DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa

8 October 2020

Shell affiliate hires Nigerian company to build gas distribution pipelines

7 October 2020

Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG), an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell (UK/Netherlands), has contracted a Nigerian company to build distribution pipelines that will serve a facility established by the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).

Outlines of Nigeria’s new oil and gas regime becoming clearer

7 October 2020

As more details of the PIB come to light, Nigeria appears to be working towards significant changes and greater transparency.

Golar LNG, BP strike agreement on delivery date for Gimi FLNG vessel

6 October 2020

Bermuda-registered Golar LNG has struck a deal with BP (UK) on setting a new target date for the conversion of the Gimi LNG tanker into a floating LNG (FLNG) unit for the Greater Tortue/Ahmeyim project offshore Senegal/Mauritania.

NLNG sees LPG output rising to 350,000 tonnes this year

6 October 2020

Nigeria LNG (NLNG), the four-member consortium that operates a natural gas liquefaction plant on Bonny Island, is aiming to produce some 350,000 tonnes of LPG in 2020, up from 275,000 tonnes last year.

South Sudan’s Nilepet outlines development and expansion plans

5 October 2020

South Sudan’s national oil company (NOC) Nilepet is looking to expand its domestic operations and become a vertically integrated firm.

India greenlights Bharat Petroleum’s Mozambique LNG plans, but with a caveat

5 October 2020

India’s government has reportedly authorised a Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) subsidiary to proceed with investment in the Mozambique LNG project, despite lingering questions about the company's past decisions.

Angola reports oil production up slightly in August

5 October 2020

Angola’s National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) said last week that the country had seen crude oil production rise slightly in the month of August.