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6th June 2020

Benin Considering Setting up an Oil Refinery

Benin is stepping up plans to set up an oil refinery. It has reportedly established a partnership, with responsibility for evaluating the requirements and viability of the project. On Wednesday,...

6th June 2020

Aker Energy Shifts Towards a Phased Development Approach for Pecan Oilfield

Aker Energy, a subsidiary of Aker SA, which aims to be "Building the oil and gas operator of choice in offshore deep waters of Ghana," has announced that it is...

5th June 2020

Nigeria’s Petroleum Price Now Determined by Market Forces

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) of Nigeria has removed the cap on the price of petrol in the county. A signed document by the Executive Secretary of the...

5th June 2020

GMA, Navy and Marine Police are Jointly Combatting Illegal Bunkering in the Western Region

The Deputy Director and Manager in charge of the Ghana Maritime Authority in the Western Region, Captain William Eson Thompson, said in a collaborative effort with the Navy and the...

5th June 2020

South Africa Adjusts Price of Petrol, Diesel and Other Illuminating Paraffin

The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy in South Africa, Mr Gwede Mantashe, announced adjustments in fuel prices which went into effect from 3rd of June, 2020. The country's oil prices...

4th June 2020

Tullow’s Early Oil Pilot Scheme in Kenya Ends, Allowing for Full Field Development

Oil and gas producer, Tullow Oil's contract for the Early Oil Pilot Scheme in Kenya has expired after being active for two years. In 2012, the London-listed company discovered a...

4th June 2020

There has Been No Crude at Indeni Refinery for Over 60 Days

The Indeni Petroleum Refinery, located in Zambia's industrial city of Ndola with a capacity to refine 24,000 bbp/d of crude oil and process 1,200,000 tonnes of feedstock annually, has reportedly...

3rd June 2020

CEF Appoints Nelisiwa Mugabane as Chairperson of the Strategic Fuel Fund

The Central Energy Fund (CEF) announced its appointment of former Director-General for the Department of Energy, Ms Nelisiwa Magubane, as the new Chairperson of the Strategic Fuel Fund (SSF) with immediate...

3rd June 2020

Egypt to Spend $19 Billion on the Implementation of Key Projects

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MOPMR), Egypt has announced its plans to spend $19 billion between 2020 and 2035 to implement 11 key projects, as part of its...

3rd June 2020

Nigeria Commences 2020 Marginal Fields Bid Round for 57 Fields

Nigeria's Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has announced the commencement of its 2020 Marginal Field Bid Round exercise, with a total of 57 fields located on land, swamp, and shallow offshore...