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Russian Companies Willing to Tap into Morocco’s Gas Projects

Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Russian companies are interested in Morocco’s gas projects, notably the liquefied gas terminal in Jorf Lasfar and the Moroccan-Nigerian gas pipeline. “Our companies are interested in participating in those projects. We are ready to supply LNG, construct gas pipeline and terminal,” said the Minister in an interview with Russian […]

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Sound Energy on Course to Unlock Commercialization Plan of Gas Project in Eastern Morocco

Sound Energy, the European and African focused upstream gas company, announced that it has received a funding proposal for its Tendrara gas export pipeline in eastern Morocco from Advisory & Finance Group Investment Bank. Sound Energy explained in a statement that after receiving a non-binding expression of interest from Oil & Gas Investment Fund (OGIF) […]

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Will Morocco Become a Gas Exporting Country?

Morocco, which imports the majority of its fuel needs and spends 10-12 pc of its gross domestic product on energy bills, bets heavily on renewables to meet its rapidly growing demand and honor its international commitments to combat climate changes. But will this North African country turn into gas exporter? It seems that the British […]

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Morocco’s Spending on Cooking Gas, Sugar Subsidies Hits $700 million

Morocco’s spending on cooking gas and sugar subsidies rose sharply to nearly $700 million in the first half of 2017, compared to $481 million in 2016, the subsidy fund, Caisse de Compensation, said. During the first half of 2017, spending on cooking gas increased 70 percent year-on-year from $310 million to $525 million, while spending […]

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Sound Energy Company Flares Gas in Successful Test in Morocco

UK Sound Energy Company has reported success in its operations carried out in Koba-1 well at Sidi Moktar, onshore in Morocco. The company engineers have successfully re-entered, completed, perforated and flared gas at surface from the Argovian reservoir (historically the main producing reservoir in the Kechoula discovery). A five meter interval was perforated in the […]

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Algeria Releases ‘New Growth Model’ Warning of Unsustainable Subsidy System

The Algerian government released its 2030 vision for economic development, dubbed “New Growth Model,” warning of the unsustainability of the current subsidies system and urging economic diversification to reduce dependency on hydrocarbons. “In all sectors of the public service (electricity, gas, water, rail transport, telecommunications), tariffs are kept at levels lower than the cost of […]

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Sound Energy Confirms ‘Significant’ Gas in Third Well in Eastern Morocco

Sound Energy confirmed significant gas potential upon completing the drilling of its third gas well TE8 in the Tendrara license area in eastern Morocco, the company said. The well, drilled to a target depth of 3,120 meters, showed that the proven hydrocarbon system in Algeria spreads into Morocco, the company said in a statement. Sound […]

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Sound Energy Confirms Gas Potential in Eastern Morocco

Sound Energy confirmed gas discoveries while drilling its third TE-8 gas well in the Tendrara license area in eastern Morocco. The news comes after the company announced recent success at the company’s first two Tendrara wells (TE-6 and TE-7). The UK-based company said that gas has been discovered at a depth of 2,643 in the […]

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West Africa to Gain Energy Independence from Morocco- Nigeria Gas Pipeline

The gas pipeline agreement that will link Nigeria’s gas wells to Morocco is conducive to reaching energy independence in the whole West African region, Morocco’s Royal Office said in a statement. The statement was issued following a meeting held in Casablanca on Tuesday under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI. The meeting that was attended […]

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Morocco, Nigeria Agree to Build Landmark Gas Pipeline

Morocco and Nigeria signed a partnership agreement to conduct feasibility studies and build a gas pipeline that will stretch along the coast connecting Nigerian gas wells with West African countries all the way up until reaching the Kingdom. The signing ceremony of the agreement was chaired in Abuja by Nigeria’s President Muhammdo Buhari and King […]