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PERTAMINA Concludes Drilling of 12th well in the MLN field in Algeria

Indonesian state-owned energy company, PERTAMINA, announced it has completed the drilling of 12 new oil wells in the middle of the Sahara Desert in Algeria. This is the energy giant's...
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Drilling Resumes in the Luiperd-1X well on Block 11B/12B in South Africa

Oil and gas major, Total, has commenced the drilling of the Luiperd-1X well prospect on Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa. The drilling of the second exploration well on the block...
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Nigeria is Prepared for a Longer Lower Price of Oil – President Buhari

Speaking at the triennial national delegates conference of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria said the COVID-19 pandemic has helped...
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FPSO Dália in Angola Reached 1 billion barrels in July

The floating production, storage and transfer unit (FPSO) Dália reached a historical production value of one billion barrels of oil in July 2020. This is the highest that the FPSO,...
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Kenya Calls for New Tenders for the Construction of the Koru-Soin Multi-purpose Dam

The National Water Harvesting and Storage Authority (NWHSA) has re-launched the tender for the construction of the Koru-Soin multi-purpose dam in Kisumu County, western Kenya. The construction that was to...
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FAR does not Object to Cairn’s interest sale in the Sangomar Oilfield to Lukoil

FAR Limited has announced it will not be exercising its pre-emptive right to the proposed transfer of Cairn Energy's interest in the Rufisque Offshore, Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Deep Offshore...
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Waltersmith’s Modular Refinery in Nigeria to be Commissioned in September

Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited will commence operations in the 5,000 bpd modular refinery in Nigeria by September 2020. This was made known by the Chief Executive Officer, Chikezie Nwosu, on...
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SNH Cameroon and Perenco Adjust terms of Oil and Gas Contracts

Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures, the National Hydrocarbons Company of Cameroon (SNH) and Franco-British Perenco Oil renegotiate the terms of the contracts of the Moudi and Ebome oil fields. The current...
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Total E&P Nigeria MD discusses Petroleum Industry Bill, COVID-19 impact on Businesses

The Managing Director of Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited, Mike Sangster, said the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) would allow for massive investments by oil and gas companies in the...
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Total Sign MoU with Mozambican Government Over Security of LNG Project

French oil and gas giant and the operator of the Mozambique-LNG project, Total, has reached an agreement with the Mozambican government over the security of the LNG project in the...
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