AfrOil - Africa Oil & Gas

11 March 2020

Dangote Group outlines plan for offshore gas pipeline project

10 March 2020

Nigeria’s Dangote Industries Ltd (DIL) has outlined plans for the construction of a high-capacity subsea pipeline capable of handling more than 31bn cubic metres per year of associated gas from offshore oilfields.

Uganda approves CNOOC’s ESIA study for Kingfisher

10 March 2020

Uganda’s National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has acknowledged CNOOC Uganda, a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), for its completion of a report on plans to develop the Kingfisher oilfield.

Lower oil prices pose trouble for Nigeria

9 March 2020

The collapse of the OPEC-plus deal highlights Nigeria's vulnerability.

South African companies urged to seek LNG-related contracts in Mozambique

9 March 2020

Several South African businesspeople said during the Africa Gas Forum in Cape Town last week that their country had the potential to benefit from the development of natural gas resources in Mozambique.

Angola hoping to see more filling stations built in eastern regions

9 March 2020

Angola’s Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum has begun drawing up plans for the expansion of the country’s network of retail filling stations.

Nigerian government issues sovereign guarantees for Chinese pipeline credit

9 March 2020

Nigeria’s federal government has pledged to provide a sovereign guarantee covering most of the costs of building the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) natural gas pipeline.

South Sudan’s practice of advance oil sales draws criticism

9 March 2020

One of the factions in South Sudan’s new coalition government has called for changes in the way Juba handles revenues from crude oil production.

Nigerian independent prepares to commission first phase of modular refinery

9 March 2020

Nigeria’s Waltersmith Refining & Petrochemical (WR&P) has said it expects to complete the first phase of a modular refinery at the Ibigwe oilfield in Imo State ahead of schedule.

Trying too hard to escape the resource curse?

4 March 2020

A Ugandan newspaper has faulted President Museveni and his team for taking an overly rigid approach to revenue division and getting itself mired in tax disputes.

Eni finishes gas pipeline in Algeria’s Berkine Basin

4 March 2020

Italy’s Eni has wrapped up construction work on a pipeline that will facilitate the export of natural gas and associated gas from hydrocarbon fields in the Berkine Basin in south-eastern Algeria.

Sonangol hopes to sell off 30% of equity by 2027

4 March 2020

Sebastião Gaspar Martins, the chairman of Sonangol, revealed last week that Angola’s national oil company (NOC) was heading for partial privatisation.

Ghana’s president hopes for FID on Pecan project soon

4 March 2020

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said last week that he hoped Aker Energy (Norway) would make a decision about the development of the Pecan offshore field in the near future.

South Sudan hopeful of reaching oil production target in 2020

4 March 2020

South Sudan’s government is reportedly optimistic about its chances of reaching oil production targets this year, despite problems in the field.

Somalia working with Shell, ExxonMobil to update status of 1990 agreements

4 March 2020

Somalia’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources is working with ExxonMobil (US) and Royal Dutch Shell (UK/Netherlands) to resolve the status of several offshore blocks to which it was originally granted access in 1990.