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Oil Market Shows Increased Demand for West African Supply

According to Bloomberg, two dealers who specialise in the region's petroleum, sales of West African crude for loading next month have climbed recently. Exxon Mobil Corp. and Phillips 66, as...
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Benin Republic Gives Zenith Energy Exclusivity for Block 1, Sèmè Field in Benin

The Ministry of Water and Mines of the Republic of Benin has granted Zenith Energy Ltd. exclusive rights to discuss and settle the conditions of a Production Sharing Contract (PSC)...
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Algeria’s Sonatrach to Increase Investments in Natural Gas as Part of a 5-Year Plan

Toufik Hakkar, Sonatrach's CEO, stated that the group plans to invest more than $30 billion in the discovery and production of hydrocarbons, particularly natural gas, to increase the supply on...
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Oil Production Hits Nine-month High – Nigeria’s NUPRC

Nigeria's crude oil production increased to 1.235 million barrels per day in December 2022, according to data released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission on Sunday. This is the...
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Eni CEO Urges Europe to Purchase Natural Gas from Africa

As the head of one of the leading energy companies that don’t invest in Africa only on paper, in an interview published last Friday, the chief executive of the Italian...
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Nigeria: NUPRC Announces Bid for Deep Offshore Oil Assets After 15 Years

Fifteen years after it last put up about 45 deep offshore assets for public bidding, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), yesterday announced that the process to invite Nigerian...
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Namibia Extends Sintana Energy’s Exploration License in Orange Basin

Petroleum Exploration License 87 ("PEL 87") has recently been extended by one year, according to Sintana Energy Inc. The existing, initial four-year Initial Exploration Period for PEL 87, which is...
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Saudi Energy Minister Says OPEC Predictions Have Been Accurate

The Saudi energy minister said in an interview with the Saudi state news agency (SPA) that OPEC+'s market forecasts have been more accurate than others because they have been based...
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Libyan Oil Heads Meet with German & Indonesian Ambassadors to Discuss Energy

Farhat Bengdara, the head of the National Oil Corporation, and Michael Ohnmacht, the German ambassador to Libya, had discussions on Saturday that were mostly about bilateral ties and energy-related cooperation....
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Saipem Seals Offshore Deals in Egypt & Guyana

Saipem, an Italian oilfield services company, has won new offshore contracts worth a combined $1.2 billion for work in Guyana and Egypt. According to Saipem, Petrobel has awarded the second...
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