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NNPC head: Nigeria is focusing on condensate

Mele Kyari, the group managing director of Nigerian National Petroleum Co. (NNPC), said at the weekend that his country was taking a new approach to compliance with the production quotas set by OPEC and its allies.

Equatorial Guinea gearing up for new oil and gas projects

Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, said at the weekend that his country intended to launch a number of new oil and gas initiatives this year.

Privately owned Nigerian company expands modular refinery

Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources reported last week that a privately owned company had significantly expanded the capacity of its modular refinery in Ogbele, a town in Rivers State.

South Sudan seeks partner for environmental audit of oilfields

The government of South Sudan has called a tender for an environmental audit of the country’s oilfields.

Sonatrach awards $3.7bn refinery contract to Spanish-Korean consortium

Algeria’s national oil company (NOC) Sonatrach has awarded a $3.7bn contract for work on a new grassroots oil refinery to a joint venture formed by South Korea’s Samsung Engineering and Spain’s Técnicas Reunidas.

Sudan backtracks on plan to end fuel subsidies

Libyan refinery put at risk of shutdown after missile attack

Algeria awards $3.7bn refining contract

Zenith Energy set to acquire majority stake in operator of Congolese oilfield

UK-based Zenith Energy is set to make its first move into Africa via the purchase of a majority stake in AIM-listed Anglo African Oil & Gas Congo.

Nigeria may be heading for trouble

Nigeria's oil minister is optimistic about the prospects for positive change in the hydrocarbon sector, but he may be speaking too soon.

Nigeria planning to resume work on Ogidigben gas complex

Nigeria’s federal government has announced the revival of a major natural gas initiative that has been on hold for the last five years.