One of the King fisher oil wells at shores of Lake Albert in Buhuka-Kyangwali sub county, Kikuube District in September 2017. Government, through Petroleum Authority of Uganda, will launch key tenders for the first development phase of the construction of oil-related facilities in December 2021. The first phase will include building of a refinery, oil […]

French energy giant Total had suspended plans to resume construction work at Mozambique LNG and cut staffing levels to the minimum in late March after attacks on the nearby town of Palma in the north of the country. In the latest move, the company has removed all staff and declared force majeure. “Considering the evolution […]

Invictus Energy has provided an update on the activities of its 80% owned and operated Cabora Bassa Project in Zimbabwe. Invictus Awards Seismic Acquisition Contract to Polaris Natural Resources Invictus, following the recent signing of the PEDPA with the Republic of Zimbabwe, has awarded Polaris Natural Resources, Canada’s longest standing seismic company, a contract to […]

 Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Equinor ASA have called for Tanzania to act quickly on clearing the way for a liquefied natural gas project that has made limited progress. The East African nation needs to demonstrate its commitment to the project, “successfully restarting negotiations on the Host Government Agreement and pledging to conclude them in […]

ION Geophysical Corporation has announced that the Company was awarded an exclusive agreement for 3D multi-client programs offshore Kenya. The agreement includes both 3D new acquisition offshore the Lamu Basin and reimaging vintage data offshore Kenya. Offshore Kenya is an attractive area with a proven petroleum system; however, it has remained underexplored, in part due […]

Total and CNOOC have signed final agreements for the Lake Albert Resources Development Project. The signing ceremony held recently in Entebbe, was performed in the presence of Yoweri Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of Total, as well as representatives […]

Jihadis have seized a town and a convoy of fleeing civilians, including foreign workers, as fighting continued in the gas-rich region. French energy giant Total has evacuated 1,000 of its staff. Islamist militants have seized control of the town of Palma in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado, killing several people, including a foreign worker. […]

Government is excited by the encouraging prospects of potential discovery of oil and gas in the Muzarabani area, as this will make the country energy self-sufficient, create employment, grow the economy and bring huge downstream benefits, President Mnangagwa has said. He also said Zimbabwe’s oil and gas industry represented huge, unique and competitive investment opportunities […]

A UK based company Penspen has been awarded a 10 month engineering contract from national oil company Petrozim Line Ltd to deliver a next-generation engineering project for the Feruka-Harare pipeline in Zimbabwe.   Designed to enhance operational efficiency, the contract will see Penspen support to Petrozim on their mission to achieve maximal capacity to meet increasing petroleum products […]

CCS JV, comprising Saipem, McDermott and Chiyoda, has signed a deal with ABB to provide comprehensive integrated and intelligent electrical systems for the east-African Mozambique LNG field which is expected to start production by 2024. With LNG capacity of approximately 13 million tonnes per annum, the current development will spearhead crucial economic and social investment […]