DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa

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For Cypriot gas, the path to Europe may run through Egypt

2 September 2022

Establishing short subsea links with Egypt may be a faster and cheaper way for Cyprus to launch exports than waiting for EastMed, which would be the world’s longest underwater pipeline.

Senegal’s president sees Phase 2 of LNG production starting at GTA in 2024 or 2025

2 September 2022

Macky Sall, the president of Senegal, expects BP (UK) to launch the second phase of its natural gas and LNG development project at the offshore Greater Tortue/Ahmeyim (GTA) block in 2024 or 2025.

ZIM, Shell sign 10-year LNG bunkering deal for new container ships

31 August 2022

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (Israel) has secured fuel supplies for 10 new LNG-powered ships that are due to enter its fleet in 2023-2024 under a long-term bunkering contract with a subsidiary of Shell (UK).

Nigeria: Kyari says NNPC Ltd has locked in oil supply agreement with Dangote Refinery

31 August 2022

Mele Kyari, the group CEO of Nigerian National Petroleum Co. Ltd (NNPC Ltd), said on August 30 that his company has already locked in long-term supply arrangements with the Dangote Refinery.

BPCL expects Mozambique LNG to resume work in H1-2023

30 August 2022

The Mozambique LNG consortium is likely to resume activity in the first half of 2023, according to India’s Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL), a non-operating shareholder in the French-led group.

SATORP reports net profits, revenues up in H1-2022

29 August 2022

Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP) reported last week that its profits and revenues had both increased significantly in the first half of 2022.

DMEA: TotalEnergies says it will continue building Arzew petchem plant in Algeria

29 August 2022

TotalEnergies (France) will continue working to build a petrochemical plant in Algeria’s Arzew region, denying a report published earlier by African Intelligence.

Iraq’s Ministry of Oil discusses effort to ensure adequate diesel supplies during heat wave

27 August 2022

Iraq’s Ministry of Oil said last week that it was working to ensure that all regions of the country are adequately supplied with diesel in the face of a heat wave that has been gripping the country this summer.

Talanx declines to re-insure East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)

26 August 2022

Talanx, Germany’s third-largest insurance company, has confirmed that it will not provide re-insurance coverage for the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project.

Nigeria rolls out gas-based plan to reach net zero by 2060

25 August 2022

Nigeria’s government has rolled out a new plan for bringing net carbon emissions down to zero by 2060. The initiative, which calls for using natural gas as a bridge fuel, is both ambitious and expensive.

Nigeria’s air employees union proposes paying foreign airlines in crude oil

24 August 2022

Nigeria’s National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has proposed sending oil instead of dollars to foreign airlines struggling to repatriate funds back to their home country, The Nation has revealed.

Iraqi oil minister says Karbala refinery will help country slash fuel imports in 2023

24 August 2022

Iraq’s Oil Minister Ihsan Ismaael has said he expects the Karbala refinery to cut the country’s fuel imports by more than half when it becomes fully operational next year.

Kyari says Nigeria cannot eliminate oil theft by legalising underground refineries

23 August 2022

Nigeria cannot eliminate the long-standing problem of oil theft in the Niger River Delta by legalising underground refineries, Mele Kyari, the group CEO of Nigerian National Petroleum Co. Ltd (NNPC Ltd), has said.

TotalEnergies reportedly withdrawing from Arzew polypropylene complex

23 August 2022

TotalEnergies has decided to withdraw from the construction of a huge petrochemical complex and is expected to issue an official announcement to this effect soon, African Intelligence reported on August 22.

Luanda refinery’s new gasoline unit reaches full production capacity

22 August 2022

Sonaref, the refining subsidiary of Angola’s national oil company Sonangol, reports that the Luanda refinery’s new gasoline plant has reached full production capacity.

Nigeria’s finance minister says FEC has approved plan for summit meeting on gasoline subsidy

22 August 2022

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the National Assembly’s proposal for a summit meeting on the planned elimination of domestic gasoline subsidies.

Shell says it will not sell SPDC stake until Nigerian Supreme Court decides oil spill case

22 August 2022

Shell has reiterated that it will not proceed with the divestment of a 30% stake in the Shell Petroleum Development Corp. (SPDC) joint venture prior to the resolution of pending litigation.

DMEA: Israel sees Egypt’s LNG capacity as reason for continued co-operation

22 August 2022

Israel will continue to work with Egypt to boost natural gas exports to Europe, as the latter country is its best option for producing LNG, Energy Minister Karine Elharrar told Israel Hayom in an interview.

Mozambique on cusp of history as British Mentor tanker arrives to pick country's first LNG cargo from Eni project

19 August 2022

Mozambique on the cusp of history as tanker, British Mentor, arrives to pick country's first liquefied natural gas cargo from Italian giant, ENI's project

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