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Invictus urged to sponsor job creation, infrastructure projects in Zimbabwe

Tribal leaders in the Muzarabani district of Zimbabwe’s northern Mashonaland Central Province have urged Australia’s Invictus Energy to sponsor local job creation and infrastructure initiatives as it explores the Special Grant 4571 block.

Nigeria needs to capitalise more on gas wealth: NLNG

NNPC opens tender for fuel supplies

OVL’s mixed upstream fortunes

India’s state-run ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has had something of a mixed week, with good news onshore Colombia being offset by a missed acquisition opportunity in Senegal’s deep waters.

Will China remain central to Sudan’s oil sector?

Recent improvements in US-Sudanese relations may shift power away from state-owned Chinese oil majors, but change is not likely to occur overnight.

NNPC head: NLNG shareholders now discussing Train 8

Shareholders in the Nigeria LNG (NLNG) consortium have begun discussions on the construction of an eighth production train at their natural gas liquefaction plant on Bonny Island.

NRG: Oil market strategising

Policy decisions made this past week will have both long and short-term ramifications for the wider energy sector.

Explosion rocks South African oil refinery

Africa Energy: Results from Luiperd-1x highlight potential of Outeniqua Basin

Drill stem test results from Luiperd-1x, an deepwater exploration well drilled within Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa, indicate that the Outeniqua Basin is a “world-class hydrocarbon province,” according to Canada’s Africa Energy.

BP launches new drilling programme at Platina field offshore Angola

Angola’s National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) reported last week that BP (UK) had launched a new drilling programme at Platina, a section of the offshore licence area known as Block 18.

Woodside pre-empts FAR’s planned sale of Sangomar stake in OVL

Australia’s Woodside Petroleum has opted to block the planned sale of a minority stake in RSSD, the joint venture set up to explore and develop the Sangomar block offshore Senegal, by FAR Ltd to a subsidiary of India’s OVL.

Mozambique launches new fuel storage terminal

Uganda approves ESIA for EACOP

Uganda’s National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) confirmed last week that it had approved the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) conducted for the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project.

Despite friction, OPEC+ reaches output compromise

EBRD agrees to provide up to $25mn senior secured reserve based loan to SDX Energy Morocco

Egyptian LNG plant set for restart after eight-year hiatus

TechnipFMC kicks off work at Egyptian hydrocracker

Eco Atlantic secures new licences for four sites offshore Namibia

Canada’s Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has expanded its footprint in Namibia’s offshore zone.

Botswana Oil Ltd seeks to ensure national fuel supplies

Botswana Oil Ltd (BOL) has pledged to work harder to ensure adequate fuel supplies in the wake of recent shortages.

Angola commits to partial privatisation of Sonangol

The government of Angola, Africa’s second-largest crude oil producer, is preparing to sell off part of its stake in the national oil company (NOC) Sonangol.

Buhari says state must ensure crude supplies to independent refineries

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed strong support for independent oil refineries by ordering government agencies and state-controlled companies to ensure deliveries of feedstock to such plants.

Tullow hoping for a comeback

Tullow Oil’s new investment plan focuses on West Africa but also identifies opportunities in South America and East Africa.

NRG: While OPEC meets, life goes on

OPEC rift delays talks with partners

NGOs file suit in a bid to block EACOP project

Four non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania are making an attempt to block the construction of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).