Adnoc, Eni talk up acceleration of Ghasha plan
Adnoc and Eni have held high-level talks on accelerating development at the Ghasha sour gas project, in a bid to increase global supply.
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Nigeria falls behind as output slips under 1mn bpd
Nigeria’s oil production has slipped below the 1 million barrel per day mark, according to new data from the upstream regulator. The decline in August has seen Nigeria fall to fourth largest producer in Africa, from first.
Minister confirms Chevron in Namibia talks
Chevron is in discussions to enter Namibia’s offshore, Minister of Mines and Energy Tom Alweendo has said.
Shell picks Bechtel for Egypt FEED work
Shell Egypt, Egyptian Natural Gas Holding (EGAS) and Petronas have awarded a power study to Bechtel.
Mud slinging in South Africa over energy choices
South Africa needs new power generation, but just how additional supply should be delivered is a matter of much – and increasingly heated – debate.
Eni strikes deal to buy BP’s Algeria business
Eni (MIL:ENI) has agreed a deal to buy BP’s (LON:BP) local business in Algeria for an undisclosed price.
Chariot signs tie-in deal with GME pipe
Chariot has signed a pipeline tie-in agreement with state-owned Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) in Morocco.
TotalEnergies takes step toward production in South Africa
TotalEnergies has submitted an application to convert its exploration right offshore South Africa into a production right.
Recognising shift to gas, Mubadala Petroleum rebrands
Mubadala Petroleum has changed its name to Mubadala Energy, reflecting the company’s energy transition commitments and its gas-weighted portfolio.
Trident signs up Island Innovator rig for Equatorial Guinea
Trident Energy has signed up a rig from Island Drilling for work offshore Equatorial Guinea.
Capricorn considers options in warning to Tullow merger plan
Amid mounting opposition from some investors to its proposed merger with Tullow Oil, Capricorn Energy is “assessing all options to maximise value for shareholders”.
South Africa begins producing LNG with Renergen start
South Africa has joined the club of LNG producing states as Renergen has started up its production facility at the Virginia gas project.
African ministers talk up long-term gas plans at Senegal event
African ministers have put the case forward for gas, both as an export commodity and a domestic enabler, with an eye on the upcoming COP27.
South Africa court cancels Shell exploration licence
A South African court has cancelled an exploration right by Shell off the Wild Coast, in another blow to the country’s energy ambitions.
ReconAfrica reaches total depth at first well
Reconnaissance Energy Africa has reached total depth at the 8-2 well, in northeast Namibia’s Kavango Basin.
One of world’s most polluted spots gets worse as $1bn cleanup drags on
In the more than a quarter century since Shell Plc left Ogoniland in southern Nigeria, oil has continued to ooze from dormant wellheads and active pipelines, leaving the 386-square mile kingdom’s wetlands shimmering with a greasy rainbow sheen, its once-lush mangroves coated in crude, well-water smelling of benzene and farmlands charred and barren.
Descalzi talks Damietta exports, as Zohr plateaus
Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi has held talks with Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on increasing investments in Egypt, upping gas exports and domestic renewable energy.
Delayed Dangote launch to end Nigeria’s fuel imports, Kyari says
The major Dangote Refinery project, near Lagos, will come on stream “latest by the middle of next year”, Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) head Mele Kyari has said.
Shell contracts Deepsea Bollsta for Namibia work
Shell has contracted Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Bollsta to carry out drilling offshore Namibia under a 12-month contract.
Militants object to security contract handout in Nigeria
Nigeria’s attempts to tackle its oil theft problem have seen a new deal signed with a former leading militant – but the move has sparked protests.
NOC secures investment pledges from Eni, TotalEnergies
Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC) chairman Farhat Bengdara has visited the heads of Eni and TotalEnergies in their home offices, seeking new investments.
Petronas out of Gambia, while FAR steps up
Petronas has officially transferred its stake in two Gambian blocks to Australian minnow FAR, which will now seek a new partner to support exploration.
Shell, Exxon, others to end billion dollar Nigerian lawsuits
Shell, ExxonMobil, Chevron and Equinor plan to withdraw multibillion-dollar lawsuits against Nigeria’s state energy company after finalizing new terms for deep-water oil production in Africa’s largest crude producer.
Sonatrach scores with Sbaa find
Sonatrach has made an oil discovery in the Sbaa region, its first in the area for 28 years.
Panoro signs up for onshore South Africa exploration
Panoro Energy has taken a 100% stake in a South African licence, onshore in the Karoo Basin, citing gas – and helium – prospectivity.