KENYA: Dangote’s $17 Billion Lamu Refinery Gamble Overview

The newly launched Dangote East Africa Oil Refinery, a mega-industrial power house designed to transform Lamu a quiet World Heritage backdrop into East Africa’s premier energy and logistics nexus. Backed … Read More

NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS MAJOR REFORMS AND UNTAPPED POTENTIAL IN KENYA’S MINING SECTOR

A comprehensive new industry overview released by OilNews Kenya sheds light on transformative reforms, mapping achievements, and fresh investment opportunities emerging across Kenya’s mining sector. Overseen by the Ministry for … Read More

GHANA: Tullow Strengthens Operations with Completed Drilling Campaign and Full Recovery of Gas Receivables

Tullow Oil has successfully concluded its 2025–26 offshore drilling campaign in Ghana, bringing six new Jubilee production wells and one Jubilee water injector onstream to boost output and offset field … Read More

NAMIBIA: ReconAfrica Resumes Operations at Kavango West 1X Well Ahead of Key Horizontal Flow Test

Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (ReconAfrica) has officially resumed site operations at its Kavango West 1X Sidetrack (KW1X) discovery well in northeastern Namibia, clearing the runway for a high-stakes horizontal drilling … Read More

MOZAMBIQUE: SLB OneSubsea awarded major subsea systems contract for Rovuma Basin development

SLB has announced that its OneSubsea™ joint venture has been awarded a contract by ExxonMobil Moçambique, Limitada, on behalf of its Area 4 partners, (ENH, CNPC, ENI, KOGAS and XRG), … Read More

TANZANIA: Aminex Approves $75M Work Programme as Ntorya Targets First Gas in December 2026

Aminex PLC has released a major operational update detailing the timeline for first gas production at its flagship Ntorya gas development in Tanzania. Following a joint venture meeting between Aminex’s … Read More

NIGERIA: TotalEnergies launches the Ima Gas Development to Supply Nigeria LNG liquefaction plant

TotalEnergies (40%, operator), together with its partner AMNI (60%), have taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the development of the Ima gas field, straddling the OML 112 and 117 … Read More