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Angola set to name winner of Soyo refinery contract on March 15
Angola’s Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum (MIREMPET) is slated to name the winner of a tender for the construction of a new refinery in Soyo early next week, on March 15.
Kenya puts Lokichar-Lamu pipeline back on the table
Under pressure in Uganda
Total's CEO says his company is aware of the risks posed by its work at the Tilenga oilfield and its plans to build the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
OPEC+ largely maintains cuts with new deal
Attah urges NLNG to consider expansion on a larger scale
Nigeria LNG (NLNG) should consider more ambitious plans for expansion, according to Tony Attah, the consortium’s managing director.
Egypt’s GUPCO allocates $562mn to invest in new and existing oilfield facilities in 2021
Fossil fuels’ future role in the spotlight
The future role of fossil fuels in a decarbonising world was being examined at the CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference this week.
Gasmeth set to begin CNG production in Rwanda by end-2022
Gasmeth, a company founded to extract methane from Lake Kivu in Rwanda, has said it expects to begin turning out CNG by the end of next year.
NOC wins Ras Lanuf refinery arbitration case
UN seeks information on Chinese companies’ handling of South Sudan oil revenues
The UN reportedly has raised questions about Chinese companies’ handling of revenues from oil production in South Sudan.
AKK pipeline project under scrutiny
Mele Kyari, the group managing director of NNPC, has sounded an upbeat note on the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) pipeline, saying that work on this domestic natural gas artery is moving forward. However, the project has drawn some unwelcome attention.
Sasol announces FID on Pande-Temane gas project
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
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).
Dangote the saviour as Nigeria eyes benefits
ANPG to offer free access to data covering blocks in onshore licensing round
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
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.
Tanzania, Uganda comment on start date for EACOP construction
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
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
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.
AfrOil: Sasol’s gas FID
South Africa’s Sasol has made a final investment decision (FID) on the development of an onshore natural gas field in neighbouring Mozambique.
Eni restarts Damietta LNG plant in Egypt
Italy’s Eni announced this week that the first cargo since 2012 from the Damietta LNG plant in Egypt had been produced and lifted.
Brazzaville kicks off ambitious refinery project
Algerian president appoints new oil minister
Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune has appointed a new oil minister to his cabinet, replacing Abdelmajid Attar with his predecessor, Mohamed Arkab.
Former VP urges Nigeria to authorise full privatisation of refining sector
Atiku Abubakar, the former vice-president of Nigeria, has urged the government to adopt plans for full privatisation of the country’s oil-refining sector.
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