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Sasol and Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), Mozambique's state hydrocarbon company, are studying the development of an LNG import terminal to address an anticipated shortfall in domestic gas supply. The two…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has stated that completing the mainline section of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline will significantly improve gas availability across Northern…
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) have jointly launched a $9 million research endowment programme distributed across six Nigerian universities, with each…
Mozambique's National Hydrocarbons Company (ENH) and the Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Company (ROMPCO) have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance plans for a liquefied natural gas terminal at Inhassoro, on…
Zambia is moving to allow private companies to operate freight and passenger trains on its national rail network, a structural reform aimed at improving transport capacity and attracting investment as the country…
Namibia's emerging offshore oil and gas industry could generate tens of thousands of indirect and induced jobs, but the country risks forfeiting much of that economic potential to foreign companies unless local…
Mozambique's state hydrocarbon company Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH) has identified 25 opportunities for international oil and gas operators, presenting them at the Africa Gas & LNG Summit. The disclosure…
South African gas pipeline operator Rompco expects to finalise an agreement for a new LNG terminal involving Mozambique by January 2027, according to a Bloomberg report cited by Newsquawk. The disclosure marks one of…
Namibia's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has issued a formal warning that offshore oil and gas exploration and production activities could pose significant risks to the country's fishing…
International oil companies and Tier-2 energy contractors operating in Namibia's emerging offshore sector face a structural challenge: global technical capability alone is insufficient without deep, ground-level…
ROMPCO and Mozambican state energy company ENH have signed a memorandum of understanding to assess the feasibility of an LNG import project running from Inhassoro to Beira in Mozambique. The MoU marks the opening of a…
The World Bank has committed more than $700 million to Niger to improve the country's energy, agriculture, and water sectors, following a high-level meeting in Niamey on 12 November 2026. Prime Minister Ali Mahamane…
TotalEnergies and Chevron are finalizing well targets for multi-well drilling campaigns at deepwater fields offshore Nigeria, according to Meren Energy's latest quarterly report. The campaigns span three fields: Akpo…
BP has acquired a 60% operating stake in three offshore exploration licences in Namibia's Walvis Basin, with Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas retaining a 25% interest. The transaction expands BP's footprint in one of Africa's…
Techouse has secured a contract to supply two heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) modules for Golar LNG's fourth floating liquefied natural gas vessel. Each module weighs 1,000 metric tonnes, and the system is…
Nigeria's upstream regulator has approved 145 new drilling operations, 595 well re-entry operations, and 39 field development plans as part of an ambition to more than double the country's oil and gas reserves through…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) are providing €50 million ($55.4 million) to finance a combined solar power and battery storage project in southern…
Impact Oil & Gas Limited has completed a corporate restructuring that repositions the company as a pure-play, Namibia-focused development and exploration business. The restructuring, first announced on 26 May 2026, was…
Egypt's state oil body, the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), signed a cooperation agreement with Halliburton on 12 November to conduct technical studies underpinning a planned 50-well drilling program…
Namibia risks losing momentum on its offshore oil boom unless the government accelerates petroleum legislation, introduces competitive licensing frameworks, and streamlines regulatory approvals, according to the…
BP has formally assumed operatorship of three offshore petroleum licences in Namibia's Walvis Basin after receiving final government approval for the transaction. Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas announced the completion of a…
Mozambique is planning to develop a regasification terminal at Inhassoro, in Inhambane province, alongside a gas pipeline linking the Port of Beira in Sofala province to the country's existing gas network, with…
Impact Oil & Gas has completed a corporate reorganisation that formally separates its offshore Namibian assets from its South African exploration portfolio, creating two distinct entities focused on each country's…
Algeria's energy sector has issued a tender for comprehensive execution services at the Souk Ahras 60/10 kV electrical substation, covering design, structural steelwork supply and fabrication, equipment procurement…
Algeria's energy and mines sector tender bulletin BAOSEM has published a contract award for cathodic protection inspection services on buried pipelines, issued under bulletin number 2502 dated 20 April 2026. The award…
Algeria has issued a tender for a study covering the supply, installation, commissioning, and testing of automatic shutdown and extinguishing systems related to Emergency Shutdown (ESD) and Fire & Gas (F&G) systems in…
Algeria's energy and mines sector has issued a tender for the acquisition, installation, and commissioning of a 220-volt rectifier unit, including associated spare parts. The procurement notice was published through…
Nigerian offshore services contractor Marine Platforms is advancing toward full ownership of the pipelay and heavy-lift construction vessel Zhong Fei Huan Qiu 1200, formerly known as the Global 1200 and previously…
Murphy Oil has assumed operatorship of four offshore blocks in Cameroon, triggering a potential exploration program valued at $202.4 million, according to the African Energy Chamber. The move marks a significant…
Mozambique is seeking up to $65 million from the World Bank to finance state utility Electricidade de Moçambique's (EDM) equity stake in the Temane gas-fired power plant, as the government moves to revive a project…
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