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OPEC Secretary-General Visits Congo’s National Oil Company (SNPC)

During his three-day official visit to the Republic of Congo, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, alongside the Minister of Hydrocarbons of the...
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Libya Needs to Increase its Oil Production by 40% to Sustain the Sector – Central Bank

Al-Siddiq Al-Kabir, the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), has indicated that the country's oil production must increase by at least 40% by 2022 to support sustainable development....
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Lukoil Pledges to Expand its Operations in Nigeria

Nigeria has reached an oil deal with Lukoil Corporation Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Russia's largest oil company and operator of the OML 140 Oil Block, to extend operations in...
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Angola’s Oil Exports Hit $6.73bn Gross Revenue in Q2 2021

According to data from the Angola Press Agency (ANGOP), gross income from oil exports totalled $6.73 billion in the second quarter of this year, with 97.998 million barrels of crude...
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Nigeria’s NNPC Inaugurates Board of Greenfield Refinery Limited (NGRL)

The board of Greenfield Refinery Limited (NGRL), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has been established to oversee the construction and management of new refineries. During the...
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Aminex Announces Extension of Ruvuma License in Tanzania

Aminex PLC has reported that ARA Petroleum Tanzania (APT), the operator of the Ruvuma joint venture in Tanzania, has received a licence renewal from the Tanzanian Ministry of Energy under...
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Shell may Resume Oil Activities in Libya Soon

Shell's delegation met with Libya's state-owned National Oil Corporation earlier this week, and it appears that the corporation will resume operations in the country. Shell representatives met with Mustafa Sanalla,...
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PGS Provides Additional Data for Niger Delta Exploration in Nigeria

To complete the Petroleum Geo-Services’ Niger Delta 2020 Reprocessing package, an additional 1000 square kilometres of reprocessed 3D data from OPL 248 is now available and is well-timed for a...
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SDX Energy Announces Completion of Drilling at the HA-1X well at South Disouq in Egypt

On 4 August, the HA-1X exploratory well on the Hanut prospect spudded, and on 17 August, it reached the target depth of 6,000 feet. At about 5,200 feet, the Basal...
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OPEC to Make Historic Visit to Congo Next Week

The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo, will lead a delegation from OPEC to the Congo for a three-day working visit from August 23-25, 2021,...
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