DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa

22 November 2022

Nigeria’s shady seizure of oil vessel casts doubts over country’s anti-piracy laws

21 November 2022

An international oil tanker and its crew are held in custody by Nigerian authorities, after being arrested in unclear circumstances. This is the latest in a long string of piracy-related incidents raising questions about the Abuja's anti-piracy law.

African NGOs call for suspension of Tema LNG project in Ghana

17 November 2022

A group of African non-governmental organisations has called for the suspension of the Tema LNG project in Ghana, arguing that the deal could end up costing the country $1.5bn

Nigeria’s UTM Offshore set to sign FEED contract for FLNG project

16 November 2022

UTM Offshore is preparing to sign a front-end engineering and design (FEED) services contract with for Nigeria's first floating LNG (FLNG) project.

Renergen resumes LNG production in Free State after temporary shutdown

15 November 2022

South Africa’s Renergen has resumed LNG production after taking its onshore natural gas liquefaction plant off line for several weeks to repair a faulty conduction oil system.

Bechtel-led coalition awarded contract for study on eliminating gas flaring at Idku LNG plant

14 November 2022

Shell (UK), the operator of the Egyptian LNG (ELNG) plant, has awarded a US-led coalition a contract for a feasibility study on the decarbonisation of its 7.2mn tonne per year facility in Idku.

Eni confirms export of first LNG cargo from Coral Sul FLNG offshore Mozambique

14 November 2022

Eni (Italy) confirmed on November 13 that Coral South LNG had exported its first cargo of natural gas from Mozambique.