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NARTO head: Higher fuel prices are a burden on Nigerian road transport sector
Yusuf Lawan Othman, the head of Nigeria’s National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), has noted that rising diesel prices are becoming increasingly burdensome for members of his group.
South African president eyes gas projects in Mozambique
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday (March 11) that his country hoped to invest in the development of natural gas reserves in neighbouring Mozambique.
South Africa/Namibia: Eco Atlantic says acquisition of Azinam is nearly complete
UK-based Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas is close to wrapping up the acquisition of Azinam Group, an affiliate of Seacrest Capital Group that holds a number of assets offshore Namibia and South Africa.
Economist says oil finds allowed Ghana to borrow more money without helping economy
Ghana’s oil discovery, related to the borrowing trajectory of the country, only came to give us more space to borrow.
Eni, BP finalise deal to form independent joint venture Azule Energy, combining all their Angola businesses
Eni and BP have finalised an agreement first announced in May 2021 to form an independent joint venture in Angola that will combine all of the Italian and British energy majors’ businesses in the African country.
Zimbabwe: Invictus, Exalo sign binding drilling contract for Muzarabani-1 well
Invictus has executed a binding drilling rig contract with European onshore drilling contractor Exalo Drilling to drill the Muzarabani-1 exploration well
Nigerian rights group questions government spending on refineries
A Nigerian rights group, SERAP, has threatened to sue the government for the alleged mismanagement of funds approved for the rehabilitation, operation and maintenance of the country’s oil refineries.
Israel’s Marom Energy buys 30% stake in Morocco's Gaia
Euroguarco, Geronimo Oil and Gas partner to construct maiden fabrication facility in Ghana
The facility, which will be on a 9 acre land size, will be situated at Takoradi, in the Western Region due to proximity to the oil and gas and mining sectors as well as the affordability of lands in that area.
Nigerian: NCDMB receives approval to produce 10% local LPG demand
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has received approval to work with select partners to produce 10% of current nationwide demand for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
The Gambia Revenue Authority reports on Jah Oil’s tax payments
Yankuba Darboe, the commissioner general of The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), has reported that Jah Oil, a subsidiary of the Jah Group, is currently paying more than GMD65mn ($1.22mn) per month in taxes.
Sonangol to work with German companies to develop strategy for green hydrogen plant
Angola’s national oil company (NOC) Sonangol has teamed up with two German firms to explore its options for the construction of a green hydrogen plant.
Kinetiko starts gas flow test at Korhaan-4 well in South Africa
Perth-based exploration company Kinetiko Energy has announced the start of gas flow testing at the Korhaan-4 well in Amersfoort, South Africa. This is the first of three flow tests from a recently completed three-well drilling programme.
Ghana: Tullow Oil refrains from price guidance upgrade despite global surge in crude prices
Tullow Oil also recorded a net debt of $2.1bn at the end of 2021 compared with a $2.37bn the previous year following refinancing in May 2021.
INTERVIEW: Implications of war in Ukraine for Africa
Experts from Rystad Energy and Welligence Energy Analytics speak to NewsBase about what the Russia-Ukraine conflict might mean for oil and gas producers in sub-Saharan Africa.
AEC: Africa to grow oil & gas production from partnership between majors, NOCs
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has said it anticipates a rise in oil and gas production this year, in a statement on March 9, based on its recently published ‘State of African Energy’ outlook for the first quarter of 2022.
Senegal: Bureau Technical Services to assist Subsea 7 on Sangomar project
UK-based Bureau Technical Services has agreed to provide Subsea 7 with quality assurance and quality control services (QA/QC) services at Sangomar, an oil-bearing block offshore Senegal.
Nigerian interior minister says domestic commercial vehicle fleet should switch to CNG
Nigeria’s Interior Minister Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has urged the country to promote the use of natural gas as a motor fuel in order to improve the domestic fuel supply situation.
Nigeria urges Turkey to invest in onshore oil and gas projects
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva discussed the prospects for Turkish investment in Nigerian oil and gas during a brief meeting with a Turkish official on March 8.
AEC: Africa to increase oil and gas exploration to offset declining production
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has said it anticipates a rise in oil and gas exploration this year, in a statement based on its recently published ‘State of African Energy’ outlook for the first quarter of 2022.
Libya looking ready to fund South Refinery project
Sylva says Nigeria is not running low on gasoline
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva told reporters in Abuja on March 8 that the country was not running short of gasoline, even though consumers still face long queues at many filling stations.
Uganda: Schlumberger signs Tilenga drilling services contract with TotalEnergies
US-based Schlumberger has agreed to provide drilling, completion and production services to TotalEnergies (France) for the Tilenga upstream project in Uganda.
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