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Angola's Cabinda refinery exports 86% of early sales as throughput ramps up

Angola’s $473mn Cabinda refinery exported 86% of its disclosed sales volume during its first months of operation, mainly as naphtha and heavy fuel oil, while August data indicate throughput was ramping up from relatively low initial utilisation.

Mota-Engil, Bonatti win $207mn Mozambique Rovuma LNG early works contract

Portuguese construction group Mota-Engil (Euronext Lisbon: EGL) and Italian energy-services contractor Bonatti have won a $207mn contract for early works at ExxonMobil-led Rovuma LNG in northern Mozambique.

SLB OneSubsea wins Angola contract to reroute output from four West Hub fields to Agogo FPSO

SLB OneSubsea, the subsea technology JV majority-owned by oilfield-services group SLB (NYSE: SLB), has won a contract from Azule Energy to supply additional control umbilicals for the West Hub Tails project in Angola’s offshore Block 15/06

WPC Energy, AEC call for stronger African voice in global energy debate

Africa should have a stronger role in international energy discussions as governments seek to balance energy security, economic growth and emissions cuts.

Nigeria refiners seek presidential roundtable on crude pricing, fuel imports

Nigeria's refinery owners' trade group has called for presidential-level talks on crude pricing, local-currency purchases, fuel imports, financing and infrastructure, arguing that commercial constraints continue to hinder domestic refining.

Angola’s non-oil economy gains ground

CCS seen as potential new value stream for Africa’s oil and gas sector

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) could help African oil and gas producers cut emissions from existing assets while extending their economic value, with the technology set to be discussed at African Energy Week (AEW) 2026.

Zimbabwe seeks international oil and gas investors in Cabora Bassa Basin

Zimbabwe is inviting additional international oil and gas investors into the Cabora Bassa Basin as it seeks more capital and expertise for exploration beyond acreage already held by Australia-listed Invictus Energy (ASX: IVZ, VFEX: INV)

Wison starts hull fabrication for $4bn Côte d’Ivoire Baleine Phase 3 FPSO

Wison New Energies has announced that it has started hull fabrication for the floating production, storage and offloading vessel planned for Eni's Baleine Phase 3 development offshore Côte d’Ivoire, after cutting first steel on August 30.

Misr Petroleum posts record $4.52bn revenue in FY 2025/26

African Energy Chamber, DMWA Resources to discuss energy policy and investment at AEW 2026

The African Energy Chamber and pan-African advisory firm DMWA Resources will take part in African Energy Week 2026, focusing on policy advocacy and investment advisory services.

Egypt expands energy operations as LNG import bill reaches $11.5bn

Egyptian state-owned General Petroleum Company (GPC) achieved a record 12 oil discoveries during FY2025/26, its highest annual discovery rate

Stingray arrival advances TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG restart

The arrival of the pipelaying barge Stingray in Palma Bay, Cabo Delgado, marks another stage in the resumption of TotalEnergies’ (Paris: TTE, LSE: TTE, NYSE: TTE) Mozambique LNG project, Domingo reported on September 4.

Dangote sets September 30 groundbreaking for $16bn 700,000-bpd Kenya refinery

Nigeria’s Dangote Group will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its planned oil refinery in Lamu, Kenya, on September 30, chairman Aliko Dangote said

Namibia-focused ReconAfrica advances Kavango financing with prospectus filing

ReconAfrica has filed a prospectus supplement for its upsized CAD19mn ($13.7mn) bought-deal offering, advancing financing for a horizontal sidetrack and production-testing programme at its Kavango West 1X well.

Libyan fuel shortage persists despite $1bn monthly import bill

Nigeria modular refineries supply just 2.5% of July diesel receipts

Nigeria’s modular refineries supplied about 18.35mn litres of diesel to the domestic market in July 2026, equivalent to roughly 2.5% of the country’s total diesel receipts for the month

Namibia-focused ReconAfrica raises Kavango West financing 27% to $13.8mn

Proceeds are earmarked for a horizontal sidetrack and production testing at ReconAfrica's Kavango West 1X discovery in Namibia, as well as working capital and general corporate purposes

Tanzania’s TPDC seeks more than 30% stake in mini-LNG project

Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) is seeking a stake of more than 30% in the country’s planned small-scale liquefied natural gas project as partners aim to finalise its ownership structure by the end of September.

TotalEnergies completes Namibia Mopane deal, takes operatorship

TotalEnergies has completed its entry into Namibia’s giant Mopane oil discovery after receiving regulatory approvals, acquiring a 40% operated interest in offshore licence PEL83 from Galp and taking over as operator.

Nigerians stage protests over continuous oil spill in Niger Delta

Hundreds of women from Warri’s Odidi Community in Nigeria have staged a protest at the head office of Heritage Energy Operational Services Ltd. due to a crude oil spill that has been polluting local rivers and fishing grounds for six months.

Tanzania’s Ntorya gas project targets December first gas after government rejects further delay

Tanzania’s Ntorya gas development is targeting first gas in December after the government declined to approve a proposal by operator ARA Petroleum Tanzania Ltd to extend the timetable and the parties agreed a revised implementation programme.

Ghana’s Mahama dissolves boards of nine state institutions, including oil and mining entities

Affected institutions include the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), aluminium producer VALCO, fuel-storage and logistics company Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST), and Consolidated Bank Ghana

Nigeria’s NNPCL profit falls 48% m/m in July to $210mn as oil and gas sales weaken`

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) said profit after tax fell 47.9% month on month to NGN279bn ($210mn) in July, while revenue, hydrocarbon sales and oil and gas production also declined.

Africa-focused Invictus Energy advances Zimbabwe gas development ahead of AEW 2026

Invictus Energy will participate in African Energy Week 2026 in Cape Town as a Bronze Partner, bringing Zimbabwe’s Cabora Bassa Basin development to the continent’s energy investment forum.