Libya Breaks New Ground: Sirte Oil Strikes 2,000 bpd from Cutting-Edge Horizontal Well at Zelten Field
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has reported a significant production milestone at the Zelten oil field, where subsidiary Sirte Oil…
Race to First Oil: Kenya’s Gulf Energy Flies in $15M Rig — Promises Barrels by December
NAIROBI — With the clock ticking and a self-imposed December 1 deadline looming, Gulf Energy E&P BV has made a…
Showdown in Lagos: Nigeria’s Oil Workers Declare War on Tinubu’s Revenue Executive Order
LAGOS — Nigeria’s most powerful oil sector union has fired a broadside at President Bola Tinubu, bluntly rejecting his recently…
Libya’s Upstream Comeback Bid Collapses: Only 5 of 22 Oil Blocks Awarded as Global Majors Balk
TRIPOLI — Libya’s first oil licensing round in more than 17 years — heralded as the country’s grand upstream revival…
Ghana Locks In Its Oil Future to 2040: Tullow Buys FPSO as Parliament Ratifies Field Extensions
Ghana’s offshore oil sector received a significant double boost this week, with Tullow Oil signing a $205 million deal to…
NESR Brings Saudi Arabia’s Unconventional Playbook to Libya — Starting with Fracking
National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) is ramping up its footprint in Libya, introducing hydraulic fracturing and coiled tubing services to…
Senegal Taps 60 Years of Algerian Oil Wisdom as Africa’s Newest Producer Builds Its Workforce
As Senegal moves into full-scale oil and gas production, its national hydrocarbons institute has signed a training agreement with Algeria’s…
Egypt’s MIDOR Refinery Hits Full Throttle at 170,000 Barrels a Day
Egypt’s Middle East Oil Refinery (MIDOR) has reached its maximum production capacity of 170,000 barrels per day following the completion…
Algeria Bets Big on Europe’s Post-Russia Energy Gap: Trans-Sahara Pipeline Launch, Shale Licensing, and Green Hydrogen by 2040
Algeria is positioning itself as Europe’s go-to energy partner for the post-Russia era, with a sweeping 2026 strategy that combines…
Petrosannan Eyes $40 Million Investment Push and New Discoveries as Egypt-Ukraine Joint Venture Accelerates Drilling
Petrosannan Petroleum Company, the joint venture between Ukraine’s Naftogaz and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), has approved a $40.32…
First Oil Flows at Benin’s Sèmè Field — But Parent Company Teeters on the Edge of Financial Ruin
Akrake Petroleum Benin has struck first oil from the AK-2H well at the Sèmè Field Block 1 offshore Benin —…
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Completes Acquisition of Stake in Egypt’s Nargis Gas Block, Deepening Gulf-Africa Energy Ties
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Energy has finalized the acquisition of a 15% participating stake in Egypt’s Nargis Offshore Area concession from…
Chariot Launches $20M Emergency Fundraise to Secure Foothold in Angola’s Offshore Oil Market
London-listed Chariot Plc has moved swiftly to raise approximately $20 million through an equity placing and subscription, seeking to part-finance…
Cameroon Opens the Door: Nine Oil and Gas Exploration Blocks Up for Grabs in 2025–26 Licensing Round
Cameroon has launched a competitive bidding process for nine oil and gas exploration blocks spread across two of its established…
Egypt’s State Energy Arm Flips the Script, Wins 33-Year Gas Concession in Saudi Arabia
Egypt’s state-owned Modern Gas has secured a rare long-term infrastructure concession in the Gulf, signing an agreement with prominent Saudi…
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE: PRESIDENT TINUBU SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR DIRECT REMITTANCE OF OIL AND GAS REVENUES TO FEDERATION ACCOUNT
President Bola Tinubu has issued an executive order to safeguard and enhance oil and gas revenues for the Federation, curb…
Electronic Transmission Debate Reignites National Conversation on Trust and Electoral Reform
Nigeria’s electoral reform debate has resurfaced with renewed intensity as policymakers, civil society groups, and legal experts grapple with the…
Angola and Congo Forge Landmark Oil Logistics Alliance to Power a New Central African Energy Corridor
Angola’s Sonangol Integrated Logistic Services (SONILS) and the Republic of Congo’s Integrated Logistic Services (ILOGS) have signed a Memorandum of…
Nigeria’s NNPC to Flood Market with Extra 1.8bcf/d of Gas in 2026, Eyes $60 Billion Investment Surge by 2030
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has unveiled an ambitious Gas Master Plan (GMP) targeting an additional 1.8…
Egypt’s Mediterranean Gas Push Kicks Into High Gear as Shell’s Drill Ship Arrives and Minister Inspects West Mina Wells
Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi has conducted a high-profile inspection of drilling operations at the West Mina gas field in…