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Nigeria’s state oil firm, NNPC Limited, said pipeline theft has been almost eliminated in the country after coordinated security operations and crackdown on culprits.
Senegal has declared a bold plan to end the importation of gas next year, as it moves closers to energy security.
Nigeria’s mega Dangote refinery is making bold moves to disrupt the downstream value chain with the purchase of 4,000 trucks worth about $470 million. Should other marketers be anxious of this disruption?
Aradel Holdings, one of the leading local oil and gas operators in Nigeria, has signed a gas supply agreement (GSA) to deliver additional feed stock volumes to the Nigeria LNG company (NLNG) in Rivers state.
Namibia and Botswana are advancing discussions on a $4 billion joint oil refinery project as feasibility studies move forward, with Walvis Bay and Ghanzi being considered as possible locations.
Africa’s largest holder of natural gas reserves, Nigeria, produced about 1.372 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas in the first half of 2025, even as it continues to struggle with high levels of routine flaring.
Nigerian indigenous oil and gas company, Seplat Energy Plc, has supplied its first cargo of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for domestic use from the Bonny River Terminal in Rivers State into Nigeria’s market.
The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas company (NLNG) has signed landmark Gas Supply Agreements (GSAs) with multiple third-party suppliers to deliver up to 1.29 billion cubic feet of natural gas daily to its Bonny processing plant.
One of Africa’s leading oil producer, Angola, has had its oil output fallen for the first time below one million barrels per day (BDP) since leaving the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) two years ago.
Asian refiners are increasingly turning to suppliers from the Atlantic Basin, including Nigeria, Brazil, and the US, whose crude is more attractive due to improved shipping and arbitrage economics.
The government of Libya has set up a special committee to review all oil, gas, and electricity contracts signed over the past five years to ensure they are aligned with national interests.
Mozambique’s sovereign wealth fund (FSM) received $45.24 million in the first half of 2025 from natural gas exploitation, bringing total deposits to $210 million by June.
Nigeria has taken a giant step to expand its presence in the global clean energy value chain with the commissioning of a 40,000 cubic meters (m³) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessel in Ulsan, South Korea.
Oil major Shell Plc is taking a cautious approach towards fresh oil exploration plans and investment in South African nation, Namibia.
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has revealed that it invested a loan facility of $300 million as part of the construction of Dangote Refinery.
Morocco’s energy ministry is intensifying efforts to attract U.S. investors for its $25 billion gas pipeline project with Nigeria, a landmark initiative aimed at connecting West Africa’s vast gas resources to Morocco and European markets.
The “drill, baby drill” campaign began with Trump, but the momentum is catching in Africa also. With renewed interest in oil exploration, Big Oils are investing on the investment like never before.
Nigerian crude oil is enjoying an unexpected demand surge from Asian refiners as newly reimposed tariffs by the United States push major oil buyers in Asia to diversify away from U.S.-linked and sanctioned supply sources like Russia.
A South African court has cancelled an environmental approval granted to TotalEnergies and its joint venture partners to explore for oil off the Cape coast.
French oil major TotalEnergies is preparing to drill exploration probes near its flagship Akpo deepwater field in Nigeria as it finalizes plans to sanction the nearby Preowei prospect, which is believed to hold up to 150 million barrels of oil reserves.
