Mozambique, Tanzania hold talks on security amid LNG delay worries
Mozambique and Tanzania have held high-level talks on a number of issues, including terrorism in Cabo Delgado, as Total pushes for more security.
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Senegal sees 2023 start for BP-backed LNG project
The Grand Tortue Ahmeyim gas field development, straddling the offshore waters of Mauritania and Senegal, is expected to produce its first gas in 2023 following delays related to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Senegal’s Oil Minister Sophie Gladima.
Drilling restarts on Coral Sul FLNG
The Area 4 partners in Mozambique have resumed drilling on the Coral Sul project, according to regulator Instituto Nacional de Petróleo (INP).
FRU arrives in Ghana for Tema LNG
Tema LNG's floating regasification unit (FRU) has arrived in Ghana.
Total pulls workers as Mozambique militancy increases
Total has withdrawn a number of workers from the Mozambique LNG site ahead of militant attacks.
Exxon, Vopak consider LNG plans for South Africa
ExxonMobil and Royal Vopak have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a potential LNG regasification terminal in South Africa.
Renergen talks up helium-powered vaccine case
South African Renergen has devised the Cryo-Vacc, which allows vaccines to be transported at extremely low temperatures for up to 30 days without power.
Militants come closer to Mozambique LNG site
Islamist terrorists have capture a village around 20 km from the Afungi peninsula, home of the country’s major LNG plans.
Damietta LNG restart back on the cards
A restart of the Damietta LNG plant is once again on the cards following an agreement between Eni, Naturgy and two state-owned Egyptian companies.
EAIF steps in to support Tema LNG
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) is lending $31 million to Access LNG to support floating regasification plans in Ghana’s Tema port.
Kosmos scraps Mauritania, Senegal sale plans
Kosmos Energy has dropped plans to sell down its stake in an LNG project offshore Mauritania and Senegal, instead opting to seek financing for its plans.
Last topside module installed at Coral Sul FLNG
Mozambique’s $7 billion floating LNG (FLNG) project is on course for starting up production in 2022, Eni has said.
Total trims spending on price volatility
Total has no clear view on prices in 2021 and is taking a cautious stance on spending plans, the company’s CFO Jean-Pierre Sbraire said after the company published its third quarter results.
Weak demand to limit East Med gas
Poor gas demand may restrain Eastern Mediterranean production until 2023, GlobalData has warned.
Stage set for Mozambique gas event
With two LNG projects in Mozambique moving ahead, and a third said to be close, the time is right for the Mozambique Gas Virtual Summit.
Pirates attack EG LNG site, kidnap crew
A pirate attack at Equatorial Guinea’s LNG terminal has exposed onshore security shortcomings.
Sanaga 2 commissioning under way in Cameroon
The Sanaga 2 platform has been installed off Kribi for Perenco, Cameroon’s state-owned Societe National des Hydrocarbures (SNH) has reported.
Siemens Energy wins Mozambique LNG work
Siemens Energy will provide six industrial gas turbines and boil-off gas compressors to the Total-led Mozambique LNG project.
Qatar books key UK LNG supply deal as export push begins
Qatar Petroleum is set to ramp up exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the UK as the Persian Gulf country seeks buyers for the output from a new project and several large supply contracts are due to expire.
DNG lines up bunkering plan at Coega
The Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA) has granted a licence to DNG Energy to begin LNG bunkering at Coega.
What would you do with $96bn?
Mozambique expects to earn $96 billion from the production and liquefaction of its natural gas reserves and is considering a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) in order to maximise the benefits.