Vitol signs on to West African gas megahub plan
Vitol has signed up to a strategic partnership and co-operation agreement with Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons, focused on the proposed gas megahub plan.
CNOOC signs up to Gabon work
China’s CNOOC Ltd has signed up to explore two blocks in Gabon, the 11th contract signed since the country brought in its new hydrocarbon code.
AfDB stumps up cash for Mozambique LNG
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $400 million long-term senior loan to support the Total-led Mozambique LNG project.
Equatorial Guinea dishes out licences
Equatorial Guinea has preliminarily awarded nine blocks in its EGRonda 2019 licence round, announcing the results at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) under way this week in Malabo.
Technology and tribulations in Sudan
Sudan has undergone a tumultuous 10 years, from the loss of much of its oil production with the breaking away of South Sudan, to the recent and dramatic change of government.
QP targets two more LNG trains by 2027
Qatar Petroleum (QP) intends to produce 126 million tonnes per year of LNG by 2027, from its current level of 77mn tpy.
EBRD backs Egyptian refinery upgrade work
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a $50 million to upgrade an oil refinery held by Suez Oil Processing Co. (SOPC).
US backs Israeli gas flows to Egypt
Egypt and Israel have signed a natural gas supply deal at the Investment for Africa Forum, with the US government stepping in to provide insurance on the agreement.
Domestic demands and Aramco’s IPO
Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with the much-watched IPO of the mainstay of its economy, Aramco, although with somewhat diminished aspirations.
Tough prices hit SDX despite production increase
SDX Energy is making strong operational progress in North Africa but lower realised prices for production have dragged down revenues in the first nine months of the year.
FERC approves four LNG export plans
The US’ Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved four LNG export plans, three of which are located in Texas’ Brownsville Ship Channel.
TGS kicks off Senegal survey
TGS has launched a new 3D seismic survey in the MSGBC Basin, covering 5,100 square km, in partnership with GeoPartners.
Nigeria’s ex-attorney general arrested in Dubai over OPL 245
Nigeria’s former attorney general Mohammed Adoke has been arrested in Dubai, according to his lawyer Mike Ozekhome in comments to Reuters.
Libya’s NOC sets out big plans in international pitch
Libya expects to raise more than $20 billion in revenue in 2019, with production running at around 1.25 million barrels per day, the company’s chairman Mustafa Sanalla said at a conference in Tunis.
ABB sees big things ahead for big data
There are opportunities for companies to press ahead with innovation and expansion while using machine learning and big data, ABB’s vice president for digital Ronan O’Sullivan said recently.
Hawks arrest ANC MP over Eskom probe allegations
South Africa’s Hawks police squad has arrested a former minister Bongani Bongo, and MP from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, over alleged improprieties at the Eskom power utility.
Maltese LNG player arrested
The head of a Maltese company working on an LNG-to-power scheme has been arrested on a yacht as he was leaving the country.
Avenir, Golar Power team up for small-scale Brazilian LNG
Avenir has set out a planned entry into a second country, Brazil, under a small-scale LNG delivery scheme with Golar Power.
Trafigura scrutinised over South Sudan arms-for-cash link
Trafigura’s work in South Sudan involved connections with an Israeli middleman who went on to be sanctioned by the US for aiding the conflict, a Swiss NGO has claimed in a new report.
On the up in Tanzania for Wentworth and Orca
Tanzania has struggled to pay its debts to local gas producers but there are signs this is changing, with Wentworth Resources and Orca Exploration posting strong quarterly results on improved collections and higher gas demand.
ADNOC’s all-seeing machine
A thorough understanding of the present is essential for ADNOC to make plans for the future, the company’s senior vice president for digital Abdul Nasser Al Mughairbi told Energy Voice on the sidelines of the ADIPEC conference.
Springfield celebrates one for one in Ghana
Springfield Exploration and Production has discovered 50 metres of light net oil pay at its Afina-1 well, with gross thickness of 65 metres, offshore Ghana.
Sonatrach swaps out head
Sonatrach’s new head was installed on November 17, with Kamel Eddine Chikhi replacing Rachid Hachichi at the top of the Algerian energy company.
ADNOC goes for gas
Innovation and new approaches are dominating ADNOC’s drive for new sources of gas.
Churchill’s small company advantage
Nimbleness and responsiveness to client needs are seen as at the heart of Churchill Drilling Tool’s appeal to operators seeking downhole circulation support, the company’s manager for the Middle East and Asia Nicholas Kjaer has said.