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Tullow reportedly submits revised work programme to Kenyan government
Tullow Oil (UK/Ireland) has reportedly met the Kenyan government’s demands with respect to drawing up a new work programme for Blocks 10BB and 13T in the South Lokichar basin.
Ghana orders unitisation of Sankofa and Afina fields
The government of Ghana has reportedly ordered Eni of Italy to unitise the offshore Sankofa field with Afina, a licence area assigned to a private Ghanaian company, Springfield Exploration and Production.
Sudan hopes to offer 27 blocks to investors
Sudan’s Ministry of Energy and Mining has announced plans to offer more than two dozen new blocks to investors in the near future.
Perenco seeks to become majority shareholder in CI-11
Perenco (UK/France) is reportedly looking to assume control of CI-11, a shallow-water block offshore Côte d'Ivoire.
FAR arranges to sell Sangomar holdings to OVL
Australia’s FAR Ltd has agreed to sell its minority stake in RSSD, the joint venture set up to develop the Sangomar block offshore Senegal, to India’s ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL).
NLNG set to increase domestic LPG supplies by 28.6% in 2021
The Nigeria LNG (NLNG) consortium is gearing up to increase the volume of LPG reserved for domestic consumption by more than a quarter next year.
Nigeria shifts target date for passage of PIB back by three months
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been pushing the National Assembly to pass the long-delayed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) before year-end, but his administration has now pushed the target date back by three months.
NRG: Fading optimism
BP, Kosmos scale back GTA expansion
NOC chief says Libya is not rejoining OPEC quota regime yet
Mustafa Sanalla, the head of Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC), has reportedly indicated that his country does not intend to rejoin OPEC’s production quota regime in the immediate future.
Tullow finalises sales of Ugandan portfolio to Total
Tullow Oil (UK/Ireland) has confirmed that it finalised the sale of all of its assets in Uganda to Total (France).
Mozambique’s LNG plans: Is the outlook optimistic or pessimistic?
Although Eni’s CEO has remained enthusiastic about multi-billion-dollar LNG projects, Mozambique's economic and security challenges warrant attention.
Cameroon unveils plan for new refinery near Kribi
The government of Cameroon intends to build a new refinery to compensate for the loss of the country’s only oil-processing plant, which has been out of service for more than a year.
Impact Oil & Gas signs farm-out deal with Shell for Transkei & Algoa
A subsidiary of Africa-focused Impact Oil & Gas has arranged to transfer part of its holdings in the offshore Transkei & Algoa licence area to BG International, an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell (UK/Netherlands).
Eni: Topsides of FLNG vessel for Coral South project completed
Italy’s Eni said last week that the topsides of the floating LNG (FLNG) vessel that will be used for the Coral South LNG project in Mozambique had been completed.
Sources say Total may drop stake in Angola’s Block 14
France’s Total is reportedly looking into unloading at least one of its Angolan assets.
Sudan prepares to launch al-Rawat oilfield
Aiman Aboujoukh, the general manager of Sudan’s national oil company (NOC) Sudapet, said last week that his company was preparing to bring a new oilfield on stream.
NRG: COVID-19 vaccine lifts hopes
Libya's Zawiya refinery back on stream
Workers protest at Dangote oil refinery
Local content in Angola
Angolan President João Lourenço has issued a decree outlining the new legal regime governing local content in oil and gas projects.
Libyan oil output reportedly at 850,000 bpd
Libyan crude oil output has continued to rise over the last week and is now rapidly approaching the level of 900,000 barrels per day prevailing before the imposition of a blockade in mid-January.
Impact expands foothold in South Africa’s offshore zone
UK-based Impact Oil & Gas has substantially expanded its foothold in South Africa’s offshore zone by arranging to take the lead on the Area 2 project.
DPR says marginal fields bidding round is ongoing
Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) confirmed last week that it had not yet wrapped up the marginal fields licensing round launched earlier this year.
Wintershall affiliate transfers operatorship of two Sirte Basin oilfields to JV with NOC
An affiliate of Germany’s Wintershall Dea has begun transferring assets in the Sirte Basin to a new joint venture with Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC).
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