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Tanzania, Uganda comment on start date for EACOP construction

Tanzania and Uganda appear to have slightly different expectations about the start date for work on the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which will pump crude from fields near Lake Albert to the coast of the Indian Ocean.

SNH reportedly seeking to buy Chad’s stake in oil pipeline

Cameroon’s national oil company Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH) has reportedly expressed interest in acquiring a larger equity stake in a pipeline used to pump oil from Chad to the port of Kribi on the Gulf of Guinea.

Liberia begins construction work on new Harper fuel storage facility

Liberia’s National Port Authority (NPA) has begun construction work on a new petroleum product storage depot within the framework of a wider effort to refurbish the port of Harper.

AfrOil: Sasol’s gas FID

South Africa’s Sasol has made a final investment decision (FID) on the development of an onshore natural gas field in neighbouring Mozambique.

Eni restarts Damietta LNG plant in Egypt

Italy’s Eni announced this week that the first cargo since 2012 from the Damietta LNG plant in Egypt had been produced and lifted.

Brazzaville kicks off ambitious refinery project

Algerian president appoints new oil minister

Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune has appointed a new oil minister to his cabinet, replacing Abdelmajid Attar with his predecessor, Mohamed Arkab.

Former VP urges Nigeria to authorise full privatisation of refining sector

Atiku Abubakar, the former vice-president of Nigeria, has urged the government to adopt plans for full privatisation of the country’s oil-refining sector.

Angolan MPs give green light to exploration work in onshore basins

Members of Angola’s National Assembly have voted to lift a ban on oil and gas exploration in two environmentally sensitive onshore basins.

Angolan president authorised to offer special incentives for Cabinda refinery project

Angolan legislators have voiced strong support for the government’s plans to reduce the country’s dependence on imported petroleum products.

Chariot, Predator eager to move forward with gas projects in Morocco

Two British companies – AIM-listed Chariot Oil & Gas and Jersey-based Predator Oil & Gas – have announced plans to move forward with a natural gas scheme in Morocco.

NCDMB takes 30% transitional stake in modular refinery

Nigeria’s National Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is investing in a small-scale oil-refining project led by a local company, Waltersmith Petroman Oil Ltd.