Pedro de Sá, Operations Director at SonaGás, announced on Tuesday that there is no need to adjust the price of cooking gas despite a recent surge in demand. In an interview with Rádio Nacional, de Sá explained that the increased demand over the past week led to temporary supply imbalances, but these are expected to be resolved shortly. “SonaGás has a daily supply of 1,200 tons of butane gas available for distribution to the northern
The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has announced an international bidding round for natural gas exploration across 12 blocks in the Mediterranean and Nile Delta regions, according to the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. The bidding round includes 10 offshore blocks and 2 onshore blocks. Interested parties must submit their bids by February 25th, 2025, as noted by the Egypt Upstream Gateway (EUG). This follows earlier reports that Egypt plans to launch a
Namibia currently meets only 45% of the skill requirements for its oil and gas industry, according to research conducted by Deloitte and endorsed by the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Deloitte’s country leader, Melanie Harrison, highlighted that out of 218 job types in demand, 143 are present in Namibia. However, there is a significant gap between the qualifications available and the specialized skills needed for the sector’s growth. “We mapped these job types to qualifications
The Egyptian government plans to import 22 liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments in August and September to meet the fuel demands of its power plants, according to a government official speaking to Asharq Business. The official indicated that Egypt expects to receive 11 LNG shipments each month, with daily natural gas needs amounting to 6.2 billion cubic feet. Earlier this month, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources received the 10th of 21 LNG shipments
South Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with Mozambique to utilize natural gas as a transition fuel to replace coal and diesel. Recognizing the flexibility that natural gas provides in expanding renewable energy, South African Minister of Energy and Electricity, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, views a partnership with Mozambique—home to over 100 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves—as key to South Africa’s ambitious energy transition. Mozambique and South Africa are nearing the conclusion of negotiations for
Angola’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil, and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, has called on national companies in the mineral exploration sector to invest in the global energy transition, emphasizing the need to address the country’s current and future challenges. During his visit to Cuanza-Sul, the minister highlighted the importance of exploiting natural resources sustainably to benefit the population. Regarding the ongoing ban on quartz and gypsum exploration, Minister Azevedo clarified that the government has established a
Over the past 20 years, Sasol has exported 2.695 billion gigajoules of the 3.47 billion gigajoules of natural gas produced in Mozambique. This significant milestone has firmly established Mozambique as a key regional natural gas producer and laid the groundwork for the development of the national oil sector. President Filipe Nyusi highlighted this achievement during the 20th-anniversary celebration of the National Petroleum Institute (INP) in Maputo. He emphasized that Sasol’s gas exploitation from the Temane
On August 14, 2024, in Malabo, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Mbasogo signed a significant agreement on the Gulf of Guinea Pipeline Project, enhancing their collaborative efforts for mutual development. This agreement is a key element of South-South cooperation, aimed at leveraging the rich gas reserves in the Gulf of Guinea, estimated at approximately 300 trillion cubic feet (tcf). Currently, six countries in the region—Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Angola, Gabon, the Republic
Sonangol and the Tosyali Group reached an agreement on Monday to enhance the strategic Kassinga iron and steel project. The agreement, finalized during the Angolan Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil, and Gas’s visit to Turkey, includes integrating Angola’s national oil company, Sonangol, into the new corporate structure of Tosyali Iron & Steel Angola SA. Fuat Tosyali, President of the Turkish holding company, praised the move as a clear demonstration of Angola’s commitment to the project.
Kwame Oil & Gas, a company in the oil sector, announced the upcoming launch of two operational bases in Luanda for metal structure repairs and oil tank cleaning, with a total investment of $150,000. According to Aurélio dos Santos, the company’s general director, the new facilities are located in the Mundo neighborhood of Benfica and are set to begin operations in September. The project, which was first announced in May, includes the construction of two
