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AfrOil: Nigerian LNG in focus

Two LNG projects are in focus in Nigeria this week.

OPEC+ largely maintains cuts with new deal

Attah urges NLNG to consider expansion on a larger scale

Nigeria LNG (NLNG) should consider more ambitious plans for expansion, according to Tony Attah, the consortium’s managing director.

Egypt’s GUPCO allocates $562mn to invest in new and existing oilfield facilities in 2021

Fossil fuels’ future role in the spotlight

The future role of fossil fuels in a decarbonising world was being examined at the CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference this week.

Gasmeth set to begin CNG production in Rwanda by end-2022

Gasmeth, a company founded to extract methane from Lake Kivu in Rwanda, has said it expects to begin turning out CNG by the end of next year.

NOC wins Ras Lanuf refinery arbitration case

UN seeks information on Chinese companies’ handling of South Sudan oil revenues

The UN reportedly has raised questions about Chinese companies’ handling of revenues from oil production in South Sudan.

AKK pipeline project under scrutiny

Mele Kyari, the group managing director of NNPC, has sounded an upbeat note on the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) pipeline, saying that work on this domestic natural gas artery is moving forward. However, the project has drawn some unwelcome attention.

Sasol announces FID on Pande-Temane gas project

South Africa’s Sasol is looking to push forward with the development of Pande and Temane, two onshore natural gas fields in neighbouring Mozambique.

NGOs seek to discourage banks from providing credits for EACOP

Hundreds of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have signed an open letter asking commercial banks not to provide any funding for the construction of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).

Dangote the saviour as Nigeria eyes benefits

ANPG to offer free access to data covering blocks in onshore licensing round

Angola’s National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) has said it will make data on all nine onshore blocks involved in the country’s next licensing round available to all potential investors free of charge.

Moroccan energy ministry pledges support for Chariot’s Anchois gas project

Morocco’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Green and Digital Economy has pledged to back Chariot Oil & Gas (UK) and ONHYM in the development of Anchois, a natural gas field within the offshore Lixus block.