British company SDX Energy announced commercial gas findings during a recent drilling operation in northern Morocco, describing the discovery as excellent news. In a press release, the company announced that it drilled the BMK-1 well to a measured depth of 1,551 meters and encountered commercial quantities of gas. “The Upper Guebbas was encountered […]
Energy
Swedish Azelio deploys its advanced energy storage system at Ouarzazate solar complex
Swedish Azelio company has launched lately its renewable energy storage system at the Noor Ouarzazate solar complex (southern Morocco) within the frame of a technical and business development agreement sealed with Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen). A verification of the storage system will be initiated during the first quarter of 2020, with commercial installations […]
Libya loses $2bn over oil production shutdowns
In Libya, losses from the shutdown of major oil fields and terminals had surpassed $2bn, the National Oil Corporation of the war-torn nation said. Production has dropped from 1.2 million barrels a day before January to about 120,000 this week, the corporation said in a statement. The standoff over Libya’s main source of income has […]
Morocco, Spain pool efforts to support scientific research in energy sector
The financing agreements for the first projects to be selected under “INNO ESPAMAROC ENERGY,” were signed in Rabat this week to give substance to the initiative, launched in December 2018, by Morocco and Spain in a bid to strengthen co-innovation through promoting scientific and technological cooperation, and exchanging knowledge in renewable energies and green technologies. […]
Egypt’s EGAS Signs $43m Oil Exploration Deal with Wintershall Dea
The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources signed a new agreement with the Egyptian Holding Company for Natural Gases “EGAS” and the German company Wintershall Dea to search for and produce oil and natural gas in eastern Damanhur area in the Nile Delta with a minimum investment of $43 million and $11 million grants […]
UAE: CAFU to open shop in Egypt, first market in Africa
Emirati on-demand petroleum product supplier, CAFU, will begin operations in Egypt under a Memorandum of Understanding with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation. The agreement will enable CAFU to launch fuel delivery services in Egypt in line with regulations and safety standards. Launched in the UAE in 2018, CAFU uses mobile app to provide service anytime […]
Egypt: ITFC earmarks $1.1bn for energy, internal trade funding in 2020
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, IFTC, has allocated to Egypt $1.1 billion destined to fund the energy sector and internal trade in 2020, Egypt Today reports. Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea who made the announcement said $700 million of the funding will go to the energy sector, and $400 million to internal […]
Algeria: State-run Sonatrach CEO Sacked
Kamel Eddine Chikhi, Chief of state-owned energy firm Sonatrach, was sacked Wednesday only three months into the job. A presidential decree, relayed by state-run television ENTV, said Toufik Hakkar will take the helm of the energy company, which witnessed a cut into revenues last year and is in search of investors. Hakkar was […]
Nexans Maroc to Set up 2.5 MW Photovoltaic Rooftop at its Mohammedia Plant
Nexans Maroc and ENGIE Services Maroc recently signed a 15-year contract for the design, construction, supply, upkeep and maintenance of a photovoltaic rooftop plant with a 2.5 MW installed capacity. This output of the installation, to cover an area of 13,000 m2, will supply nearly 22% of Nexans plant’s annual electricity needs and avoid the […]
SDX Energy Finds Gas in Morocco’s Northwest
The UK-based SDX energy announced a new discovery in north western Morocco, which, it said, is above pre-drill estimates. The company has encountered commercial quantities of gas in its OYF-2 well and confirmed the extension of its core area to the north, it said in a statement. The well, in which the company has 75% […]









