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Nigeria’s Dangote refinery fights to block refined petroleum imports

Dangote refinery’s lawsuit against the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Co. Ltd. (NNPCL) came up for hearing on January 20.

PetroSA deal with Gazprombank Africa to revive Mossel Bay refinery reportedly nearing collapse

PetroSA's deal with Gazprombank Africa to restart its dormant gas-to-liquids (GTL) refinery in Mossel Bay is reportedly nearing collapse as the Russian bank has failed to meet its financial commitments.

Nigeria grants refinery licence to MRO Energy in Delta State

Libya aims to boost oil refining capacity by 33% to 400,000 bpd

Nigerian court adjourns Dangote Refinery lawsuit over issuance of oil import licences to competitors

Badr El-Din Petroleum announces gas discovery in Egypt’s Western Desert

Egyptian private energy firm Badr El-Din Petroleum (BAPETCO) announced a new gas discovery in the Badr-1 area in the Western Desert through the exploratory well 10-2X, following the success of well 10-1X

Portugal to replace Russian LNG with supply from US and Nigeria

Portugal will look to the US and Nigeria for more supply of LNG to replace purchases from Russia.

Mozambique will not review contract terms for LNG project with TotalEnergies

Mozambique’s freshly inaugurated President Daniel Chapo says his government is not seeking to review contract terms with TotalEnergies on the stalled Mozambique LNG project.

Egypt repays $1bn in arrears to foreign oil company partners

Africa’s Just Energy Transition: AEC shares insights from South Africa and Senegal

NJ Ayuk, executive chairman of the African Energy Chamber, shares Just Energy Transition (JET) lessons learnt from two African countries with different power generation contexts.

Kenya revives oil exploration amid long-standing Turkana project challenges

Kenya is ramping up efforts to harness its oil and gas resources, unveiling a comprehensive strategy to overcome setbacks tied to the stalled Tullow Oil-led Turkana project.

TotalEnergies, Eni announce main oil discoveries in Libya

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) and foreign energy companies including TotalEnergies, Eni, OMV, Repsol and Nabors outlined significant milestones to enhance oil and gas production in Libya.

Algeria sends 5,200 metric tonnes of LNG to Tunisia

Petrol tanker explosion in Nigeria kills 86

Nigeria’s oil spills drop 49.3% in 2024

Eni’s drilling rig for Egypt’s Zohr gas field to arrive before end-January

ExxonMobil announces natural gas discovery offshore Egypt

South African helium producer Renergen's share price collapse continues on claims it overstated its gas reserves

Head of Libya's National Oil Corporation resigns citing health issues

Inspection of West Africa’s WAPCo gas pipeline postponed until February

State-owned CEF applies to manage largest fuel storage asset in South Africa

South Africa’s state-owned Central Energy Fund (CEF) has applied to the National Department of Transport to allow it to manage petrochemical assets at the Island View fuel storage facility in the port city of Durban.

Rwanda backtracks on claim of finding first oil reserves in Lake Kivu, says more research needed

Hemla E&P Congo becomes executive sponsor at Congo Energy & Investment Forum in March 2025

Oil and gas independent Hemla E&P Congo has become an executive sponsor at the inaugural Congo Energy & Investment Forum (CEIF), taking place in Brazzaville on March 25-26