Oil and Gas Discoveries and Activity in Southwest Africa Set to Open New Basins for Development and Trigger Big Investments in Namibia, Angola and South Africa

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber Last spring, the Maersk Voyager, an ultra-deepwater drillship under contract by French supermajor Total, drilled a wildcat well in the deepest water ever – … Read More

SOUTH AFRICA: Impact Acquires 100% Interest in Transkei & Algoa & Tugela South Exploration Rights

Impact Oil & Gas has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Impact Africa Ltd, has received approval from the Government of South Africa to take forward the Transkei & Algoa Exploration … Read More

ANGOLA: ANPG, ExxonMobil & SONANGOL Sign 3 Contracts for the Exploration of the Namibia Basin

The National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) signed today, three Risk Service Agreements with ExxonMobil and Sonangol P&P that make it possible to increase the exploration area in the … 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

Angola Oil and Gas Conference & Exhibition Returns to Luanda

Angola’s leading energy event organized by Africa Oil & Power returns for its second edition; On June 15-16, 2021, the key players of the Angolan energy industry will converge for the … Read More

Equatorial Guinea: IOCs Warn Over Forex Regulations Imposed by the Bank of Central African States

In order to maintain the engagement with the oil sector of Equatorial Guinea in light of the ongoing crisis of Covid-19 and challenging market conditions, H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, … Read More

NIGERIA: ExxonMobil Appoints New Chairman and Managing Director

ExxonMobil has announced the appointment of a new Chairman and Managing Director Richard Laing its 3 affiliate firms in Nigeria namely Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN) and Esso Exploration and … Read More

European Travel Bans Are Counter-Productive And Hurting The Oil & Gas Sector’s Ability To Support Africa’s Economic Recovery

The continuation of travel restrictions and suspension of visas and travel between Africa and Europe is heavily restraining the oil & gas industry’s recovery efforts. Because of its international nature, … Read More

Energy Transition Plays Role in Driving FIDs Across Africa

Hosted by Africa Oil & Power and the African Energy Chamber, the ‘Closing Deals: Advancing FID During COVID-19’ webinar addressed the prioritization of energy projects in an environment of limited … Read More

May Heralds Even More Disruption and Uncertainty for Petrochemicals

By Nigel Davies, Insights Editor, ICIS The impact of the coronavirus lockdowns on the oil, gas and chemicals industries’ integrated value chains is radically shifting relationships and profitability. It is … Read More