In an effort to revitalize E&P activities and yield new discoveries, both mature and emerging hydrocarbon markets in Africa are ramping up exploration through ongoing and planned licensing rounds in 2024. Poised to drive the continent’s exploration and production sectors, these bid rounds are set to position Africa as a global exploration hub, while ushering in a new era of industry growth and innovation. Libya As part of the country’s plans to boost oil production
Italy’s Eni has supplied first gas to its Tango floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility in the Republic of the Congo, achieving the milestone just twelve months after the final investment decision was made. Tango FLNG is expected to produce its initial LNG cargo by Q1 2024, transforming the country into a leading LNG export market. The facility is part of Eni’s broader natural gas development project in the Marine XII block. Manufactured by Chinese
Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas company Petrobras has acquired stakes in three exploration blocks in São Tomé and Príncipe. The transaction, approved by the board, includes a 45% stake in Blocks 10 and 13 and a 25% stake in Block 11. The strategic move aligns with Petrobras’ long-term goal to rebuild reserves and develop partnerships. Pending regulatory approvals, the transaction follows a memorandum of understanding signed between the company and global energy major Shell in
Africa’s largest oil independent, Aiteo, has marked a significant expansion in its global energy portfolio by acquiring a major stake in the Mazenga gas block, the largest onshore gas reserve in Africa, situated in Mozambique. The strategic acquisition was made possible through a series of agreements with Mozambique’s State oil firm, Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), effectively positioning Aiteo as the new operator of the block. The Mazenga gas block, located in Mozambique’s prolific sedimentary
French energy firm TotalEnergies plans to restart its long-delayed $20 billion Mozambique liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the first quarter of next year, two sources told Reuters late on Friday. Work on the project has been halted since 2021 when a violent insurgency led by Islamic State-linked militants threatened the Cabo Delgado site, leading to TotalEnergies declaring force majeure and halting construction. In September, chief executive officer at TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanne, said the company
Riverside LNG, an energy-based in Nigeria, has announced plans to supply gas to South Africa, in what would be the first such deal between the two countries. Earlier this year, Riverside LNG inked a gas-export partnership agreement with Johannes Schuetze Energy Import AG of Germany, and the company is presently exploring potential deals on the continent, according to Chief Executive Officer David Ige, Bloomberg reported. Nigeria boasts the largest gas reserves in Africa. The country
London-listed exploration and production company, Europa Oil & Gas, has acquired a working interest in Block EG-08 offshore Equatorial Guinea through a three-million-dollar acquisition of Antler Global. In partnership with national oil company GEPetrol (20%), Antler Global owns an 80% stake in Block EG-08, located in the Douala Basin. The deal sees Europa Oil & Gas acquire a 42.9% equity interest in Antler Global, with the funds used to execute a first-year work program that
Sonangol reinforced its positioning in the Oil and Natural Gas sector, with an increase in production from operated blocks and the resumption of onshore oil exploration activity, declared the chairman of the Board of Directors, when announcing the relevant facts of the company’s evolution during the year. In a New Year’s message addressed to the company’s workers, released yesterday December 28, Sebastião Gaspar Martins highlights, in the field of onshore exploration (on land), the drilling
In 2023, Angola earned the title – along with Nigeria – as the largest hydrocarbon drilling market in sub-Saharan Africa, and may surpass the West African country in 2024 as drilling campaigns extend into the second half of next year. Aligned with the government’s aim to boost oil output to 1.3 million barrels per day, these programs could position Angola as the leading crude oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa in the next five years. The
Sonangol inaugurated, on Friday December 22, in Luanda, a gas station with a photovoltaic energy source, an investment of 254 thousand dollars that constitutes the first of a project of 17 that the company will replicate throughout the country from 2024. The company, which is implementing its energy transition strategy, employs 102 photovoltaic panels at the Anduri Supply Station, located in the municipality of Icolo e Bengo, Estrada Nacional 230, 120 kilometers from the center
