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AfrOil has always been at the forefront of news and analysis on political change in Africa. Leading commentaries in recent years have covered the Arab Spring in North Africa, the splitting of Sudan, and regional political divides in Nigeria and other countries. AfrOil not only provides analysis of what is happening on the political landscape, but gives insights in to what effects this may have on the oil & gas industry in these regions.

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Sonatrach, TotalEnergies sign $739mn gas production deal, Algeria

11 July 2023

Algeria’s Sonatrach and French firm TotalEnergies have signed contracts focused on boosting gas production under an existing agreement worth $740mn. The deals were signed by Sonatrach CEO Toufik Hakkar and his counterpart Patrick Pouyanne in Algiers.

South Sudan pushes deadline for raising oil output to 230,000 bpd back to 2026

11 July 2023

South Sudan has opted to push its deadline for increasing crude oil production to 230,000 barrels per day back to 2026, two years later than previously anticipated.

Nigeria aims to produce 1.7mn barrels per day by end of year

10 July 2023

Gabriel Tanimu Aduda, Permanent Secretary at Nigeria’s Ministry of Petroleum Resources, told Energy Intelligence at the OPEC+ seminar in Vienna last week that Nigeria is aiming to raise oil production to 1.7mn barrels per day by November 2023.

TotalEnergies signs $740mn worth of gas contracts in Algeria

10 July 2023

Algeria's state oil group Sonatrach and French energy firm TotalEnergies signed $740mn worth of contracts on Sunday, July 9 related to LNG purchases, energy transition and enhancement of renewable energies projects.

Shell-led consortium to develop 10th phase of West Delta Deep Marine concession in offshore Mediterranean

7 July 2023

BG Delta, a subsidiary of Shell Egypt, and its partners, composed of two Egyptian state-owned energy companies and Malaysia's Petronas, signed an agreement to develop the 10th phase of the Nile Delta offshore West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) concession.

ASX-listed Kinetiko Energy maintains fine run in South Africa gas exploration campaign

7 July 2023

It said in a release on July 6 that it had completed drilling its third and fourth core holes in the ER272 permit near a large oil refinery, Secunda, with wireline logging results establishing significant sandstone gas intervals in both wells.

Blockade threat puts Libya’s oil industry under pressure

7 July 2023

Once again, Libya’s oil sector is facing the possibility of operational disruptions as a consequence of political sparring between rival regional groups – and this time, the stakes are higher because of the changes in the global oil market.

UTM Offshore and partners to construct floating LNG plant in Nigeria

6 July 2023

Julius Rone, the chief executive, revealed in a meeting with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu in Abuja that their project's goal is to produce 1.5mn tonnes per year of LNG for international trade.

Searcher wraps up 3D seismic acquisition campaign in Orange basin offshore Namibia

5 July 2023

UK-based Searcher has successfully completed a multi-phase, multi-client 3D seismic data acquisition campaign in the Orange basin offshore Namibia.

Ghana gives approval for Pecan FPSO plan

5 July 2023

Ghana has given approval for the Plan of Development for the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Point (DWT/CTP) block, which includes the Pecan field, according to the project operator Pecan Energies.

Predator Oil & Gas starts drilling fourth well in Morocco’s Moulouya Fan field

5 July 2023

The drilling operations to the depth of 350m have been proceeding as planned, with costs remaining within the company’s initial estimates, Predator said in a statement, noting that it will evaluate the six targets previously identified.

OPEC+ members plan deeper cuts ahead of meeting

5 July 2023

The two top oil producers in OPEC+, Saudi Arabia and Russia, have announced plans to prolong or make additional supply cuts in August as they seek to boost the price of crude.

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Jennifer deLay

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