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Brazzaville to unveil Gas Master Plan at AEW 2021 in November
The Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Hydrocarbons is set to unveil its new Gas Master Plan (GMP) in November, during the Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2021 conference.
Mozambique, South Africa pre-empt Sasol’s planned sale of ROMPCO stake
The governments of Mozambique and South Africa have decided to pre-empt the planned sale of a minority stake in the Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Company (ROMPCO) by Sasol (South Africa).
MPs say National Assembly will pass PIB by mid-July
Members of Nigeria’s National Assembly are reportedly working to wrap up discussions on the proposed oil and gas law, known as the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), by mid-July.
Ghanaian court rules against Eni in court battle over Sankofa/Afina unitisation
Springfield Exploration and Production, a privately owned Ghanaian company, has scored a victory in its legal battle with Italy’s Eni over the unitisation of two offshore licence areas, Sankofa and Afina.
DFFE rejects Karpowership’s applications for LNG-to-power projects
South Africa’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has decided against giving Karpowership (Turkey) permission to go ahead with three LNG-to-power projects.
ExxonMobil confirms Mauritania exit
ExxonMobil (US) is planning to exit Mauritania, where it has exploration licences for three offshore blocks known as C-14, C-17 and C-22.
AfrOil: Developments in Ghana’s offshore zone
Ghana’s offshore zone is in the spotlight this week, with Eni (Italy) losing a court case to a local company and state-owned Ghana Oil (GOIL) seeking a new partner to replace ExxonMobil (US) in the DW/CTP project.
Regional talks expected to expand collaboration
Higher crude oil prices bring no joy to Nigeria
Uganda nears completion of Hoima refinery FEED
Sonangol seeks advisor for Lobito refinery company
NLNG launches work on Train 7
Nigeria LNG (NLNG) has formally begun work on the Train 7 project, which is slated to expand the consortium’s total production capacity to 30mn tonnes per year.
Problem with gas turbine forces shutdown at Skikda LNG plant
Sonatrach, the national oil company (NOC) of Algeria, reported at the weekend that it had taken the Skikda LNG plant offline on June 11.
Karmol vessel arrives offshore Senegal to launch LNG-to-power project
Karmol, a 50:50 joint venture between Karpowership (Turkey) and Mitsui OSK Lines (Japan), has completed the delivery of a marine LNG import terminal to Senegal.
Angola to sell off part of its stakes in eight offshore blocks
Angola’s national oil company (NOC) Sonangol is reducing its holdings in eight offshore blocks in order to optimise its asset portfolio.
Tullow reports on progress of this year’s drilling programme in Ghana
Tullow Oil (UK/Ireland) has reported that its efforts to drill four new wells in Ghana’s offshore zone are proceeding on schedule.
Eni says Coral South LNG is still scheduled for launch in 2022
Italy’s Eni says it is on track to launch the Coral South LNG project offshore Mozambique next year, despite the violence that has slowed down TotalEnergies’ plans for development of gas reserves.
Afroil: Eni still aims to launch Coral South LNG in 2022
Italy’s Eni is on track to launch the Coral South LNG project offshore Mozambique next year, despite the violence and civil unrest that has slowed down TotalEnergies’ plans for development of a nearby field.
Wentworth adjusts production forecast for Mnazi Bay upward
UK-based Wentworth Resources revealed last week that it had adjusted its forecast for natural gas production levels at the Mnazi Bay licence area in southern Tanzania upwards.
Head of Tatneft discusses plans to resume work in Libya
Nail Maganov, the CEO of Tatneft (Russia), met with representatives of Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC) last week to discuss his company’s plans for resuming work at fields in the North African state.

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