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Tanzania: EACOP Launches Main Construction Phase

Representing the start of its main construction phase, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) received its first 100 km-line of pipe at the Port of Dar es Salaam last week. Tanzanian logistics provider and partner to EACOP, SuperDoll, hosted a ceremony that united the project’s key stakeholders. Shareholders include TotalEnergies (62%), the Uganda National Oil Company (15%), the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (15%) and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (8%). Set to transport crude oil

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US Steps Up Support for Libya’s Energy Sector Expansion

The US is stepping up its support for diversified energy development in Libya, specifically targeting the modernization of its oil and gas sector, enhanced transparency and improved service delivery. In a bid to bring American companies into the Libyan market, the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli and US Agency for International Development (USAID) have made recent commitments to establishing a business-enabling environment, improving fiscal transparency and promoting targeted reforms in the country, coupled with a string

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International Gas Oil

Petronas, Shell, QatarEnergy and TotalEnergies sign Suriname offshore contracts

Four oil and gas giants – Shell, TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy, and Petronas – have inked production sharing contracts (PSCs) with Staatsolie for blocks offshore Suriname, enlarging their presence in the country’s offshore oil and gas industry. These PSCs have been signed for blocks 63, 64, and 65, which were part of the Demerara Bid Round held from November 2022 to May 2023. The contracts from the bids were signed after negotiations with selected partners. The Demerara

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International Oil Petroleum

10 African countries with the highest daily fuel consumption

Oil means different things to different African countries, but at the end of the day, it plays a big role in shaping the continent’s economy. Some countries see it as a major economic driver, while others rely on it as their main energy source. For instance, countries like Nigeria, Angola, Libya, and Algeria have become major players in the oil industry, shipping out millions of barrels each year. The money from these oil exports plays

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Dinge Sondagem’s New Onshore Oil Drilling Rig Commences Operations in Cabinda

An onshore oil well drilling rig, owned by the Angolan company Dinge Sondagem, has been operating in Cabinda since Friday last week, when it was inaugurated by the Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, to provide services to operators of the hydrocarbon industry. Installed in the village of Banza, Regedoria de Cotra, the probe is one of the most modern operating in the Angolan “onshore”, representing an investment of six million dollars,

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Local News Oil

Production records in Sonangol blocks

Blocks 3/05 and 3/05A, operated by Sonangol, reached, last Sunday, record production of 25 thousand barrels of oil per day (bpd), 4.0 percent more than at the beginning of the year, when it was at 16 thousand bpd, announced the company’s Exploration and Production Business Unit (UNEP). Data released by UNEP on the Ngol program, broadcast by Sonangol on Rádio Nacional de Angola, indicate that these production levels had not been observed for more than

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Angola produced around 32.5 million barrels of Oil in November

In November, Angola’s oil production recorded a decrease of approximately 9.0% compared to November 2022. The National Petroleum, Gas, and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) released this data on December 15th in its Oil Production Report for that month. The document indicates that November’s monthly production corresponded to an average of 1,083,768 barrels of oil per day (BOPD), below the forecast of 1,161,285, also ending up being lower than the October average of 1,147,203 BOPD. In turn,

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International Gas Oil

Niger to Export Oil to Benin via Pipeline Next Month

Niger has announced that it will begin exporting its crude oil through the newly constructed Niger-Benin pipeline in January 2024. The pipeline, which was inaugurated last November, establishes a crucial link between Niger’s Agadem oilfield and Benin’s Port of Cotonou. Niger anticipates the export of 90,000 barrels per day (bpd) through the pipeline to Benin, earning export revenues on approximately one-quarter of the total volume. Currently, Niger operates a modest oil refinery with a capacity

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Sonangol claims to be better protected against Corruption practices

Sonangol emphasizes its commitment to transparent practices through its Regeneration Program, active from 2018 to 2021. The company’s Communications Director asserts that Sonangol is now affiliated with key associations advocating for transparency and ethical business conduct, safeguarding the company against unethical behaviors. “Sonangol is now aligned with transparency-focused associations, upholding ethical business practices,” stated the Communications Director. He highlighted the ongoing implementation of a Compliance Program aimed at adapting management practices to evolving national and

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Sonangol opens tender for Exploration of Paenal

Sonangol announced, yesterday 14th December, the opening of a Public Tender for the concession of the exploration of PAENAL, a shipyard for the manufacture and integration of facilities for the oil and gas industry, located in Porto Amboim, Cuanza-Sul. In a statement, the company which holds a shareholding in PAENAL, indicated that the exploration concession is part of a restructuring strategy aimed at expanding the company’s activity, encompassing the repair, maintenance, manufacture of vessels and

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