DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa

Can the EU replace Russian gas with North African supplies?

Experts from Verisk Maplecroft and Welligence Energy Analytics comment on how North African gas producers might respond as Europe’s energy mix changes.

Nigeria opens second phase of $2.5bn fertiliser plant, Africa's largest, as Ukraine war disrupts market

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has opened Africa’s largest fertiliser plant, a brand-new $2.5bn facility near Lagos, the country’s biggest city. Nigeria hopes to become a net exporter of urea.

Aramco facilities under attack again

DMEA: Angola refinery work set to start

Germany targets LNG supplies from Qatar

Germany is turning to Qatar for LNG as it pivots away from Russian natural gas in the wake of the war in Ukraine.

Uganda’s energy minister hopes FID on refinery for Lake Albert crude oil will be made next year

Uganda’s Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa says the Albertine Graben Refinery Consortium (AGRC) is on track to make a final investment decision (FID) next year on the construction of an oil-processing plant.

IPMAN submits fuel retailers’ reports on contaminated gasoline shipments to Nigerian government

A Nigerian fuel marketers' group has submitted a collection of reports on the financial and operational setbacks resulting from the accidental import of contaminated gasoline to the government.

Angola readies for refining project progress

Kenyan official says government is working to keep fuel prices under control

Kenya’s National Treasury Secretary Ukur Yatani asserted on March 17 that the government was working actively to keep the domestic fuel market under control, despite widespread complaints about rising prices.

PAET head calls for expanding use of CNG as automotive fuel in Tanzania

The head of Pan African Energy Tanzania Ltd (PAET), a subsidiary of Tanzania’s Orca Energy, has suggested that Tanzanian authorities take steps to expand the use of CNG as an automotive fuel.