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AlphaDen Energy receives AfreximBank funding fore $200mn LNG project in Nigeria

Marathon Oil signs 5-Year LNG deal for Alba field gas in Equatorial Guinea

Uganda set to announce winning bid for Hoima refinery in November

Uganda is expecting to announce a winner in November from four groups of bidders competing for the proposed 60,000 barrel per day (bpd) Hoima oil refinery, according to comments made by Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa on October 17.

Russian energy giants Gazprom and Rosatom offer to help end South Africa energy crisis

Russian energy giants Gazprom and Rosatom say they want to help end energy crisis in South Africa.

Mozambique expects to sign natural gas development contracts with Eni, CNOOC by December

Kenya records drop in fuel levy collections owing to declining consumption

A sharp drop in fuel consumption in Kenya due to rising prices resulted in the government losing KES 904.5mn ($6mn) in revenue for the year ending June 2023. The drop comes as fuel prices in Kenya have surged to historical highs.

Decision near on controversial $4bn pipeline linking Uganda and Tanzania, Standard Bank exec says

Norway’s Equinor signs gas exploration deal for Libyan maritime region

Scirocco Energy shares rise after sale of Ruvuma stake in Tanzania to operator APT

Kenya Pipeline Company books $38.5mn impairment for old pipeline

IEA declares end to "Golden Age of Gas"

The energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine effectively marks the end of the 10-year Golden Age of Gas, the International Energy Agency said in its medium-term gas market report this month.

Yinson to pilot offshore CCS plant for Azule’s FPSO project offshore Angola

Perenco expands oil production in Gabon’s Hylia South West

Helium One resumes well drilling in Tanzania after rig failure

Libya's 2mn-bpd oil production target achieved within two to three years, says oil minister

AfrOil: Africa Oil Corp. completes exit from Kenya’s South Lokichar basin

Uganda's carbon neutrality plans hinge on sustainable development of oil and gas resources

Uganda will release plans at the UN Cop 28 climate summit in the UAE next month about how it aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 that include “sustainably” developing its oil and gas resources.

Ghana’s Petroleum Authority sanctions 7 oil marketing companies for illicit fuel distribution

Kenya’s KPRL mulls reviving idle 9 MW thermal power plant

Nigeria grants petroleum exploration licence to TGS-PetroData