the Lake Albert Rift Basin in Uganda and traversing Tanzania, Mozambique, Kenya and Malawi.
Genser Energy boosts Ghana's energy infrastructure with new gas pipeline
Genser Energy, a prominent player in Ghana’s energy sector, has commissioned a 110-km natural gas pipeline in the Ashanti Region.
TotalEnergies ups interest in giant Moho field in Republic of Congo, divests two mature assets
TotalEnergies EP Congo has inked a deal with Trident Energy combining the acquisition of an additional 10% interest in the Moho licence from Trident Energy and the sale to that company of its 53.5% interest in the Nkossa and Nsoko II licences.
Noble Corporation completes drilling work in Ghana, announces new opportunities offshore Africa
Turkey set to commence oil drilling off Somalia coast in 2025
Turkey is gearing up to kickstart oil drilling operations off Somalia's extensive coastline starting early 2025, as confirmed by Mohamed Hashi Abdi, Director General of the Somali Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.
Nigeria’s NNPCL restarts operations at Awoba Unit Field
Shell Egypt, partners launch new development phase for offshore West Delta Deep Marine concession
Shell Egypt has agreed with its partners – Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), and Petronas – to initiate new developments within Egypt’s offshore West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) concession.
AfrOil: Libya top African oil producer in March with 1.24mn bpd, surpasses Nigeria, says OPEC
Egypt to halts LNG exports from May, say government sources
The Egyptian government will halt liquefied natural gas shipments starting from May, to ensure high demand by businesses and households during the summer is met.
SDX Energy sells Egyptian assets in West Gharib for $6.6mn
CEO Daniel Gould said SDX will continue to “carry out due diligence for its medium-term expansion into the vertical adjacencies of gas transportation, gas-to-power, and renewable energy generation”.
Financiers debate fate of TotalEnergies-led Mozambique project amid environmental, human rights issues
In January 2024, TotalEnergies announced its intention to resume the project, backed by public and private financial institutions, including eight export credit agencies (ECAs) and 15 commercial banks.
Nigerian petroleum regulator plans to bolster local crude refining
Nigeria, historically Africa’s largest crude oil exporter, relies heavily on imports to meet local energy needs. However, the government is trying to change that with plans to revive four moribund oil refineries and put them back in operation.
Niger to supply diesel to Mali national energy company
Equatorial Guinea awards Petrofac $350mn five-year contract centred on Zafiro oilfield
Petrofac awarded $350mn technical services contract by Equatorial Guinea's state oil company GEPetrol to support its operations in offshore Block B when it takes over the asset from ExxonMobil in June.
French oil group Rubis inks deal to become strategic investor in NOC Kenya
French oil multinational Rubis is set to become a strategic investor in the struggling National Oil Corporation of Kenya
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