Tullow output to continue decline
Tullow Oil has cut the amount it expects to produce this year, but is likely to approve the Simba development in Gabon later this year.
Africa
Nigeria ups anti-piracy work with Falcon Eye launch
Nigeria has highlighted progress in maritime surveillance amid falling numbers of reported pirate attacks.
Karpowership launches appeal against SA rejection
Karpowership SA is appealing against the decision by the South African government to reject its floating power plant plans.
Eni, Sonangol sign up Angolan acreages
Eni and Sonangol has signed production-sharing contracts (PSCs) for Blocks 27 and 28 with the Angolan regulator.
Renergen rethinks well abandonment plan
Renergen’s P12 well has begun flowing gas, although at low levels, the company has reported.
Shell abandons push for oil spill case to be heard in Nigeria
Shell has abandoned its final attempt to argue that a major lawsuit brought by thousands of Nigerians over an oil spill in the West African country should be heard in Nigeria rather than the UK.
Sonangol launches Lobito tender
Sonangol has launched a tender process for the Lobito refinery, which may have capacity of up to 200,000 barrels per day.
Attah out at NLNG, Shell’s Mshelbila in
Nigeria LNG (NLNG) managing director and CEO Tony Attah will leave his role in August.
AXA opts out of role in TotalEnergies’ EACOP
AXA will not support TotalEnergies’ East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), the insurer told the StopEACOP alliance.
Invictus scraps partner talks on Zimbabwe project
Australia’s Invictus Energy has scrapped a farm-in agreement for its Cabora Bassa project in Zimbabwe.
Rwanda sends troops to northern Mozambique
Rwanda will provide a 1,000-person force to Mozambique’s trouble Cabo Delgado Province to assist in a counter-insurgency programme.
Differences emerge on PIB spending plans
Nigeria’s two houses have passed versions of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) but various groups remain unhappy, highlighting the challenges for the legislation ahead of presidential approval.
Kinshasa plans action on killer Lake Kivu
Congo Kinshasa has set out plans to tackle the threat – and opportunity – of gas under water in Lake Kivu.
Mantashe defends merger plans, Rompco pre-emption
Creation of a strong national oil company is essential to meeting South Africa’s energy needs, Minister of Mineral and Energy Resources Gwede Mantashe has said.
Woodside completes Senegal buy with drilling set to begin
Australian minnow FAR has completed the sale of its stake offshore Senegal to Woodside Energy.
Eni makes major discovery offshore Ghana
Eni has made a significant oil find offshore Ghana, close to its existing Sankofa hub, which would allow it to fast track production.
TechnipFMC wins ‘significant’ contract for Tullow Jubilee South East off Ghana
TechnipFMC has been awarded a “significant” contract for the Tullow Oil Jubilee South East development offshore Ghana.
Petrojet tank roof declared Guinness World Record
Petrojet’s crude oil storage tank in Ras Badran has officially entered the Guinness World Records ranking.
Nigeria’s PIB heralds progress for royalty payments
The Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives have passed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) in a bid to draw in more investment, from foreign and domestic sources.
Qatar Petroleum signs up for more South African acreage
Qatar Petroleum (QP) has signed deals with TotalEnergies on entering three more offshore exploration blocks in South Africa.
Matching needs and opportunities between Scotland and Africa
Scotland’s approach to trade with Africa is changing, driven by new commercial pressures, COVID-19 and the energy transition.
South Sudan calls for investment
South Sudanese production has dropped to 154,000 barrels per day but the government is eager to secure investments, both in new exploration and in increasing its recovery rate.
ARA pushes back Chikumbi drilling to wait on seismic
ARA Petroleum Tanzania (APT) expects to begin acquiring 3D seismic this quarter.
Wildcat sets out Angola, Namibia focus
London-listed Wildcat Petroleum has set out plans to focus on Angola initially, with a secondary exploration drive in Namibia.
Shortseller says ReconAfrica triggers “every single red flag”
A dispute over the wisdom of drilling in northern Namibia has escalated, with Reconnaissance Energy Africa and Viceroy Research trading barbed statements.