DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa

1 June 2023

‘Ghost Ships’ delivering Iranian oil to Syria

30 May 2023

Ghost ships are delivering Iranian oil to the Syrian Mediterranean port of Baniyas. During the past six months, eight tanker ships have made at least 17 deliveries and offloaded some 16mn barrels of liquid hydrocarbons in Syria.

Aramco expected to finally sign deal for Iraq’s Akkas

29 May 2023

Iraq has long courted Aramco for the promising, yet remote gas field, and it looks like the end is in sight

Cape Town refinery to receive rare shipment of US crude

25 May 2023

The first US oil shipment to South Africa since 2021 is on its way to the country’s Astron Energy refinery, located in Cape Town, according to tracking data provided by energy data provider Kpler and Refinitiv Eikon.

Iran set to launch new gas condensate refinery

25 May 2023

Iran’s Persian Gulf Mehr Refinery Co. (PGMC) announced this week that it aims to launch a large gas condensate refinery in the south of the country next year to meet rising gasoline demand.

Petrofac, China Huanqiu win EPC for Algerian petchem project

25 May 2023

A joint venture comprising China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation and Petrofac has been selected by STEP Polymers to begin a large-scale Algerian petrochemical project.

NNPCL says domestic refining will not compensate for subsidies

25 May 2023

Nigeria’s NNPCL has said that the country’s domestic refineries will not make up for the removal of government subsidies but added that they would ensure adequate supply.

Dangote launched heralding a new era for Nigeria

25 May 2023

The long-awaited, $19bn Dangote Refinery has come online after years of planning, construction and delays and is billed as a solution to Nigeria’s chronic fuel shortages.

Algerian natural gas exports to Southern Europe remains strong so far in 2023

25 May 2023

Algerian natural gas exports to Southern Europe remained strong so far in 2023, as Italy’s demand is high and gas flows to Spain have recovered and are reaching their highest levels.