MOZAMBIQUE: First Gas Introduced to Coral-Sul FLNG from Coral South Field

Italian energy major Eni has announced first gas to the Coral-Sul Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility from the Coral South Field located in Area 4 of the Rovuma Basin … Read More

South Sudan Launches First Licensing Round

The Ministry of Petroleum (MoP) of the Republic of South Sudan, is honored to announce the launch of the country’s first Oil Licensing Round. The MoP has identified new exploration … Read More

Mozambique LNG Project Could Be Transformational for Mozambique – If Western Environmentalists Don’t Interfere

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber When Anadarko Petroleum Corp. confirmed last year it would be constructing a $20 billion liquified natural gas (LNG) plant in Mozambique, this … Read More

SOUTH SUDAN: Peace Deal Could Attract Oil Investment for Juba

By Neil Ford The February peace agreement that was struck between the government of South Sudan and opposition forces could help to reignite interest in the country’s oil industry. Restrictions imposed … Read More

Sudd Petroleum Operating Company (SPOC) Prepares to Ramp Up Production in South Sudan’s Block 5A Concession

South Sudan is preparing to restart production in various oil fields, including Block 5A operated by Sudd Petroleum Operating Company; A new discovery in the Dar Petroleum Operating Company-operated Adar … Read More

Over $9.1bn will be spent on Mozambique’s upstream capex by 2020, says GlobalData

An average capex of $3.0bn per year would be spent on eight oil and gas fields in Mozambique between 2018 and 2020. Capital expenditure into Mozambique’s oil and gas projects, … Read More

2D seismic to commence in Zanzibar’s Pemba Zanzibar Block

Pemba Zanzibar Block operator RakGas has contracted chinese geophysical service company BGP International to undertake 2D seismic on the offshore deep water, transition zone/ offshore shallow water and onshore portions … Read More

Uganda’s President visits Chad’s Oil Refinery

President Yoweri Museveni who arrived in the Chadian capital N’Djamena on a two-day official visit during which he will also attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Idriss Deby to his … Read More

Wentworth Resources to earn $140 million in Tanzania’s LNG project by 2019

Wentworth Resources projects it will make $20 million for first full year and $140 million over first 5 years of production net of operating and on-going development costs according to … Read More

Chinese oil workers South Sudan to Juba

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Story by Reuters China National Petroleum Company, a main oil investor in South Sudan, is evacuating oil workers to the capital, Juba, amid continued fighting in the world’s … Read More