Russia’s insistence that its “unfriendly” nations pay in rubles for Russian natural gas risks disrupting European supplies as soon as this week as the deadline set by Putin for moving to ruble payments is drawing closer. Europe, which depends on Russian natural gas for more than one-third of its demand—with some countries, including the biggest economy Germany, […]

Woodside has disclosed that the processing of gas from the offshore Pluto fields has commenced ahead of schedule at the North West Shelf Project’s (NWS) Karratha Gas Plant (KGP). This accelerated production of Pluto gas has been enabled by the start-up of the Pluto-KGP Interconnector (Interconnector). The Interconnector is a 3.2 kilometre pipeline which connects […]

First ever pipe-in-pipe flowline for production in India as part of ONGC’s KG-DWN 98/2 project Deploying more than 2,000 crew members, McDermott successfully navigated both the challenges of COVID-19 and an active monsoon season to deliver a gas field, known as the U-Field, for ONGC’s KG-DWN 98/2 Block project. “Completing this season of the Bay […]

The impart on the prevailing economic sanctions placed on Rusian by U.S and her European allies under the auspices of North  Atlantic Treaty Organisation NATO owing to Russian unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is severally creating palpable effect on major state owned companies.  The recent economic blow is coming from the nation’s  oil and gas giant […]

In course to proffer solution to perennial Liquefied Petroleum Gas LPG in Nigeria, the Board of Directors of Nigeria LNG Limited has approved the supply of 100percent of the company’s LPG production (Propane & Butane) to the Nigerian market, sweetcrude media reported. To this end, NLNG will prioritize the domestic market- whilerelegating the export chain […]

The biggest long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) contract signed in 2021 was between Qatar Petroleum and CNOOC Limited on September 29, 2021. According to the contract, Qatar Petroleum will supply 3.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of LNG from 2022 to 2036 to CNOOC Limited. The LNG will be supplied from the RasLaffan III liquefaction […]

Turkey is set for record high gas demand in 2021 — of as much as 60 Bcm — on the back of strong consumption in the power sector. At the same time, Ankara is facing the prospect of more of its long-term import contracts expiring in the near future after deals with Azerbaijan for pipeline […]

DNG Energy a 100% black-owned energy infrastructure company in South Africa SA has announced commencement of liquefied natural gas (LNG) delivery to commercial customers in the industrial, transport, marine and power sectors. This new and affordable energy alternative and it is the culmination of 7 years of planning, permitting and licensing efforts, which heralds the […]

After three days in Glasgow for COP26, you can’t help but ask yourself where do we go from here as an African energy sector. I maintain my disappointment with the global elites for failing to invite the oil and gas industry. Oh well, they invited me. With dire warnings about the impending dangers of climate […]

The Saudi Electricity Company and the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company have recently signed the awarding contracts of the electrical interconnection project between the Kingdom and Egypt. The contracts, which were signed simultaneously between Riyadh and Cairo, included contracts with three consortiums of international and local companies to implement the connection project, which has a capacity […]