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East African nation, Uganda and Tanzania, have now selected with a consultant to undertake a feasibility study for their joint cross-border gas pipeline.
While scaling back its footprints in some African countries, Tullow Oil is counting on increased production in its Ghana’s assets to recover from mounting debts and fiscal turnaround
French oil major, TotalEnergies, has disclosed plans to begin oil exploration drills in the Orange Basin off the coast of South Africa.
Namibia has been hailed as one of the world’s hottest frontiers for oil exploration. But with market shifts and growing exploration challenges, some major oil companies are beginning to rethink their presence. The question now is — does Namibia still hold its hotbed status?
Following the withdrawal of oil majors, including Shell and Chevron, the Egyptian government is now offering the Red Sea gas field for concessions to other foreign investors.
The first phase of the 60,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Cabinda refinery in Angola will be commissioned in September 2025, as the government moves quickly to bridge its significant refining gap and reduce reliance on fuel imports.
Ghana began its oil production journey in 2007 after the commercial discovery of the Jubilee Field. The sector has grown steadily since then, but signs now point to a possible slowdown ahead.
Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery is set to import 4,000 natural gas powered trucks as part of its plan to distribute refined fuel products directly within the local market.
Mellitah Oil & Gas, a joint venture between Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Italian energy giant Eni, has appointed US-based Hill International to provide project management services for its $8 billion Structures A & E project in offshore Libya.
Under the programme, companies worked with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Federal Ministry of Works to identify and fund approved projects. The cost of these projects would then be deducted from the company’s future tax obligations.
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced plans to award 220 oil blocks across the country’s onshore and offshore basins in its latest licensing bid round.
Sierra Leone has taken a major step toward unlocking its oil and gas potential with the completion of a promising offshore 3D seismic survey, as the country positions itself to become West Africa’s newest oil and gas frontier.
Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL), a majority-owned subsidiary of Pakistan Oil Company, is set to purchase 500,000 barrels of Nigeria’s Bonny Light crude through Vitol this September, its first-ever cargo from Africa’s largest oil producer.
But like many industries in Africa’s fourth-largest economy, competition often proves to be both its strength and its weakness. Soon enough, the Dangote refinery was no longer enough for the country’s businessmen and wealthy investors.
The East African country of Mozambique imported fuel products worth a total of $199.5 million in the first three months of 2025, about 15% of the total amount spent for the entire year of 2024.
The government of Egypt has signed a $35 billion gas supply agreement that will allow the delivery of natural gas from Israel’s Leviathan gas field.
Civil society organisations and coastal communities have launched a formal appeal against the government’s decision allowing Shell to begin drilling activity in the Northern Cape Ultra Deep (NCUD) oil and gas project.
UK oil and gas company, Tullow, has resumed drilling at its flagship field in Ghana with what it described as a “better than expected” result at its new well.
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) is aiming to execute over 90% of its contract value through Nigerian companies as part of its commitment to strengthening local content in the country’s oil and gas sector.
Abu Dhabi based AD Ports Group has entered a new deal with Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and Dubai’s TCM Project Management to explore the joint development of Egypt’s crude oil storage infrastructure.
