Mozambique, South Africa see pandemic delays
COVID-19 has delayed South Africa’s plans for a new upstream bill and exploration drilling in Mozambique.
Sapura wins Cote d’Ivoire drilling
Sapura Energy will drill offshore Cote d’Ivoire in the first quarter of 2022 for Foxtrot International.
DOF Subsea wins Angola vessel work
DOF Subsea has won an integrated field support vessel (FSV) contract from an unnamed IOC in Angola.
Prevailing winds in the UK point to floating offshore projects
Floating offshore wind turbines are the technological growth area for the offshore wind industry. Though the first industrial scale prototype was built in 2009, floating offshore wind (FLOW) is rapidly moving towards large-scale commercialisation.
Waltersmith refinery ready for October start
Waltersmith Petroman’s modular refinery has been completed and will begin operations on October 14, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has said.
Accord sets stage for Israel, UAE, Bahrain energy co-operation
Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have signed a peace agreement that marks a step towards normalising diplomatic relationships in the Middle East.
Eni scores major gas find with Nooros extension
Eni and BP have made a new gas find in the Great Nooros area, in the Abu Madi West lease offshore Egypt.
Sasol pledges to safeguard seas from plastics
Sasol has signed up to Operation Clean Sweep (OCS), intended to prevent plastic waste from entering the sea.
Israel approves Chevron deal for Noble
Israel’s Petroleum Council has backed the acquisition of Noble Energy by Chevron.
South Sudan fails to pay workers as oil plunge fuels crisis
South Sudan is running short of foreign-cash reserves and is struggling to pay public-servants’ wages as Africa’s newest country battles weak oil prices and violence that’s straining a peace agreement.
Innovation is imperative for Africa’s renewable energy
In Africa there is an unacceptable gap between electricity supply and demand, where 600 million people still lack access to reliable energy.
Turkey maintains Med stance with seismic move
Turkey’s Oruç Reis seismic ship has returned to port to resupply, the country’s energy ministry has said.
Eskom calls for more emergency power
Eskom and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) have come out in support of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa) plans to secure new power generation.
Uganda signs Total, Tanzania deals
Uganda has signed a host government agreement (HGA) with Total on the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), followed by new declarations with Tanzania on the link.
Africa Oil, the exception
Few companies are paying down debt while staying bullish on exploration plans, but Africa Oil is an exception.
Green robot line
Ocean Infinity’s carbon-neutral robotic fleet seemed like an ambitious plan at launch but now the company is working on an even bigger model.
P&ID ordered to pay Nigeria legal costs
A UK court has ordered P&ID to pay £1.5 million to Nigeria as an interim payment to cover costs involved with litigation around a proposed gas-processing plant in Cross Rivers.
NOC calls on UK investment
Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC) has pitched for new investment in the country’s oil and gas sector, even while reporting new security breaches at the Sharara oilfield.
DNO cuts Tawke emissions with reinjection scheme
DNO’s Peshkabir gas capture and injection project, in Kurdistan, has launched and already captured 1 billion cubic feet of gas injected, in a major move to reduce emissions.
Four months overdue, Egyptian workers get home
58 Egyptian offshore workers have finally returned home, four months after their initial two-month stint ended.
Fluor turns up the steam at Al-Zour
Fluor’s joint venture in Kuwait has started up two boilers at the new Al-Zour refinery.
Eskom struggles as Medupi belt breaks
A conveyor belt has broken at the Medupi power plant, in South Africa, leading Eskom to warn that any further breakdowns would spark Stage 2 load shedding at short notice.
Adnoc dishes out pipeline, terminal work
Adnoc Onshore has awarded engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for two main oil lines at the Jebel Dhanna terminal.
Tullow trims sails
Tullow Oil produced 77,000 barrels per day of oil in the first half, in line with expectations.
Shell farms into Kosmos portfolio
Shell has struck a deal to farm into Kosmos Energy’s portfolio offshore Sao Tome & Principe, Suriname, Namibia and South Africa.