President Ruto says Kenya will start crude exports from South Lokichar in December. Regulator EPRA expects first shipments only in Q1 2027 as Gulf Energy prepares to drill.

Ghana's oil receipts jumped to $561.41mn in H1 on higher crude prices and an 11.7% output recovery. PIAC flagged missing spending data and GNPC's use of Jubilee funds.

The world's 132 commercial carbon capture and storage projects have capacity to capture about 68mn tonnes of CO2 a year, less than 0.2% of global emissions, according to Global CCS Institute data compiled by Statista.

Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele has called for NNPCL and NLNG to be listed locally as the government seeks to deepen Nigeria’s capital market and broaden public ownership.