Eni’s Scope 1 and 2 emissions increased in 2021, largely as a result of its African operations, but it offset this through the acquisition of 2 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in forestry credits.
Apex International Energy has tested its Fajr-8 development well at 2,440 barrels per day of oil in Egypt’s Western Desert.
Masdar has signed up to develop green hydrogen in the Suez Canal economic zone. This follows a number of similar agreements from United Arab Emirates-based companies with Egypt.
Eni has announced a trio of discoveries in Egypt’s Western Desert, shortly after agreeing to expand gas supplies to Europe from the North African state.
Eni has signed a deal to secure more gas flows for Italy from Egypt, just two days after striking a similar agreement with Algeria.
Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi has continued his progression around North Africa, holding talks with top Algerian officials on April 3.
Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi has held talks today with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi around gas and exports.
QatarEnergy (QE) has taken a stake in ExxonMobil’s North Marakia Offshore block, in Egypt.
Energean almost doubled its adjusted EBITDAX in 2021, from 2020, and expects first gas from its Karish project in the third quarter of this year.
Africa will play a critical role in providing more supply for Eni’s portfolio, CEO Claudio Descalzi set out during the company’s capital markets day.
SDX Energy has begun producing at the MSD-25 well in Egypt, shortly after drilling the well.
Petrofac has won work on an early stage study to assess the feasibility for a green hydrogen to ammonia facility in Egypt.
Norway’s Scatec has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a green hydrogen and ammonia plant in Egypt.
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla has held high-level talks with Chevron, and various other US luminaries, at CERAWeek.
Ethiopia has begun generating power from its controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Dragon Oil has made one of the biggest oil discoveries in the Gulf of Suez, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla has struck deals with Apache and Yemen, while backing plans for an Egyptian company to pursue petrochemical works in Nigeria.
Kuwait Energy Egypt has begun drilling on the Abu Sennan licence in Egypt, United Oil & Gas has reported, marking the start of a four-well programme.
The FSO Safer poses both a local environmental threat but also a major pitfall for shipping through the critical Red Sea and Suez Canal.
Pharos Energy is shuffling its executive team, moving Jann Brown to the post of CEO and with Ed Storey shifting to focus on Vietnam, as the company nears completion of its Egyptian farm-out deal.
United Oil and Gas has made another commercial discovery on its Abu Sennan licence, in Egypt.
The APA-Sinopec joint venture have reached a new production-sharing contract (PSC) in Egypt, which will see more drilling carried out – and more cash returned to the companies.
Vantage Drilling International has agreed to sell three jack-up rigs to ADES Arabia, owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Hydrogen is a major target in the energy transition, so it is only right that Africa launch its own plan to accelerate uptake.
QatarEnergy (QE) has struck a deal to enter Egypt’s upstream through a deal with Shell.