Oil giants Exxon Mobil, Eni and South Africa based Sasol emerged among the winners of the Mozambique’s lucrative exploration rights for fossil fuels off its Indian Ocean. Exxon Mobil dominated the bids by taking three blocks Out of the six The companies won the bids in Mozambique’s fifth oil and gas round issued by the
‘Africa Oil Industry is Our Business Focus’, Oil Well Technology firm AGR assures delegates at Africa Oil Week Summit
Statement by AGR at the 22nd annual Africa Oil Week in Capetown South Africa… CAPETOWN We have managed over 500 well projects globally, over 40 of which have been in Africa. Last year, AGR’s Well Management team managed well planning, logistics support and operational execution on projects in Morocco, Tunisia and Benin. The continued transaction
Improve ‘Investment Environment’ to Seize opportunity in Oil—Expert advise new Africa producers
By Camillo Atampugre, Vice President for Oil and Gas Baclays Bank… The number and calibre of delegates set to attend the Africa Oil Week conference in Cape Town next week clearly show that the sector is top of mind for many on the continent and around the world. Africa’s potential for further oil and gas
Tanzania Injects $1.33 billion into natural gas pipeline to curb domestic Power Shortage
Tanzania initiated a $1.33 billion project to pipe natural gas to its commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, and help relieve chronic power shortages in the city, the president’s office aid in a statement on Sunday. The 532 km (330 mile) Mtwara-Dar es Salaam pipeline and gas processing plants, largely financed by a Chinese loan, is
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to Leave Oil Minister Post Vacant as way of Clearing Corruption
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, in his bid to clear corruption in the Oil sector will leave the Petroleum Ministry vacant and under his close supervision, an official said. Femi Adesina, the spokesperson of ‘Buhari administration’ said the ‘strict president’ will not nominate a candidate for the post of petroleum Minister in Africa’s biggest oil producer.
‘Super Majors’ warn Nigeria against plan to review Commercial Oil Contracts
By Agencies… Western oil executives have warned Nigeria against sweeping changes to commercial contracts that could lead to the government taking a bigger share of revenues from the country’s vast deepwater fields. As Africa’s leading crude producer begins a clean-up of the industry that is its economic lifeblood, the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has