AfrOil - Africa Oil & Gas

Knock-on effects

Problems in South Africa’s refining sector have led to fuel shortages in neighbouring Botswana.

McDermott to provide engineering and procurement services for Azikel modular refinery

McDermott International (US) has agreed to provide further assistance to Azikel Petroleum, a subsidiary of Nigeria’s Azikel Group, on the construction of a new modular refinery in Bayelsa State.

NRG: Deep and wide – coverage round the world

Libya’s oil sector suffers setback as LNA renews blockade

Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC) has had to backtrack on plans for resuming commercial oil production, owing to the renewal of a blockade by troops aligned with Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA).

Golar LNG’s FLNG vessel loads 40th cargo offshore Cameroon

Bermuda-based Golar LNG has reported that the Hilli Episeyo, the first vessel in the world to be converted to a floating LNG (FLNG) unit, has reached the milestone of lifting its 40th cargo offshore Cameroon.

NNPC: Nigerian gas production up 3.73% in April

Nigeria saw natural gas production levels rise slightly in April, according to the monthly financial and operations report published by Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) last week.

Unaoil managers convicted for Iraq graft

Ghanaian official comments on impact of disruption in oil sector

Egbert Faibille Jr., the director-general of the Ghana Petroleum Commission (GPC), said last week that his country was set to experience problems on several fronts this year as a result of disruption in the oil sector.

Nigeria hails strong interest in marginal field offering

Dangote makes progress at Nigerian refinery

TechnipFMC wins $1bn+ contract for Egyptian hydrocracker

Bump in the road

Tullow Oil’s exit from Kenya is likely to be slow and complicated, owing to local officials’ questions about costs, force majeure declarations and other issues.