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…
Cairo Opens Stock Market Door for Ten State Oil Firms in Bold Privatisation Drive
Egypt is moving to temporarily list ten state-owned petroleum companies on the Egyptian Stock Exchange as part of the government’s…
Petrobras Makes Bold Africa Bet — Snaps Up 75% Stake in São Tomé Offshore Block
Brazilian energy giant Petrobras has signed a contract to acquire a 75% operating interest in offshore Block 3 in São…
ABL and PetroSafe Join Forces to Boost Safety and Performance Across Egypt’s Energy Assets
Global consultancy group ABL and Egypt’s Petroleum Safety and Environmental Services Company (PetroSafe) have signed a memorandum of understanding to…
African Development Bank Throws $20m Lifeline to Africa’s Stalled Green Hydrogen Pipeline
The African Development Bank, through its Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, has launched a call for proposals to provide up…
BP and Libya’s NOC Hold High-Level Talks on Restoring Operations After Years of Absence
Libya’s National Oil Corporation and British energy major BP have held an extensive working session at the NOC’s Tripoli headquarters…