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Sasol announces FID on Pande-Temane gas project

3 March 2021

South Africa’s Sasol is looking to push forward with the development of Pande and Temane, two onshore natural gas fields in neighbouring Mozambique.

NGOs seek to discourage banks from providing credits for EACOP

3 March 2021

Hundreds of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have signed an open letter asking commercial banks not to provide any funding for the construction of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).

ANPG to offer free access to data covering blocks in onshore licensing round

3 March 2021

Angola’s National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) has said it will make data on all nine onshore blocks involved in the country’s next licensing round available to all potential investors free of charge.

Moroccan energy ministry pledges support for Chariot’s Anchois gas project

3 March 2021

Morocco’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Green and Digital Economy has pledged to back Chariot Oil & Gas (UK) and ONHYM in the development of Anchois, a natural gas field within the offshore Lixus block.

GLNG: Jordan Cove LNG in doubt

2 March 2021

The future of Pembina Pipeline’s proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal in Oregon looks increasingly in doubt, with the company taking a write-down on its investment in the project.

NorthAmOil: Crude-by-rail on the rebound

2 March 2021

Canadian crude-by-rail exports are reported to be rebounding after falling almost 40% in 2020, according to the Canada Energy Regulator (CER).

Tanzania, Uganda comment on start date for EACOP construction

2 March 2021

Tanzania and Uganda appear to have slightly different expectations about the start date for work on the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which will pump crude from fields near Lake Albert to the coast of the Indian Ocean.

SNH reportedly seeking to buy Chad’s stake in oil pipeline

2 March 2021

Cameroon’s national oil company Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH) has reportedly expressed interest in acquiring a larger equity stake in a pipeline used to pump oil from Chad to the port of Kribi on the Gulf of Guinea.

Liberia begins construction work on new Harper fuel storage facility

2 March 2021

Liberia’s National Port Authority (NPA) has begun construction work on a new petroleum product storage depot within the framework of a wider effort to refurbish the port of Harper.

LatAmOil: Ecopetrol comments on ISA bid

2 March 2021

Colombia’s national oil company (NOC) Ecopetrol has defended its decision to submit a bid for a majority stake in Interconexion Electrica SA (ISA), the country’s electricity transmission system operator (TSO).