Egypt holds Ever Given while pushing for compensation
Egypt is pushing for the Japanese owners of the Ever Given ship to come to a deal, alleging the vessel was going too fast when it halted traffic through the Suez Canal.
Egypt is pushing for the Japanese owners of the Ever Given ship to come to a deal, alleging the vessel was going too fast when it halted traffic through the Suez Canal.
CWP Global has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mauritania on green hydrogen, potentially worth $40 billion.
Shareholders voting at Total’s AGM approved the company’s climate resolution, despite environmental NGOs warning the plan falls short.
Air Liquide’s plan to buy into Sasol’s air separation units has got the thumbs up from South Africa’s Competition Tribunal – although with some provisos.
Nigeria’s government expects new marginal fields to begin producing in 2022, as signature bonuses flow in and work is near getting under way.
Germany’s KfW Development Bank has set out plans to fund hydrogen projects in South Africa.
Eddie O’Connor, chairman of Mainstream Renewable Power, has resigned following comments at the Dublin Climate Dialogues.
Venture Global has set out plans to capture 500,000 tonnes per year of carbon at its Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines LNG projects.
A Dutch court has ordered Shell to cut its emissions by 45% by 2030, putting pressure on the company to move faster than it had otherwise planned.
Ugandan police have arrested an NGO member and an Italian journalist, in a move seemingly linked to an investigation of Total’s Tilenga project.
Gazprom EP International has restarted production in Libya, where it works with Wintershall Dea.
Malvin Chiwanga’s Matrix Petroleum has recently set out a plan to enter Namibia, while next up is Tanzania.
The US has charged two former Chadian diplomats with international bribery and money laundering.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) has signed an agreement with its partners on OML 118, home of the Bonga field.
Stakeholder pressure on energy companies is having an impact on African projects, which is not necessarily straightforward divestment.
Adnoc has awarded a $744 million contract to the National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) for the full field development of the Belbazem offshore block.
SeaBird Exploration is rebranding as Green Energy Group as it shifts away from oil and gas seismic and to a new focus on the energy transition.
Adnoc has set out preliminary plans for a world-scale 1 million tonne per year blue ammonia facility in Ruwais.
Africa Oil Week (AOW), organised by Hyve Group Plc is pleased to announce the launch of the Extractives General Counsel Forum Virtual.
Adnoc has set out a further investment of $165 million to improve drilling performance, through the issue of four packages.
Energean has pushed back the expected start of operations at its Karish project, offshore Israel, owing to delays in Singapore, while also approving more Karish North work.
A court in The Hague will rule on May 26 on a climate case against Shell, led by Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie).
The cards have been shuffled on the global investment table and all eyes are on Africa, writes Hasnaine Yavarhoussen, CEO of Groupe Filatex.
International banks are increasingly reluctant to commit to African projects, although domestic banks are growing with an eye on filling this gap.
Sinopec has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sonatrach, with a focus on its Zarzaitine licence.