Africa

BP starts gas production from Qattameya field

Submitted by Editorial on 29th October 2020

29th October 2020

BP has started gas production from its latest development ‎offshore Egypt – the Qattameya gas field in the North Damietta offshore concession.

Siemens Energy to help Total achieve low-emission goals for largest LNG project in Africa

Submitted by Editorial on 22nd October 2020

22nd October 2020

CCS JV (a joint venture between Saipem and McDermott) recently selected Siemens Energy to supply emissions-reducing power generation equipment and boil-off gas compressors for the Mozambique LNG Project in the Cabo Delgado province on Africa’s East Coast.

Total and Sonatrach extend their LNG partnership in Algeria

Submitted by Editorial on 25th June 2020

25th June 2020

Total and Sonatrach have signed an agreement to renew their partnership in the field of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Fluor, TechnipFMC and JGC win offshore Mozambique contract

Submitted by Editorial on 10th October 2019

10th October 2019

A consortium of JGC Corporation, Fluor and TechnipFMC has won an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Rovuma LNG project, offshore Mozambique.

Tullow Oil announces second oil discovery off coast of Guyana

Submitted by Anonymous on 17th September 2019

17th September 2019

Tullow Oil plc announces that the Joe-1 exploration well has successfully opened a new Upper Tertiary oil play in the Guyana basin.

Nigeria to drive global refinery CDU industry

Submitted by Mark Venables on 29th August 2019

29th August 2019

Nigeria to drive global refinery CDU industry

Nigeria is expected to drive new-build crude distillation unit (CDU) capacity growth in the global refinery industry from planned and announced (new-build) projects during the outlook period 2019 to 2023, contributing around 13 per cent of global CDU capacity growth by 2023, according to GlobalData.

Zohr gas production reaches 2.7 bcfd

Submitted by Mark Venables on 22nd August 2019

22nd August 2019

The Zohr field is the largest gas discovery ever made in Egypt

Production from ENI’s Zohr field has now reached more than 2.7 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd), about 5 months ahead of the Plan of Development (PoD).

Guyana has limited scope to increase royalties while maintaining competitiveness

Submitted by Mark Venables on 29th July 2019

29th July 2019

Following Guyana’s Department of Energy announcement that it plans to increase the government take by raising royalties payable on oil and gas production in the future licensing round in Q3 2020.