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Dangote Refinery has imported crude oil from Ghana for the first time since it came on stream in a bid to boost its feedstock bank as domestic suppliers continue to supply below nominated volumes.
Kenya has targeted an ambitious plan of 20,000MW nuclear power capacity by 2040 to address chronic power shortages and foster economic growth.
Nigeria has reduced the amount oil companies can recover from their investments in offshore projects, as the government seeks more income to cover a widening budget gap.
French energy firm TotalEnergies has denied claims that it failed to comply with agreements tied to the development of local communities in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province.
TotalEnergies has signed a $10 million memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mozambique’s Agency for the Integrated Development of the North (ADIN) to fund development projects in Cabo Delgado, the gas-rich province plagued by years of insurgency.
Nigeria’s 650,000 bpd Dangote refinery has exported its first gasoline cargo to the United States, marking a milestone in the plant’s growing supplies to the North American market.
Nigeria has signed a new deep water production sharing contract with French energy company TotalEnergies and local partner South Atlantic Petroleum (Sapetro).
French oil major, TotalEnergies, has secured a fresh permit to explore offshore oil block, known as Nzombo block, in the Republic of Congo.
After years of delay, the first phase of the 60,000 barrels per day (bpd) Cabinda refinery project has been inaugurated by President João Lourenço, marking a major step in the country’s refining drive.
One of Africa’s leading deepwater oil and gas drilling companies Sonadrill has signed two drilling contracts to explore offshore Angola using its West Gemini and Sonangol Libongos vessels.
The government of Ethiopia has signed an agreement with Nigeria’s Dangote Group to build a 3 million tons per annum fertiliser manufacturing plant valued at $2.5 billion.
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has become a central force in reshaping fuel supply across West and Central Africa, reducing Nigeria’s reliance on imported products and changing regional trade flows.
Zambia is seeking investors to commit $11.6 billion to its energy sector by 2030 as the country works to expand capacity and meet the surging demand for electricity driven by population growth and industrial needs.
Egypt has added two new wells to its gas production portfolio in the deep water West Delta, increasing supply by about 60 million cubic feet per day (mcfd).
Despite a decline in crude oil production, Ghana’s oil revenue in 2024 increased by 27.8% to $1.36 billion, compared to $1.06 billion in 2023.
Savannah Energy has announced the commissioning of a new gas compression system, valued at $45 million, at its Uquo Central Processing Facility (CPF) in Akwa Ibom State.
Egypt has inked a $220 million contract for the Atom Solar Egypt project, involving investors from the UAE, China, and Bahrain to develop solar cells, panels, and energy storage systems in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE).
Rwanda said it will move ahead with plans to sell carbon credits to Singapore under a climate trade agreement that allows countries to offset emissions.
East African nation, Tanzania, is seeking $1.8 billion in funding to support its transition to clean cooking, aiming for 80% access by 2034.
Ghana and Nigeria are considering a barter arrangement in which electricity generated in Accra could be exchanged for gas supplied from Lagos, Nigeria’s economy capital.
