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Nigeria oil minister threatens licence revocation for inactive operators of marginal fields
Speaking during a visit to Waltersmith Petroman’s modular refinery in Imo State, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State for Oil, called out the companies that have been given licences but have not invested.
Nigeria and Argentina look to partner on natural gas exploration, production projects
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is seeking a collaborative venture in natural gas exploration and production with Argentina, it has revealed.
Libya’s crude oil production up to 1.24mn bpd: NOC
Nigeria has lost 10mn litres of oil to pipeline vandalism, NNPCL head says of "national calamity”
CEO of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) Mele Kyari expressed concerns over frequent vandalism taking place on Nigeria’s 5000km long oil pipeline network, saying the issue was a “national calamity.”
Details of security measures for $4bn EACOP pipeline traversing Uganda and Tanzania revealed
Tanzania commissions new Dar es Salaam oil storage facilities to quicken tanker offloading
The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) is constructing two oil storage facilities at the Dar es Salaam Port with the capacity to store 362,500 tonnes in total as part of an effort to accelerate the offloading of tankers.
Shell Egypt announces gas discovery in the North East El-Amriya block
Shell Egypt announced the discovery of a gas-bearing reservoir in the North East El-Amriya block, in the offshore Mediterranean Sea.
Libya's Erawin field starts exporting crude at 600,000 barrels
Libya started exporting oil from the onshore Erawin field in the Murzuq basin on Tuesday, November 21, with a shipment of 600,000 barrels, according to the state energy utility NOC.
Golar’s FLNG vessel sets sail for BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project site offshore Senegal, Mauritania
Marine infrastructure company Golar LNG’s converted floating LNG producer, Gimi, set sail from Singapore on November 18 for BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim FLNG project offshore Mauritania and Senegal.
Nigeria may face quota OPEC cuts at upcoming meetings in Vienna
Kenyan opposition leader calls for energy, treasury ministers’ resignation over 'corrupt' oil import deal
Nigeria considers reviving huge OPL 245 block
Nigeria’s federal government is considering reviving Oil Prospecting Licence 245, one of Africa's richest oil blocks, in a bid to ramp up domestic oil production.
AfrOil: NNPCL to commission AKK gas pipeline in December
Libya’s NOC invites bidders for crude investments in Sirte, Murzuq and Ghadames basins
Libya’s National Oil Corporation is preparing a licensing round – the country’s first in almost two decades – to develop gas fields in the Sirte, Murzuq and Ghadames basins. Libya is currently investing $17bn in oil-and-gas infrastructure.
Nigeria’s Seplat reveals plan for $250mn gas plant in Delta State
Seplat has unveiled plans to invest $250mn in the construction of a state-of-the-art gas plant in Sapele, Delta State.
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