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Nigeria is set to begin exports of a new crude grade known as Cawthorne as part of efforts to raise production and sustain recent output gains.
The Government of Uganda, through its national oil company Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), has secured a 20.15% shareholding in Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC).
Ghana’s state-owned Tema Oil Refinery is carrying out a major turnaround on its 14,000 bdp residual fluid catalytic cracker (RFCC) unit, with operations expected to resume by early May.
Dangote refinery could be listed on the Nigerian stock exchange within five months, according to Aliko Dangote, the founder and president of the plant.
French oil major, TotalEnergies, is targeting a final investment decision in 2028 for its Mopane oil development offshore Namibia.
Before his political life, Nigeria’s president was once an oil man, with experience at an oil giant. Given his current role, his pedigree may be reshaping the oil fortunes of Africa’s largest producer.
Earlier this month, Nigeria’s president issued a new executive order that put a wedge in state-owned oil firm revenue. The order also aims to direct more funds to government coffers. We take a closer look at what it’s all about.
The recent standoff between oil majors, Total and Petrobas, and the Namibian government points to a much more deeper issue. Is the emerging offshore, Lüderitz Basin, the new big oil play?
Nigeria, has stopped its state-owned oil firm, NNPC Limited, from collecting and retaining oil and gas revenues, directing that all proceeds be paid into the federation account.
The Abo field, Nigeria’s first deepwater asset, began oil production in 2003. More than two decades later, it has moved from international oil companies to indigenous operators. In this insight, we examine the pioneer asset 23 years on.
Kenya is seeking KSh 23.1 billion ($179 million) in taxes from Tullow Oil following a dispute over the company’s exit from the country’s upstream sector.
Dangote has sealed a $400 million equipment agreement with China’s Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group to accelerate expansion of its oil refinery towards a planned 1.4 million barrels per day (bdp).
Italian energy company Eni has discovered up to 5.0 trillion cubic feet of gas and 450 million barrels of condensate in a new offshore block in Ivory Coast.
Azule and its partners in Angola have confirmed a new offshore oil discovery estimated at 500 million barrels in an offshore block, providing fresh resource potential as the country works to steady crude production.
Dangote refinery has restored its crude distillation unit, CDU, to full capacity of 650,000 bdp after a maintenance shutdown, as it prepares to restart its fuel producing residual fluid catalytic cracker (RFCC).
Nigeria’s independent energy firm, Aieto, has been awarded an exploration licence in a Libyan oil block following the close of the country’s 2025 upstream bid round.
Libya has awarded exploration licenses to American oil giant Chevron and a consortium of Spain’s Repsol and Turkey’s TOPC on Wednesday, in the country’s first licensing round since 2007.
Since 2007, the Yoyo–Yolanda gas field has been a point of dsipute for both countries. However, a treaty ten years after may be opening a new door for gas utilisation and export in the region.
Tanzania has launched one of Africa’s largest compressed natural gas (CNG) hubs as it steps up efforts to shift transport and energy use toward cleaner alternatives.
There has been growing interest in the development of new refinery projects in Africa to reduce heavy fuel import dependence and drive domestic monetization of energy.