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Egypt and Russian energy company Rosatom have announced the beginning of construction work of the North African country’s first nuclear plant. The plant is being built at El-Dabaa on the country’s north coast and is expected to have four units, each with a generating capacity of 1,200MW. The project has been in the pipeline since […]
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman, received a phone call from the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, on Thursday to discuss a host of issues including bilateral relations between their countries and ways to develop them in various fields, the kingdom’s news agency SPA has reported. The two leaders also touched on the most […]
The Africa-focused energy group Chariot has has announced a material increase in its gas resources offshore Morocco, validating its decision to fast-track its field development plans for the Anchois gas project in Larache. On Wednesday, Chariot shared the results of an independent assessment by Oil & Gas consultant Netherland Sewell & Associates which has reviewed […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) co-finances the repowering of the Koudia Al Baida wind farm in the north of Morocco. The EBRD is providing a senior loan of up to €44 million to the Koudia Al Baida Energy Company S.A., owned by the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) and EDF Renewables. […]
Mustafa Sanalla Wednesday defied Tripoli-based PM Abdulhamid Dbiebah as he visited the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) following his sacking arguing that the Premier is illegal as his mandate has expired. Pictures posted by NOC on social media showed Sanalla being greeted by employees of the company and security personnel. In a speech, […]
The International consulting firms ILF and DORIS Engineering have been chosen to conduct phase II of the FEED (Front End Engineering Design) study of the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline project, a key strategic undertaking for Africa’s energy development and sovereignty. The onshore and offshore gas pipeline will cross the land and waters of 16 countries along […]
Abdelhamid Dbeibeh, one of Libya’s rival Premiers, has sacked the Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) Mustafa Sanalla, local media Libya Update has learned. Dbeibeh’s administration, which is based in capital Tripoli, replaced Sanalla with Farhat Omar Bengdara, who served as Libya’s Central Bank Governor from 2007 to 2011, the media notes citing a […]
The United States has become Spain’s main gas supplier after it reduced substantially gas imports from Algeria following the unilateral Algerian decision of shutting down the Maghreb Europe gas pipeline (GME), the failure of Algerian regime to honor its commitment and attempts to weaponize gas supplies for geopolitical gains. Latest data published by Enagas, Spanish […]
Morocco managed within a short period to ensure gas supply for two small powerplants supplying northern Morocco. The power plants of Tahaddart and Ain Béni Mathar operating with LNG have started to be supplied with gas through the Maghreb-Europe pipeline, after Morocco and Spain reversed the flow of gas last week, Moroccan electricity utility ONE […]
Libya’s Minister of Oil and Gas Mohamed Aoun has accused the National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman Mustafa Sanalla of withholding production data, amid plans to replace the board of directors of the company. Aoun, who has been at odds with Sanalla for some time, has revealed that he has not got data on production since […]