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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Taelo Mojapelo is the New CEO of BP SA, as Priscillah Mabelane Heads to Sasol as Executive Vice President

BP Southern Africa Ltd has announced the appointment of Taelo Mojapelo as its new Chief Executive Officer effective from yesterday, June 1, 2020. She replaces Priscillah Mabelane. Mojapelo has a...
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Total to ‘Total-ly’ Dominate Uganda’s Oil Sector

Total will be dominating Uganda's oil sector through its major ownership of 66.66% of Lake Albert oil projects. In 2022/2023, Total is expected to begin production with China National Offshore...
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Angola is Renegotiating Terms With Lenders – President João Manuel

Angola is reportedly renegotiating with its key lenders to reschedule its debt payments, after an interruption of about three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the global drop in...
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Algeria’s Sonatrach Becomes Majority Shareholder in Medgaz Natural Gas Pipeline

Algerian state-owned energy company, Sonatrach, has announced that it is now the majority owner of the 210km long Medgaz subsea pipeline which passes through Spain to Europe, after raising its...
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‘Musings on Marble’ by Ibe Kachikwu – Sunday, May 31, 2020

What I’m Listening to... This week’s music pick is by YANNI – “Love is all” – Truth is Forever You can listen to it here   My Recommended reading this...
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Turkey May Begin Oil Exploration in Libya in Coming Months

Turkey may begin oil exploration under Libya in the Eastern Mediterranean within the coming three or four months, even though the deal with Libya has come under condemnation from other...
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