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Nigeria officially recognises Anambra as oil-producing state
Nigeria’s Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has recognised Anambra as the country’s 11th oil-producing state, putting to rest an ongoing bureaucratic dispute.
Another East African pipeline faces ESG challenges
Turkana County authorities have continued to fight Kenya’s government over land acquisition for the oil pipeline component of the LAPSSET project.
Eni announces oil and gas discovery offshore Côte d’Ivoire
Italy’s Eni has discovered commercial hydrocarbon reserves at Baleine, a section of Block CI-101 offshore Côte d’Ivoire.
Sonangol signs three contracts for Barro do Dando fuel terminal
Sonangol reported last week that it had finalised several contracts related to the planned construction of a petroleum product import terminal at Barro do Dande, about 60 km north of the Angolan capital Luanda.
BW Energy finishes DHBNM-1 well, decides not to drill sidetrack
BW Energy (Norway) has wrapped up drilling work at DHBNM-1, an exploration well within the Hibiscus North section of the Dussafu Marin block offshore Gabon, and has decided against drilling a sidetrack well.
Petrofac wins contract from NOC subsidiary
Petrofac (UK) reported last week that it had secured a contract worth more than $100mn for work at the Erawin oilfield in south-west Libya.
NRGI says Ugandan oil sector’s governance rating has improved since 2017
The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), a New York-based NGO, reported last week that Uganda’s new oil sector had shown improvements in resource governance practices over the last four years.
AfrOil: Another East African pipeline faces ESG challenges
Josphat Nanok, the governor of Kenya’s Turkana county, and James Lomenen Ekomwa, an MP representing Turkana South, have criticised the government’s approach to acquiring land for the Lokichar-Lamu Crude Oil Pipeline (LLCOP).
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