AfrOil - Africa Oil & Gas

State energy agencies of Tanzania and Zanzibar sign co-operation agreement

Angola transfers Block 24 from Sonangol to ANPG

Angola’s government assigned Block 24 to the National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) on February 23 for the purpose of facilitating exploration and development.

London court to hear Nigeria’s $1.7bn lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase over 2011 offshore oilfield purchase

Delek Drilling becomes NewMed Energy

Malaysian piping specialist Wah Seong secures $254.1mn East African Crude Oil Pipeline contract

China’s Sinopec to establish $179mn LNG storage tank in Algeria

Libya's state-owned oil utility NOC opens new oilfield

Declaration of Niamey revives Trans-Saharan gas pipeline

Tullow Oil partners Forestry Commission to develop carbon offset projects

Tullow Oil Ghana and the Forestry Commission of Ghana have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that enable them to identify and develop carbon offset projects that will facilitate the achievement of both parties climate objectives.

Zimbabwe: Head of ZIPAWU union complains about fuel retailers’ use of contract labour

Samuel Hova, the president of the Zimbabwe Petroleum and Allied Workers Union (ZIPAWU), has complained that too many of the country’s fuel sellers have hired contract workers rather than salaried employees.

Egypt: Havfram wins SURF support contract for Zohr gas field

Havfram (Norway) is slated to provide support for subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) systems at Zohr, a natural gas field offshore Egypt, under a new contract with Saipem (Italy).

Somalia’s president hastily cancels offshore exploration deal with Coastline Exploration

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has moved swiftly to cancel oil and gas exploration deals signed at the weekend by Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed.

Eiffage finishes all 21 caissons for FLNG breakwater at GTA field

Eiffage Genie Civil (France) has finished building all 21 of the caissons that will form a breakwater protecting the FLNG vessel at the Greater Tortue/Ahmeyim (GTA) gas field offshore Senegal and Mauritania.

AfrOil: TotalEnergies said to be heading for a big discovery offshore Namibia

Early reports indicate that TotalEnergies (France) has made a major discovery at Venus-1x, its wildcat exploration well at the PEL 56 licence area offshore Namibia.

FAR identifies three new prospects at Block A2 offshore The Gambia

Australia’s FAR Ltd has identified three new prospects after reviewing data collected from Bambo-1 and its accompanying sidetrack well Bambo-1ST1, both drilled at Block A2 offshore The Gambia.

Chevron reportedly looking to sell three Equatoguinean stakes

Chevron (US) is reportedly seeking to unload the assets in Equatorial Guinea that it acquired through the takeover of Houston-based Noble Energy in 2020.

TotalEnergies appears heading towards big discovery at Venus-1x offshore Namibia

Early reports indicate that TotalEnergies (France) has made a major discovery at Venus-1x, its wildcat exploration well at the PEL 56 licence area offshore Namibia.

Shell executive notes ‘progress’ on LNG project in Tanzania

GNPC consulting shareholders on planned decommissioning of Saltpond oilfield

Ghana National Petroleum Corp. (GNPC) is moving forward with the process of consulting shareholders in advance of the upcoming decommissioning of Saltpond, the country’s first oilfield.

Sylva says Nigerian government regrets gasoline shortages, acknowledges inspectors’ failures

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva has expressed regret for the gasoline shortages that have been gripping the country.

Sonatrach signs contract with two Sinopec subsidiaries for Skikda LNG storage tank

Algeria’s national oil company (NOC) Sonatrach has signed a contract for the construction of a new storage tank at the Skikda LNG plant with two subsidiaries of China’s Sinopec.

Nigeria will seek damages from suppliers of methanol-heavy petrol

Sound Energy going ahead with LNG scheme in Morocco

TotalEnergies makes contingent payment to Tullow following Tilenga FID

Tullow Oil has received a contingent consideration payment of $75mn related to the sale of its former assets in western Uganda.

Angola reports oil revenues up as export volumes decline in Q4-2021

Angola exported around 98.9mn barrels of crude oil in the fourth quarter of last year, equivalent to about 1.7mn barrels per day (bpd), according to official data presented in Luanda on February 17.

South African court dismisses Shell’s request to appeal hold on seismic exploration

Shell (UK) will have to keep its plans for collecting seismic data from acreage off the coast of South Africa’s Eastern Cape province on hold, following a new ruling from the High Court of Makhanda.

Duport Midstream refinery and power plant ready for launch

Nigeria’s economy grew 3.4% last year despite oil-refining woes

UAE’s Dragon Oil claims discovery of field in Gulf of Suez with 100mn barrels of oil

Gasoline shortages and unexpected consequences

Nigeria’s attempt to avoid labour unrest and consumer discontent by keeping its gasoline subsidy in place indefinitely backfires.