Continental News

Nigeria DPR, UTM Sign Pre-Feed On the First Floating LNG

The Nigeria Federal Government has expressed optimism about improved earnings from its gas monetisation scheme, following the signing of the Pre-Front End Engineering Design (Pre-FEED) contract by the licensee to commence the development of 176 million cubic feet per day Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) floating plant. The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) had issued Licence […]

Oilfield Africa - Friday May 14, 2021
TGS Signs MOU with Horisont Energi Carbon Capture Storage Technologies

TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, today announced it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with carbon storage experts Horisont Energi to jointly develop new Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technologies. The MOU between the companies signifies a unique collaborative effort to identify and develop efficient methods for both the identification and […]

Oilfield Africa - Friday May 14, 2021
Revelations. The Petroceltic affair: how the CEO of Sonatrach will cause Algeria losses of several hundred million dollars – By Sunhill Energy

This is another case that will cause huge financial damage to Algeria as it goes through one of its worst financial crises. This is the Petroceltic affair where the Algerian propagandist media concealed the truth from Algerians about a real mess that has just been caused by the CEO of Sonatrach, Toufik Hakkar. Explanations.  On April 15, […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday May 13, 2021
Algeria: Medgaz completes Kasdir-Beni-Saf gas pipeline extension project

Algeria has commissioned the Kasdir-Beni-Saf gas pipeline extension project. The event was performed by the country’s Petroleum minister Mohamed Arkab who stated that the pipeline is likely to strengthen Algeria’s place in the field of marketing and increase natural gas exports to Europe. The expansion is carried out by expanding the compression station in Beni […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday May 13, 2021
Kenyan Government negotiates counties land for Lokichar-Lamu oil pipeline project take-off

Petroleum and Mining CS John Munyes has announced that the land acquisition process for Kenya’s Lokichar-Lamu 824-km pipeline project is expected to be completed in December. Six counties have been identified for this process. These are: Lamu, Meru, Isiolo, Garissa, Samburu and Turkana, John Munyes has said through the Lapsset and the National Land Commission, […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday May 13, 2021
Reconafrica Resumes Drilling Second Well Campaign in Kavango Basin Offshore Namibia

Reconnaissance Energy Africa has announced spudding the second well (6-1) in the Kavango Basin in the Kalahari Desert of North East Namibia. Operations With the first string of casing set and cemented in the 6-1 well, the Company owned and operated 1000 HP rig (Jarvie-1) is drilling ahead to a target depth of 3,800 meters […]

Oilfield Africa - Friday May 7, 2021
APA Corporation Reaches Agreement with EGPC for new PSC in Western Desert of Egypt

APA Corporation (APACHE) has announced it has reached an agreement in principle with Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MOP) and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) in support of the MOP’s efforts to modernize the country’s petroleum sector. The new Production Sharing Contract (PSC) will consolidate the majority of the concessions in the Western Desert of Egypt operated by APA Corporation subsidiary Apache Egypt (“Apache”) […]

Oilfield Africa - Friday May 7, 2021
Apache Announces 1Q 2021 Financial and Operational Update offshore Egypt

Highlight Reported production of 382,000 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day; adjusted production, which excludes Egypt noncontrolling interest and tax barrels, was 326,000 BOE per day;  Generated net cash from operating activities of $671 million, adjusted EBITDAX of $1.14 billion, and free cash flow of more than $500 million; Delivered upstream capital investment and […]

Oilfield Africa - Friday May 7, 2021
UOG tests ASD-1X well, spuds AJ-8 Development well offshore Egypt

United Oil & Gas PLC the growing oil and gas company with a portfolio of production, development, exploration and appraisal assets, has announced the following update on the testing of the ASD-1X exploration well in the Abu Sennan concession, onshore Egypt and the spudding of the AJ-8 development well. United holds a 22% non-operating interest in Abu Sennan, which is […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday May 6, 2021
Angola Opens Bidding of Petroleum Blocks Onshore Lower Congo & Kwanza Basin

The National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), as an National Concessionaire, announces, under the terms of Articles 6 and 7 of Presidential Decree No. 86/18, of 2 April, the opening of the Public Tender for the bidding of new oil blocks. The above announcement is within the scope of the General Strategy for […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday May 6, 2021