Climate Activists Oppose Oil Exploration, Call for a Fossil Free Virunga in new film

Climate activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have expressed strong opposition to plans for oil exploration in the Virunga National Park. In a short film dubbed ‘Fossil Free … Read More

South Sudan Eyes the West for Investments in its Oil Industry

Decades after the western oil giant Chevron exited South Sudan leaving oil majors from the East mainly India and China the South Sudan government is now seeking to attract new … Read More

Albertine Refinery to Add $3B Annually to Uganda’s GDP

The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has said studies have indicated a positive cost-benefit analysis for the Albertine Graben Refinery adding up to $3.3 billion annually to the country’s national … Read More

Use Petroleum to Strengthen Regions Infinite Resources for Jobs and Wealth – President Museveni

President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned the region not to be intoxicated with petroleum as this is an exhaustible resource but urged stakeholders to use it to build the infinite resources … Read More

Total’s Mozambique LNG Project to take center stage at the France Africa Economic summit

As French and African leaders gather on May 18 in Paris for the France-Africa Summit, Mozambican leaders and Total have a brilliant opportunity to push for the resumption of LNG … Read More

Middle East and Africa’s Oil & Gas Industry Saw a Drop in Deal Activity in Q1 2021

Led by $2.59bn asset transaction with BP Exploration (Epsilon), Middle East and Africa’s oil & gas industry saw a drop of 32.92% in deal activity during Q1 2021, when compared … Read More

ANGOLA: Total Starts Production From Zinia Phase 2, Successful Short-Cycle Development On Block 17

Total, operator of Block 17 in Angola, together with the Angolan National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency, announce the start of production from Zinia Phase 2 short-cycle project, connected to … Read More

Greenpeace and Western Anti Africa Energy Groups Take the Wrong Approach to East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in Uganda and Tanzania

By NJ Ayuk, Executive President of the African Energy Chamber. If someone were to put me on the spot and ask me to name an environmentalist group, I’d probably blurt out the … Read More