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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

Giant container ship blocks Suez Canal, disrupts LNG deliveries

Shipping through the Suez Canal was blocked when one of the world’s largest container ships ran aground after being blown off course by a sandstorm at the southernmost stretch of the canal close to Suez City. The blockage has disrupted LNG transit.

Giant container ship runs aground blocking Suez Canal to maritime navigation

Government questioned over Port Harcourt revamp

Edo state modular refinery to be commissioned by year-end

Mombasa refinery could be revived with biofuels plan

Azikel Petroleum appoints Chemie Tech as EPC contractor for modular refinery project

Azikel Petroleum, a subsidiary of Nigeria’s Azikel Group, has appointed UAE-based Chemie Tech to serve as its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor on a modular refinery project.

ADM becomes indirect investor in offshore Barracuda field

Nigeria’s ADM Energy is set to join the effort to develop Barracuda, an oilfield within the shallow-water licence area known as OML 141, through its acquisition of a majority stake in London-based K.O.N.H. UK.

Tunisia reviewing regulations governing Skhira oil terminal

Tunisia’s Transport and Logistics Minister Moez Chakchouk reported last week on the status of efforts to determine the fate of the Skhira oil terminal.

AfrOil: Pros and cons of PIB

Obo Idornigie, vice-president of sub-Saharan African research for Welligence Energy Analytics, recently discussed the strengths and weaknesses of Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) with AfrOil.