Nigeria Oil, Gas & Energy Directory

UGANDAN ENERGY MINISTER CALLS FOR MORE INVESTMENT IN ELECTRICITY SECTOR

The Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa has urged Parliament to support more investment in last mile electricity connections to support Uganda’s value addition agenda.

“Electricity is very critical and the limitations on distribution is a common phenomenon in the entire...

NOG Dir - September 22 2024

Sound Energy Intensifies Micro LNG project At Tendrara Production Concession

Sound Energy, the transition energy company, has announced its unaudited half-year report for the six months ended 30 June 2024. As company report major progress made so far in its development of the Moroccan Tendrara Production Concession (the Concession)

HIGHLIGHTS

(1) Phase 1 Micro LNG (mLNG)...

NOG Dir - September 19 2024

AfreximBank Boss Provides Insights Into Africas Energy Future

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber

Ahead of the November 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (more commonly known as COP27) in Egypt, Dr. Benedict Oramah, president and chair of Afreximbank, authored a thoughtful and compelling commentary about the economic and social impact...

NOG Dir - September 12 2024

As China Buys Less Oil, Angola Struggles to Repay Debt

Angola’s long-running financial relationship with China has been built on a simple equation: Angola would repay its growing Chinese debt with oil, a strategy that became known as the Angola Model.The strategy is faltering, however, as China has begun importing less oil from Angola...

NOG Dir - September 10 2024

Egypt Launches New Bid Round For Natural Gas Exploration at 12 Blocks

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced that the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has launched a new international 2024 bid round for the exploration and exploitation of natural gas and crude oil in 12 blocks in the Mediterranean and the Nile...

NOG Dir - September 08 2024

Oil Extends Drop On Easing Libyan Dispute, Demand Concerns

Oil prices fell on Wednesday, extending a plunge of more than 4% the previous day and hovering at their lowest since December, on expectations that a political dispute halting Libyan exports could be resolved and concerns over sluggish global demand.

Brent crude futures for November...

NOG Dir - September 04 2024

Khalda Makes Significant Oil Discovery in Western Desert

Egypt’s Khalda Petroleum Company (KPC) has announced a significant new oil discovery in the West Fewebs-1 at the Kalabsha development area of Egypt’s Western Desert, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.

The well was tested...

NOG Dir - August 31 2024

Ghana To Build 300,000BPD Petroleum Refinery At $12 Billion

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has flagged-off the country’s construction of a 300,000 barrel-per-day petroleum refinery, the gigantic energy project is aimed to target the west African downstream petroleum products business. Though the project has been criticized by energy stakeholders as a significant flaw.

Ghana...

NOG Dir - August 31 2024

Tag Oil Progresses At The BED4-T100 Horizontal Well Operations

Tag Oil has stated that it has made significant progress at the BED4-T100 (T100) horizontal well, targeting the unconventional Abu Roash “F” (ARF) reservoir in the Badr Oil Field (BED-1), Western Desert, Egypt. Following flow back operations in April, the T100 well was cleaned...

NOG Dir - August 30 2024

Namibia: The Newest Most Promising Deepwater Rig Demand Hotspot

Over the past few years, the Namibian Orange Basin has emerged as an exciting new oil province and subsequently a provider of significant new demand and future demand potential for deepwater drilling rigs.

According to Westwood’s Wildcat, “the Upper and Lower Cretaceous plays opened in...

NOG Dir - August 28 2024

Africa Oil Transfers Operatorship Of Orange Basin Block 3B/4B To TotalEnergies

Africa Oil Corp.has announced the completion of Africa Oil SA Corp.’s (AOSAC) strategic farm down agreement with TotalEnergies EP South Africa S.A.S. and QatarEnergy International E&P LLC. for the Orange Basin Block 3B/4B, offshore South Africa, announced on March 6, 2024. AOSAC is...

NOG Dir - August 28 2024

Opsealog partners with Azule Energy to reduce emissions from OSV fleet

Opsealog, a provider of data integration and analysis services for the maritime and offshore industry, has been awarded a two-year contract with Azule Energy, Angola’s largest independent energy company, to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV)...

NOG Dir - August 27 2024

EGYPT REITERATES MOVES TO INCREASE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION

Eng. Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, has announced a new incentive package aimed at encouraging increased production of crude oil and natural gas, as a primary goal that the sector is working on in cooperation with partners in the fields...

NOG Dir - August 27 2024

IOCs To Increase Investment In Sub-Saharan Africa

Asian and Middle Eastern national oil companies have doubled down on their investment and resource base in Sub-Saharan Africa. What are their drivers? International NOCs are strengthening their positions in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) upstream. Their share of regional production, currently dominated by Chinese NOCs,...

NOG Dir - August 26 2024

Eni’s Coral Sul FLNG Achieves 5 Million Tons Of LNG Production Offshore Mozambique

Eni, as the Delegated Operator of Area 4, on behalf of its Area 4 partners namely ExxonMobil, CNPC, GALP, KOGAS and ENH, has celebrated the achievement of 5 million tons of LNG produced from the Coral Sul FLNG, located in the ultra-deep waters of...