Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon (POGG) has disclosed successful startup of production the Hylia South West Discovery. The discovery is located offshore Gabon in 40 meter water depth, 10km south of the Hylia field. The commencement of production follows the drilling of the exploration well on the Mono permit in December 2022, when the HYSM-01 […]

𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐍𝐂𝐃𝐌𝐁), 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐫. 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐢 𝐊𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐲𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲. The Executive Secretary made the submission in his presentation […]

Irene Bateebe, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD), Uganda, has announced in a media briefing that Uganda will launch its energy transition plan at the upcoming COP28 being held in the UAE in November, with a key role envisaged for the oil and gas sector in generating financing for the […]

Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAE) has awarded scholarships to twenty-nine Nigerian graduates for Post Graduate studies overseas as well as at Nigerian Universities under its 2023/2024 Awards Scheme. Nine of the beneficiaries will undertake postgraduate studies in various Universities in the United Kingdom and a university in Finland. The remaining awardees will pursue their postgraduate […]

The Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) Mele Kolo Kyari has met with a high-level team from First Abu Dhabi Bank, which included the Special Adviser for Africa, Fouad Nicolas Trad, and the Executive Director, Financial Institutions Group, Middle East and Africa, Jaiyeola Dauda. According to information made available on […]

Marathon Oil has entered into a five-year firm LNG sales agreement with Glencore Energy UK, a subsidiary of Glencore PLC, for a portion of its equity natural gas produced from the Alba Field (Alba Unit, MRO 64% working interest) in Equatorial Guinea (E.G.), effective Jan. 1, 2024. The pricing structure for the LNG sales agreement […]

Panoro Energy an African focused E&P company said that the Hibiscus field production has been re-instated at the DHIBM-3H well on electrical submersible pump (ESP). The DHIBM-4H well, which has recently been producing on natural flow as previously communicated has ESP also been sucessfully re-started. Both wells had experienced surface electrical issues preventing operation of […]

Edison has announced that, following the approval by the Algerian authorities – with a decree published in the official gazette on October 12, 2023 – of the agreements signed on May 4 and June 29, 2022, it has completed the sale of its 11.25% stake in the Reggane Nord licence, in Algeria, to Repsol (6.75%) […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has refuted the reports in an isolated section of the media alleging underhand dealings in the award of contracts for the rehabilitation of pipelines across the country.  The corporation in its media release found it crucial to provide accurate information to address any misconceptions and ensure transparency in its […]

Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has recently declared that with the hitherto abandoned Ajaokuta Steel Complex is now nearing completion, positing that the project has the capacity to employ 500,000 Nigerians once designated as a free trade zone. The President further promised to fully harness the potentials of the Complex once it is completed, as […]