Africa

Total and Sonatrach extend their LNG partnership in Algeria

Submitted by Editorial staff 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 staff 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.

Total E&P Congo successfully deploys the world’s first cementless completion

Submitted by Mark Venables on 10th July 2019

10th July 2019

Total E&P Congo successfully deploys the world’s first cementless completion

First cementless completion using Welltec Annular Isolation

Africa takes the lead in record-year for LNG

Submitted by Mark Venables on 10th July 2019

10th July 2019

Africa takes the lead in record-year for LNG

Africa is taking the lead in the next phase of global LNG mega-projects. 2019 will shatter previous records for the industry.

Rovuma LNG Development Plan Approved by Mozambique Government

Submitted by Mark Venables on 23rd May 2019

23rd May 2019

Mozambique Rovuma Venture has confirmed that the government of Mozambique had approved its development plan for the Rovuma LNG project.

Total agrees with Occidental to acquisition of Anadarko's assets in Africa

Submitted by Mark Venables on 23rd May 2019

23rd May 2019

Total has announced that it has reached a binding agreement with Occidental to acquire Anadarko’s assets in Africa (Algeria, Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa) for a consideration of $8.8 billion in the event of a successful completion of Occidental’s ongoing bid for Anadarko.