The War Between the United States, Israel and Iran: Implications for the African Energy Sector
Analysis | April 23, 2026 As military hostilities between the United States, Israel and Iran escalate into a broader conflict,…
State Police: Solution to Insecurity or Political Risk? With a New Inspector General at the Helm
April 23, 2026 Nigeria stands again at a familiar crossroads. A new Inspector General of Police has assumed office at…
Shell, NNPC, and NCDMB Open World-Class Geosciences Hub at University of Lagos
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), and the Nigerian Content Development…
Dangote Refinery Pumps First Oil from Niger Delta Fields, Eyes Full Crude Self-Sufficiency
Africa’s largest oil refinery has reached a landmark milestone: Dangote Petroleum Refinery has recorded its first oil output from its…
Gabon Seals $1 Billion Oil Deal with Trafigura in Bold Bid to Triple Refinery Capacity by 2030
Gabon has signed a landmark $1 billion oil prepayment agreement with multinational commodities giant Trafigura, unlocking immediate capital to fund…
TotalEnergies to Make Final Call on Namibia’s Giant Venus Oil Project by Mid-2026 — A Decision That Could Transform a Nation
TotalEnergies is on the verge of a decision that could catapult Namibia into the ranks of Africa’s major oil producers.…
Algeria Opens 2026 Licensing Round, Puts Seven Oil and Gas Blocks on the Table for Global Bidders
Algeria has officially launched its ‘Algeria Bid Round 2026’, placing seven oil and gas exploration blocks on the market in…
Ghana Locks In $3.5 Billion Offshore Drive While Nigeria Touts $24 Billion in New Investment as West Africa Ramps Up Upstream Ambitions
West Africa’s two largest oil producers are accelerating upstream investment programs, with Ghana securing a $3.5 billion capital drive and…
VAALCO Scores Strong Gabon Well Results and Eyes Q2 Comeback for Côte d’Ivoire Baobab Field
VAALCO Energy is riding a wave of operational momentum in West Africa, reporting better-than-expected results from its Gabon drilling campaign…
BP Makes a Desert Comeback: Oil Giant Returns to Algeria Four Years After Its Exit
BP is returning to Algeria with a new hydrocarbon prospecting licence, just four years after the British oil major formally…
Gabon Bets on Refinery Overhaul to Break Free from Fuel Import Dependency
French engineering and technology company Technip Energies has been awarded two Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contracts by Société Gabonaise de…
Ivory Coast Unlocks 200 Billion FCFA to Supercharge the Baleine Oil and Gas Field
Ivory Coast’s national oil company Petroci has signed a financing agreement with a consortium of banks — including ECOBANK, BNI,…
NNPC Chief Courts UAE Investment as Nigeria Opens Its Energy Doors to Abu Dhabi
The group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has held high-level talks…
PetroNor Shatters Its Own Record with Landmark Oil Lifting Offshore Congo
PetroNor E&P has set a new single-lifting record at its PNGF Sud field offshore Congo, delivering 964,593 barrels of entitlement…
Egypt’s Tharwa Petroleum Posts 15% Production Surge After Western Desert Drilling Success
Tharwa Petroleum Company, Egypt’s state-owned upstream operator, recorded a 15% increase in oil production in 2025, driven by the successful…
Egypt Opens Bidding on Three Gulf of Suez Blocks and Greenlights $85M Chevron Mediterranean Deal
Egypt is pushing aggressively to unlock new oil and gas investment, simultaneously launching a new bidding round for three offshore…
Dangote Refinery Starved of Crude: Nigeria Exported 55M Barrels While Flagship Plant Ran Dry
Nigeria exported 55.39 million barrels of crude oil in the first two months of 2026 — even as the $20…
Botswana Eyes 30% Stake in Angola’s $6.6bn Lobito Refinery as Africa’s Refining Ambitions Grow
Angola’s state oil company Sonangol has entered high-level talks with Botswana over the sale of a 30% equity stake in…
Egypt Bets on Fracking and Horizontal Drilling to Squeeze More Oil and Gas From Its Fields
Egypt is preparing to deploy horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technologies to accelerate production growth, with Petroleum and Mineral Resources…
Namibia Races to Rewrite Oil Laws Before Its First Drop Hits the Surface
Namibia is fast-tracking sweeping petroleum sector reforms as the country edges closer to its historic first oil, with President Netumbo…