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ECOWAS has brought its support for the Morocco-gas pipeline with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to speed up the achievement of this structural project that will help meet West Africa’s energy needs and offer an infrastructure for exporting West African gas. The memorandum of understanding was signed in Rabat this Thursday by head […]
Amid continuing clashes between Mozambique’s federal forces and other African allies against Islamist militants in the Cabo Delgado Province, the country’s president Filipe Nyusi has called on Western energy companies to resume work, assuring them security situation had improved in the conflict-torn region. Addressing the Mozambique Gas & Energy Summit in Maputo Wednesday (14 September), […]
The Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project was at the center of discussions, in Abuja, between the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC Ltd), Mele Kyari, and the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Omar Alieu Touray. Omar Touray’s visit to Abuja was in preparation of the signing […]
The green hydrogen power plant in Namibia — the first in Africa — will start producing clean electricity power, 24 hours a day all-year round, by 2024. French independent power producer HDF Energy expects that, once operational, its Swakopmund green hydrogen power plant, built to the tune of $181mil., will boost electricity supply in the […]
Zambia had launched talks with Saudi Arabia to secure “cheap oil” supplies, while also seeking support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Zambian Minister of Energy Peter Kapala noted an attempt at a deal with Saudi Arabia by the previous government, but said there was a change of approach. Rather than buying the petroleum goods […]
The French energy giant TotalEnergies has submitted an application to convert its exploration right offshore South Africa into a production right and the country’s authorities expect the company to submit a production plan within weeks to utilize a prolific offshore gas discovery that will form a key part of increasing investment in the sector. The […]
Central African countries inked a deal Thursday to build a regional oil and gas pipeline network and hub infrastructures which backers say will strengthen energy supply and reduce dependence on imports of refined products, Reuters reports. The signatories are Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Gabon, Chad, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo Republic, all oil producers […]
Namibia and Equatorial Guinea are looking to strengthen energy ties and specifically focusing on LNG development and knowledge-sharing opportunities. A high-level delegation led by Namibia’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo, visited regional gas leader, Equatorial Guinea, earlier this week aimed at strengthening energy ties and expanding dialogue between the two nations. A series […]
Africa-focused British oil and gas company Chariot has signed a pipeline tie-in agreement that takes it a step forward in unlocking its Anchois gas project offshore Morocco. The agreement was signed with Morocco’s Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) and it secures access to the major Maghreb Europe Gas Pipeline (GME) in the […]
Nicolas Wawresky, CEO of Total Energies EP Congo, Wednesday vowed to endorse energy transition in the central African countries with new initiatives. Wawresky made the pledge to Isidore Mvouba, President of the Congolese National Assembly as he visited the state official, Adiac-Congo reports. “We have mentioned two strong areas in which we want to develop, […]