Tag: oil

Nigeria’s NNPC adopts Saudi Aramco’s security model to curb oil theft

September 1, 2022

Nigeria has decided to adopt the security infrastructure similar to that of Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco to protect its oil pipelines and curb theft. ... Read More

State of Angola’s economy taking centre stage in the polls

August 24, 2022

After the last decades of civil war, an oil boom, corruption scandals, the state of Angola’s economy will be one of the biggest and most ... Read More

UN report: Africa, still too reliant on commodities exports, needs to diversify

July 26, 2022

Nearly 60% of African countries remain dependent on exports of commodities despite decades-long efforts to diversify. Therefore, a shift especially to technology and financial services, ... Read More

U.S contracts Deloitte to research Libya’s oil sector

October 28, 2021

U.S administration has recently contracted for two assessments of the Libya’s oil sector recovery, Libya Observer reports, citing France-based investigative media Africa Intelligence. The first ... Read More

State-run Sonatrach inks exploration & partnership MoU with Exxon

April 21, 2020

Gas and oil giant Sonatrach has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US Exxon to identify exploration opportunity in the North African country and ... Read More

Oil: Shell, NNPC launch $10bn deep-water project in Nigeria

February 15, 2019

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) have invited bidders to tender for a $10 billion deep-water project ... Read More

Libya Announces Reopening of Key Oil Terminals, Triggering Fall of Crude

July 11, 2018

Libya’s oil production and export operations will resume to normal levels after General Khalifa Haftar, the military strongman controlling eastern Libya, agreed to allow four ... Read More

Beijing’s PetroChina Signs Deal to Purchase Libyan Oil

March 5, 2018

China’s largest oil and gas producer and distributor, PetroChina has signed up with the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) to buy Libyan oil, few months ... Read More

Eni Gets New Offshore Exploration Permit in Morocco

December 21, 2017

Italian Oil & Gas Company Eni has signed a Petroleum Agreement (PA) with the Moroccan State Company ONHYM to explore the Tarfaya Offshore area, located ... Read More

Algeria’s Foreign Reserves to Further Shrink to $97 bln in 2017

November 22, 2017

Battered by falling oil and gas revenues, Algeria's foreign exchange reserves are expected to further shrink to $97 billion, down from $193 billion in 2014, ... Read More