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Bboxx partners with Orange to connect 150,000 people in DRC to an innovative mini-grid model

12 July 2022

Telecommunications operator Orange has partnered with solar homes system provider Bboox to connect 150,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to an innovative mini-grid model.

Renergen’s ambition for South Africa’s Free State

12 July 2022

Renergen is gearing up to launch Phase 1 of South Africa's first LNG plant against a backdrop of nationwide power shortages.

Nigeria sees long queues as gasoline prices spike

12 July 2022

Petrol stations in Lagos, Abuja, Niger and other regions were selling gasoline at a price of up to NGN250 ($0.60) per litre on July 10, a significant increase over the government-approved retail price of NGN165 ($0.39).

UK High Court bars Nigeria from appealing against ruling on OPL 245 corruption case

12 July 2022

The UK High Court of Justice has ruled that Nigeria’s government will not be allowed to appeal against a ruling dismissing a GBP1.4bn ($1.66bn) claim against JPMorgan Chase over the acquisition of OPL 245 by Shell and Eni.

Mauritania’s oil minister highlights European opportunities for West African gas producers

12 July 2022

Mauritania’s Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Energy Abdesselam Ould Mohamed Saleh says rising natural gas producers in West Africa are eager to help Europe resolve concerns about energy supplies and prices.

Russian court reverses ruling impeding Kazakh oil exports but situation remains tense

12 July 2022

Ahead of hearing, Kazakhstan says it is considering banning transit of sanctioned goods to Russia. Escalation of tensions may pose risk to Western oil assets.

SPDC head calls oil theft in southern Nigeria an “existential threat”

12 July 2022

Osagie Okunbor, managing director of the Shell Petroleum Development Co. (SPDC) joint venture, has described oil theft in southern Nigeria as an “existential threat” to the country’s hydrocarbon industry.

Decom Engineering to deploy saws for West African, UKCS offshore pipeline cutting projects

12 July 2022

Decom Engineering, a pipeline decommissioning firm based in Northern Ireland, said on July 7 that it had won contracts worth for two new projects offshore West Africa and on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

Ukraine wants to increase electricity export capacity to 6 GW

12 July 2022

Ukraine’s Minister of Energy Herman Halushchenko says that the country aims to increase its electricity export capacity to Europe to 6 GW, Ukraine Business News reported on July 11.

Eurowind plans five onshore ‘energy centres’ in Denmark totalling 2.5 GW

11 July 2022

Eurowind Energy is planning five onshore renewable energy centres in Denmark with a total installed capacity of 2.5 GW.