NNPC talks pipeline protection, maritime security
The Nigerian military has committed to providing “maximum security” for the country’s oil and gas assets.
Pipelines
Sasol approves Mozambique scheme, cuts debt
South Africa’s Sasol has made progress in righting its progress, putting it on the right direction for a greener, cleaner future.
Nigerian court orders Shell bank cash freeze
Shell faces another legal battle stemming from Nigeria, with a court ordering banks to freeze company assets.
BP checks in with Egypt ahead of Raven start
A number of high-ranking BP executives have held talks with Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla amid preparations to begin the Raven project.
UK court allows Nigeria spill case against Shell
Nigerian claimants complaining that Shell had a duty to tackle oil spills have won a case in the UK Supreme Court.
Savannah signs supply deal for Rivers CNG
Savannah Energy has signed a deal to supply gas to Mulak Energy, in Nigeria, for a CNG project in Rivers State.
SCA downplays Israel-UAE pipeline competition
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has denied that the reopening of the Eilat-Ashkelon pipeline would have an impact on flows through the Egyptian waterway.
Waha Oil restarts Faregh field
Waha Oil has restarted the Faregh gas field, a year after it was shut down following the January 2020 oil terminal closure.
Saipem signs up to Renergen phase 2 study
Renergen has signed up Saipem, EPCM Holdings and Sproule for the second phase of the Virginia gas project, in South Africa’s Free State.
Tunisia offers opportunities, frustrations
Tunisia holds opportunities for investors, but government processes and local unrest have slowed developments.
Shell signs up for Lagos, Ogun gas provision
Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) has signed a deal to provide gas to industrial and manufacturing companies in Lagos and Ogun states.
Waha Oil cuts production on pipeline work
Waha Oil Co. has cut production in order to carry out maintenance on the 32-inch pipeline connecting fields to the Es Sider terminal.
Shell sells OML 17 stake for $533mn
Shell Petroleum Development Co. (SPDC) has sold its 30% stake in OML 17 to TNOG Oil and Gas, for $533 million.
Bids in for NNPC downstream rehab work
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) has received bids from 96 companies for rehabilitation of downstream infrastructure.
Wike slates Ogoni clean-up progress
Rivers State Nyesom Wike has accused the federal government of driving the Ogoni clean up programme forward only when it is politically expedient.
Nigeria commissions LPG plant at Oredo
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has officially inaugurated Nigerian Petroleum Development Co.’s (NPDC) integrated gas handling facility at Oredo.
Seplat signs deal to supply Waltersmith refinery
Seplat Petroleum will supply crude to Waltersmith Petroman’s new modular refinery, cutting pipeline losses.
Exxon worker dies in Qua Iboe fire, force majeure declared
An ExxonMobil employee has died following a fire at the Qua Iboe Terminal in Nigeria.
Eni lines up Berkine work with solar push
Eni has struck a new deal for work in Algeria, with a focus on the Berkine Basin, under the new oil law.
Shell employees spill to order in Bayelsa, NGO alleges
Shell employees in Nigeria have purposefully caused oil spills in order to win clean-up business, the Netherlands’ Milieudefensie has claimed.
Uganda approves EACOP study
Uganda’s National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has approved Total East Africa Midstream’s (TEAM) environmental report on the Ugandan part of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
Nigeria eyes product pipe from Niger refinery
Nigeria has signed a deal with neighbouring Niger on petroleum products transportation and storage.
Sasol sets out carbon path amid social pressure
Sasol has set out steps to cut carbon emissions in a 10-year pivot away from coal and towards alternative energy sources.
Hull rupture hits Seplat’s export link at OML 40
Seplat Petroleum has reported another accident at its OML 40, in the Niger Delta.
EACOP reaches government deal with Tanzania
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has signed a host government agreement (HGA) with Tanzania, as plans for the Ugandan oil development near the finish line.