The volume of refined petroleum products traded in the province of Cuanza-Norte during the first quarter of 2025 reached 27,901.38 metric tons, with diesel accounting for 72% of sales and gasoline representing 21%. These figures were presented by Luís Fernandes, Director-General of the Regulatory Institute for Petroleum Derivatives (IRDP), at the recent Forum on Investment in the Mineral Resources, Oil, and Gas Sector, held in Ndalatando under the theme: “Investment in the Mining and Oil
Luanda, Angola – The Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, called on foreign investors to explore opportunities in Angola’s onshore oil sector. Speaking at the opening of the 2nd Onshore and Inland Basins Exploration Forum in Luanda, the minister urged international stakeholders to bring technology, capital, and expertise to the country. Azevedo emphasized that strengthening Angola’s oil industry requires building a collective capacity to attract investment, promote innovation, and maintain a stable,
Saudi-based drilling and production services company ADES Holding has secured a $34 million offshore drilling contract in Cameroon with Addax Petroleum, marking the company’s entry into the Cameroonian market. Operations are scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of 2025. Under the terms of the agreement, ADES Holding will deploy the Admarine 510 offshore platform to carry out drilling and extraction operations. The initial contract term is 12 months, with two optional six-month extensions, potentially
The Angolan government plans to invest over $60 billion in the oil sector over the next four years, aiming to maintain crude oil production above one million barrels per day by 2027. This announcement was made by Paulino Jerónimo, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), during the Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Investment Forum held in Cuanza Norte Province. Jerónimo noted that between 2022 and
Green Energy International Limited (GEIL) has marked a historic milestone in Nigeria’s petroleum sector with the successful inauguration of crude exports from its newly built Otakikpo onshore terminal. At approximately 2 PM on Sunday, June 8, a Shell-chartered off-taker vessel completed the first crude lifting from the facility, located in the Otakikpo marginal field, Rivers State. This terminal is the first privately developed and managed onshore crude export site in Nigeria in over 50 years.
Dutch floating production specialist SBM Offshore has reached an agreement to divest its entire ownership in the FPSO Aseng lease and operations business to GEPetrol, marking its planned exit from Equatorial Guinea. The company will undergo a transition period of up to one year before fully withdrawing from the country. According to SBM Offshore, this sale aligns with its ongoing strategy to optimize its leasing and operations portfolio, following a series of recent divestments. The
ReconAfrica is preparing to drill its second exploration well in Namibia’s Kavango Basin, bolstered by a fresh capital raise aimed at advancing its ambitious exploration program. The Canadian-based explorer announced plans to raise C$10 million (approximately US$7.3 million) through a public share offering, as disclosed after market close on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The offering is expected to close during the week of June 16. Proceeds from the raise will primarily fund exploration activities, including
Oando Plc has committed $550 million in crude prepayment to support the Nigerian National Petroleum Company’s (NNPC) Project Gazelle—an initiative designed to stabilize oil revenues through forward crude sales. The investment was disclosed in the company’s audited 2024 financial results, marking a pivotal year highlighted by Oando’s acquisition of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC). The transaction, finalized on August 22, 2024, significantly expanded Oando’s asset base and improved its financial outlook. Group Chief Executive Wale
Africa’s largest crude oil refinery, the $20 billion Dangote Refinery, has increasingly turned to U.S. oil imports to meet its feedstock requirements—despite Nigeria’s position as the continent’s top crude producer. The refinery, with a processing capacity of 650,000 barrels per day (bpd), began sourcing significant volumes of U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Midland crude in 2025, according to Bloomberg ship-tracking data. During its early 2024 startup phase, American crude made up a smaller share of
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced the termination of its Gold for Oil (G4O) initiative after incurring cumulative losses of GH¢2.137 billion since the programme’s launch in January 2023. The central bank recorded a GH¢317 million loss in 2023 and a staggering GH¢1.82 billion in 2024. According to the BoG, it committed approximately GH¢4.69 billion to the initiative, effectively losing 45% of its investment. The programme was officially discontinued on March 13, 2025, with
