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…
São Tomé and Príncipe Opens Exploration Frontier with 85% Stake Offering in Three Offshore Blocks
São Tomé and Príncipe’s National Petroleum Agency has launched a formal invitation for eligible international oil companies to submit technical…
Angola’s Cabinda Refinery Targets 400,000 bpd National Capacity as $6.6 Billion Lobito Project Rises and Soyo Plans Advance
Angola’s downstream sector is undergoing its most ambitious expansion in half a century, with the 30,000 barrel-per-day Cabinda refinery now…
Joint Oil Opens August Bid Round for Tunisia-Libya’s Zarat Discovery and Offshore Exploration Acreage
JOINT OIL — the joint entity managing Tunisia and Libya’s shared offshore acreage — has appointed Moyes & Co as…
Libya Reclaims Ras Lanuf Refinery from Emirati Partner After Decade-Long Legal Battle, Restoring Full Sovereignty Over Key Oil Asset
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has regained complete control of the strategically vital Ras Lanuf Refinery, ending more than a…
Nigeria’s Upstream Revolution: Regulatory Reforms Catapult Country’s Share of African Oil FIDs from 4% to 40% in Two Years
Nigeria has dramatically reversed its upstream investment fortunes, with its share of Africa’s final investment decisions (FIDs) soaring from just…
Kenya Crosses Historic Threshold: Commercial Oil Production from South Lokichar to Launch Before Year-End, Energy Minister Confirms
Kenya is on the verge of a historic milestone. The country is set to officially join Africa’s community of oil-producing…
TotalEnergies Locks In Angola’s Future with Block 32 Extension to 2043, Signalling Multi-Decade Deepwater Commitment
Energy major TotalEnergies has secured an extension of Block 32’s production license in Angola until 2043, signing a Principles Agreement…
Libya’s Zawiya Refinery Roars Back to Full Operations After Security Disturbances Subside
The Zawiya Oil Refining Company has announced the full resumption of operations at all its facilities following the restoration of…
Türkiye Eyes Angola as Strategic Energy Partner, Pitching Deepwater Fleet and Black Sea Expertise for Joint Upstream Projects
Türkiye has made a formal pitch to Angola to develop a long-term strategic energy partnership, with its Deputy Minister of…
Deepwater Projects and LNG Infrastructure to Drive Africa’s $41 Billion Upstream Spending Cycle in 2026
Africa’s upstream energy sector is heading into a period of stabilisation, with production forecast to reach 11.4 million barrels of…
Ruto Defends Tanga Refinery Proposal as Regional Industrialisation Drive, Not a Unilateral Move
Kenyan President William Ruto has sought to clarify the diplomatic waters surrounding his proposal to build an oil refinery in…
Sonatrach Awards $1.1 Billion Hassi Bir Rekaiz Phase 2 Contract to Arkad-PETROJET Consortium, Deepening Africa-Asia Energy Ties
Algeria’s state energy company Sonatrach has awarded a $1.087 billion engineering and construction contract for Phase 2 of its Hassi…
Woodside Energy Targets Angola’s Uncharted Deepwater as Frontier Basin Exploration Race Heats Up
Australia’s Woodside Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Angola’s upstream regulator, the National Oil, Gas & Biofuels…
TechnipFMC Builds Namibian Subsea Talent Pipeline Years Ahead of Orange Basin Contract Awards
Global subsea services company TechnipFMC is moving early to establish local capacity in Namibia, positioning itself for major contract opportunities…
Egypt Signs Framework Deal with BP and Harbour Energy to Accelerate Mediterranean Gas Development
Egypt’s state petroleum entities have signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with BP and Harbour Energy to establish the executive…