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Tanzania reports progress in talks on LNG project

Tanzania’s government is reportedly making progress in talks with Equinor (Norway) and Royal Dutch Shell (UK/Netherlands) on the resumption of work at an LNG project worth $30bn.

Orezone, Genser sign PPA for LNG-to-power project in Burkina Faso

US-based Genser Energy has agreed to set up a small-scale LNG-fuelled power plant in Burkina Faso to Orezone Gold Corp. (Canada) for use at the Bomboré gold mine.

DPR says 80 companies won Marginal Oilfield Bid Round

Sarki Auwalu, the director of Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), said last week that about 80 companies had been named as the winners of the country’s second bidding round for marginal fields.

Mombasa Gas Terminal to use World Bank loan for LPG terminal construction

International Finance Corp. (IFC), an arm of the World Bank, has reportedly agreed to lend a Kenyan fuel company about $23mn for the construction of the first phase of a new LPG terminal.

Uganda shortlists four companies in second bidding round

Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has shortlisted four companies as the top bidders in its second licensing round.

Zimbabwe aims to attract more oil and gas investment, minister says

Winston Chitando, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Mines and Mining Development, said last week that his country’s government saw oil and gas projects as an important means of attracting investment to the country.

Nigeria now aims to pass PIB in June

Nigerian legislators now aim to pass the proposed oil and gas law, known as the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), in June.

Savannah in advanced discussions on acquisition of ExxonMobil assets in Chad, Cameroon

UK-based Savannah Energy is looking to acquire a package of upstream and midstream assets in Chad and Cameroon from ExxonMobil (US).

Egypt kicks off work at Suez petrochemical facility

Dangote kicks off urea production

AfrOil: Savannah seeks ExxonMobil assets in Chad, Cameroon

UK-based Savannah Energy is looking to acquire a package of upstream and midstream assets in Chad and Cameroon from ExxonMobil (US).

Libya’s state-owned National Oil Co generates $1.3bn in revenues in April 2021

Chokepoints – ten keys that lock up the world. Or do they?

IGU upbeat on global LNG outlook

The International Gas Union’s annual LNG report is upbeat on the outlook for global LNG, and has talked up the role the fuel will play in post-pandemic recovery and the energy transition.