DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa
Qatar Petroleum signs 10-year, 2mn tonne per year LNG supply contract with China’s Sinopec
Tunisia reviewing regulations governing Skhira oil terminal
Tunisia’s Transport and Logistics Minister Moez Chakchouk reported last week on the status of efforts to determine the fate of the Skhira oil terminal.
Despite drop, Aramco posts massive profit
DMEA: Jazan launch and Nigerian scrutiny
Iraq and Egypt continue pipeline extension talks
Aramco kicks off Jazan, Riyadh refinery attacked
Petrofac’s Basra terminal contract extended
Ugandan MPs seek more information on government’s EACOP borrowing plan
Members of Uganda’s Parliament are seeking more information before approving the government’s plan to borrow the money it needs to cover its 15% stake in the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
ABB to provide electrical systems for Mozambique LNG
ABB, the Swedish-Swiss engineering concern, revealed last week that it had agreed to provide “comprehensive integrated and intelligent electrical systems” for the Mozambique LNG project.
Iraq postpones 2021 budget vote
Nigeria, Kenya hike fuel prices
Nigeria and Kenya have hiked fuel prices in response to rising crude oil prices, and their decisions have different policy implications.
Karpowership, Mitsui prepare to deploy FSRU offshore Senegal
Karmol, a joint venture formed by Turkey’s Karpowership and Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), is preparing to transfer a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to Senegal, where it will be used for an LNG-to-power project.
Al-Zour delays continue
US government identifies Mozambique’s ASWJ as a terrorist organisation
The US Department of State has designated Ahlu Sunnah Wa-Jamo (ASWJ), the Islamist group that has staged attacks in areas near the onshore Mozambique LNG complex being built by Total (France), as a terrorist organisation.
Damietta LNG gears up to load third cargo since restart
The Damietta LNG plant in Egypt is preparing to export its third cargo since resuming operations last month, according to Italy’s Eni, a shareholder in the facility.
DRC launches pilot LPG project
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has launched a pilot project designed to promote the use of LPG as cooking fuel as an alternative to charcoal and wood in order to curb deforestation.
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