DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa

25 June 2022

African gas pipeline projects revived due to European gas crisis

23 June 2022

A mounting gas crisis in Europe caused by Russia’s decision to reduce flows has revived several African gas pipeline projects to take over from the Russian deliveries.

Ethiopia's government denies fuel shortage amid humanitarian aid delays

23 June 2022

Ethiopia has denied a report by the European Union which stated that a lack of fuel is preventing the delivery of humanitarian aid to Tigray, the famine-struck region in the north of the country.

Egypt, Syria, Lebanon sign long-promised gas supply contract

22 June 2022

Egypt, Syria and Lebanon have signed a long-promised natural gas supply contract under which Egypt will use the Arab Gas Pipeline, which crosses Jordan and Syria, to deliver 650mn cubic metres per year of gas to Lebanon.

Ghanaian energy think tank urges President Akufo-Addo to save Tema refinery

21 June 2022

The Institute for Energy Security (IES), an Accra-based think tank, has urged Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to save the state-owned Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) from collapse.

Eni says first volumes of gas have been loaded into Coral Sul FLNG offshore Mozambique

20 June 2022

The Coral South LNG consortium is set to begin producing LNG on schedule in the second half of 2022, as it has begun loading natural gas into the Coral Sul FLNG vessel at Area 4 offshore Mozambique.

Chinese firms reportedly in advanced talks to invest in Qatari LNG expansion

19 June 2022

China’s leading state-owned energy companies are reported to be in advanced talks with Qatar over a potential investment in the North Field East liquefaction capacity expansion.