Pancontinental Kicks Off Seismic Upgrade Study for Namibia’s PEL 87
Pancontinental Energy has launched a feasibility study to reprocess existing 3D seismic data from its PEL 87 licence offshore Namibia,…
Libya’s NOC Set to Switch Sirte Power Plant to Natural Gas
Libya’s National Oil Corporation says its Sirte Oil Production and Manufacturing Company has completed operational testing of the metering station…
AfDB Backs $66m for First Phase of Egypt’s 500MW Dandara Solar Project
The African Development Bank’s board has approved up to $66 million in financing for the first phase of the 500-megawatt…
Shell Pours $518 Million Into Nigerian Firms in Local Content Push
Shell’s companies in Nigeria awarded $518 million in contracts to indigenous firms in 2025, a major boost for local participation…
Angola’s Oil Sector Roars Back to Life on Wave of Deepwater Investment
Angola’s oil industry is entering a new phase of recovery in 2026, powered by renewed investment in offshore projects, fresh…
Tanzania Gas Project Hits Turbulence as Operator Seeks Deep Budget Cuts
Aminex says the operator of Tanzania’s Ruvuma gas project has requested major amendments to this year’s approved work programme and…
Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Rallies Shell and Petronas to Accelerate Drilling at Mediterranean’s Largest Offshore Gas Field
Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, has held high-level meetings with the leadership of Shell and Malaysia’s…
Egypt Plans to Harness 7 Million Square Metres of Factory Rooftops to Generate 1,000 MW of Solar Power Under ‘The Industry’s Sun’ Initiative
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has convened a multi-ministry meeting to advance a new industrial solar energy initiative that would…
Mozambique Relaunches 30 MW Solar Tender in Sofala Province as EU-Backed Clean Energy Programme Targets 120 MW of New Capacity
The Government of Mozambique has relaunched a tender process for a 30 megawatt solar photovoltaic project in the Dondo district…
Dangote Takes on the Government: Refinery Giant Drags Nigeria’s Attorney General to Court Over Fuel Import Licences
The $20bn refinery goes to war in court as petrol import approvals spark a major showdown with federal regulators Dangote…
Namibia’s Biggest Oil Test Is About to Begin: ReconAfrica Preps 60-Day Multi-Zone Production Campaign at Kavango
Six reservoir zones, two global oilfield giants, and a 60-day clock — Namibia’s most anticipated production test is days away…
Egypt’s EGPC Launches Digital Carbon Tracking Platform to Modernise Emissions Management Across Oil and Gas Sector
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has unveiled a purpose-built digital platform to monitor the carbon footprint of Egypt’s oil…
Vaalco Launches Unbudgeted Six-Well Egypt Drilling Campaign in Q2, Buoyed by Strong Production Growth
US-based Vaalco Energy has initiated a six-well drilling programme in Egypt in the second quarter of 2026 — a campaign…
Nigerian-Owned Petralon Energy Hits 4,800 bpd at Dawes Island as DI-3 Well Success Proves Indigenous Operators Can Compete at the Top
Petralon Energy has pushed production at Nigeria’s Dawes Island field to approximately 4,800 barrels per day following the successful startup…
Angola’s Block 2/05 Enters Its Final Chapter: Espadarte 7ST2 Well Confirms High-Quality Reservoirs and Puts Last Development Area into Production
Angola’s privately-owned oil company Etu Energias and its partners — Poliedro, Kotoil, Falcon Oil, and Prodoi — have completed drilling,…
Angola Opens Lobito Refinery to Gabon, Pitching 200,000-bpd Project as a Sub-Saharan Regional Fuel Hub
Angola has formally invited Gabon to become an equity investor in the Lobito Refinery project — a 200,000-barrel-per-day facility currently…
Egypt’s Nasr Contracting Breaks Ground on $71 Million Iraq Oil Facility, Deepening Cairo’s Footprint in Iraqi Energy Sector
Egyptian state-owned Nasr General Contracting Company, in partnership with a Chinese firm, has commenced construction of a $71 million oil…
Perenco Delivers 6,000 bpd Production Boost at Congo’s Tchibouela East, Launches New Drilling Campaign at Masseko
Perenco has successfully completed an enhanced oil recovery campaign at the Tchibouela East field offshore the Republic of the Congo,…
Nigeria’s Domestic Refining Shortfall Exposed: 80% of Q1 Crude Output Exported Despite Dangote and Local Refinery Demand
Nigeria exported approximately 80% of its crude oil production in the first quarter of 2026, despite growing domestic refinery demand…
Nigerian Indigenous Oil Firms Reviving Dormant Wells and Doubling Output from IOC-Acquired Assets, SPE Chief Says
Nigeria’s indigenous oil companies are aggressively reviving idle wells and maximising production from onshore and shallow-water assets acquired from international…