AfrOil - Africa Oil & Gas

Mozambique LNG’s fate in doubt

Although military forces have offered reassurances, Total has evacuated all its workers from the Mozambique LNG construction site on the Afungi Peninsula.

Eni reports light oil discovery at Cuica field within Block 15/06

Italy’s Eni has found a new deposit of light crude oil at Cuica, an exploration prospect located inside the Cabaça development area of Block 15/06 offshore Angola.

Qatar, Shell team up with NAMCOR to explore two blocks offshore Namibia

State-owned Qatar Petroleum has teamed up with Royal Dutch Shell (UK/Netherlands) to explore two blocks in Namibia’s offshore zone.

Elton Group plans LNG bunkering and regasification facility in Dakar

Elton Group of Senegal has announced plans to set up an LNG bunkering and regasification facility in Dakar.

NNPC and Tecnimont sign Port Harcourt deal

Tullow launches 2021 drilling campaign by spudding production well at Jubilee

Tullow Oil (UK/Ireland) has launched a new multi-year drilling programme with the spudding of a new production well at the Jubilee field offshore Ghana.

PetroNor to restart arbitration process in dispute over ROP, SOSP fields

Oslo-listed PetroNor has announced plans to restart the arbitration process in its dispute with the government of Senegal over two offshore blocks, Senegal Offshore Sud Profond (SOSP) and Rufisque Offshore Profond (ROP).

Lukoil rethinks Sangomar bid

Russia’s Lukoil has abandoned its attempt to join RSSD, the joint venture set up to develop the Sangomar block offshore Senegal, from Australia’s FAR Ltd.

AfrOil: Lukoil rethinks Sangomar bid

Russia’s Lukoil has abandoned its attempt to join RSSD, the joint venture set up to develop the Sangomar block offshore Senegal, through acquiring Australia’s FAR Ltd.

Libya eyeing to raise crude output to 1.45mn bpd by the end of the year

Pharos Energy receives approval of amended fiscal terms for El Fayum Concession in Egypt

Shipping is on the move again in the Suez Canal

More problems for Mozambique LNG

ASWJ's latest campaign in Cabo Delgado appears to be directed at Total’s $20bn Mozambique LNG mega-project.

ANPG board member sees $67.4bn flowing into Angolan oil and gas over the next five years

Angola’s oil and gas industry is set to absorb more than $65bn worth of investment over the next five years, according to a representative of the National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG).

WOC to restart El-Farag gas field’s second stage next month

Waha Oil Co. (WOC), a subsidiary of Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC), is on track to bring the second stage of the El-Farag natural gas field back on line in less than two weeks.

Sylva sees Nigerian MPs passing PIB in April

Timipre Sylva, Nigerian Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has said he expects the National Assembly to pass the country’s new oil and gas law, known as the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), within the next month.

Tullow unveils $4.4bn investment plan for Ghanaian oilfields

Tullow Oil (UK/Ireland) has reiterated that it sees Ghana as one its main long-term investment targets.

Uganda delays launch of EACOP, Tilenga projects following Magufuli’s death

Uganda has pushed the start date for development of the Tilenga oilfield and construction of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) back to April.

Invictus subsidiary signs agreement on Cahora Bassa project

Australia’s Invictus Energy has signed a petroleum exploration development and production agreement (PEDPA) for Special Grant 4571, a licence area located in Zimbabwe’s Cabora Bassa basin.

With Zinder refinery closed, Niger suspends exports

NNPC to take diminished role in Port Harcourt

LNG becomes global shipping fuel

AfrOil: Mozambique’s security setback

The Mozambique LNG consortium has suffered another serious setback within the last week.

Shell Egypt signs two oil and gas exploration agreements in Herodotus Basin offshore Med

Refloating of Evergreen vessel blocking Canal Suez might take days or weeks