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Senegal’s Sangomar offshore oil and gas field has produced 16.9 million barrels in 2024, surpassing its 11.7 million target, according to official figures. Sangomar field, about 100km south of Dakar, achieved its first oil production in June 2024 and is expected to pump at least 100,000 barrels daily. The project is a joint venture between […]
Mauritania has officially become a gas-producing country, as announced by the Minister of Energy earlier on December 31, 2024. The milestone was achieved with the opening of the first natural gas well at the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) field, marking a decisive step in the development of this major cross-border energy project. The first drop […]
Italian energy giant ENI started phase 2 of oil and gas production in the offshore Balaine field, which helps Côte d’Ivoire consolidate its role as a producing country on the global energy scenario, strengthening access to energy on a national scale. “Thanks to this milestone, production will reach 60,000 barrels of oil per day and […]
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced that daily crude oil production has surpassed its annual target, reaching 1,405,609 barrels of crude oil and an additional 52,633 barrels of condensates. This milestone highlights the resilience and dedication of workers at production sites across the country, despite persistent challenges such as delays in the disbursement of the […]
A satellite image captured above Nigeria’s Niger Delta in 2021 revealed a swath of barren land near Port Harcourt—once lush farmland, now rendered unusable. This site was on a cleanup list maintained by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which aimed to restore lands scarred by thousands of oil spills. Instead, the site was left […]
Morocco will expand its petroleum product storage to 1.8 million cubic meters by 2030, which would cover an additional 41 days of national consumption, Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Leila Benali said. Benali, speaking before the Upper House, explained that the investment cost of these projects is 5 billion dirhams, which is […]
The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) gas production project, spanning Senegalese and Mauritanian waters, has reached 97% completion as of September 2024, according to British Petroleum (BP) and its partners. This update was shared during the inauguration of solar-powered cold storage containers and an information center in Saint-Louis, Senegal, on December 17. In a joint press […]
Many African countries still depend solely on food importation to survive regardless of their large land areas, says a new report by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) that also reveals that all countries on the continent together spend an average of $50 billion annually importing foods. “The nations of Africa together import approximately $50 billion […]
A source familiar with Libya’s oil sector has alleged that the National Oil Corporation (NOC) is publishing inflated production figures to evade accountability for the utilization of a 60 billion Libyan dinar budget allocated to increase oil output. According to the source, OPEC’s monthly report, released on December 13, 2024, stated that Libya’s crude oil […]
The Egyptian Government plans to drill 46 new oil and gas wells this fiscal year, with an investment of $748.5 million. Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, announced on Monday that 15 agreements are in the pipeline, accompanied by $20 million in signing bonuses. The Government aims to boost domestic output, reduce imports, […]