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South African energy minister, Shell seek to appeal court ruling blocking Wild Coast exploration

South Africa’s Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has joined Shell (UK) and Impact Africa in seeking permission to appeal a court ruling that revoked exploration rights for the offshore Algoa and Transkei blocks.

Namibia: ReconAfrica set to acquire half of NAMCOR’s stake in Kavango basin block

Canada’s Reconnaissance Africa (ReconAfrica) has arranged to raise its stake in PEL 73, a block in the Kavango basin, by acquiring half of the 10% working interest now owned by Namibia's NAMCOR.

Egypt is joining the ranks of nations racing to pick up Russian oil

Nigerian House, Senate leaders issue urgent calls for action against oil theft

Sonatrach CEO: Algeria capable of delivering 25 bcm of gas to Italy in 2022

Vivo Energy Ghana sued over negligence in sale of water-laced fuel

Ethiopia rescinds Chinese investor’s contract for Ogaden basin oilfields

Ghana’s central bank to sell $420mn of liquidity to BDCs in last quarter of 2022

AfrOil: UNOC sees EACOP financing wrapped up soon

A representative of Uganda National Oil Co. (UNOC) has said that the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) consortium expects to wrap up arrangements for funding its $4bn project by the end of November.

Finance minister expects TotalEnergies to commit to Mozambique LNG restart by March 2023

Ugandan officials push back after European Parliament calls for suspension of EACOP

Ghanaian advocacy group calls for scrapping of 'BOST margin' as pump prices continue rising