The Gas Reception and Distribution Unit (URDG) of the Falcão project’s Phase 2, located in Zaire province’s municipality of Soyo, is set to be inaugurated on December 14th by the Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil, and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo. URDG’s primary objective is to receive and process natural gas from the Angola LNG plant, catering to various end users such as power generation, fertilizer factories, and petrochemicals. Moreover, this facility aims to expand the industrial
Azule Energy, an Angolan company, has recently become a signatory to the Global Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter (OGDC), aligning with efforts aimed at advancing climate action within the oil sector. The OGDC Charter was unveiled during COP28, the International Climate Summit, held in the United Arab Emirates from November 30th to December 12th. With over 50 companies on board, representing 40% of global oil production, this initiative has seen National Oil Companies (NOC) comprising
Libya’s state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced plans to increase oil production by 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2024, up from current levels of approximately 1.2 million bpd. The increase aligns with the country’s efforts to produce two million bpd in the next two to five years. The NOC announced that it is on track to meet this target, with two bidding rounds on the cards for next year. NOC Chairman, Farhat Bengdara,
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi launched on Saturday 2nd December, in Dubai, the Energy Transition Strategy for 2023-2030, an initiative intended to place the country at the forefront of climate innovation, as well as making it an attractive investment destination. The launch took place during a panel at the United Nations Climate Change Summit, COP 28. “The Strategy’s mission is to leverage Mozambique’s abundant renewable and natural resources to accelerate the implementation of a low-carbon development
Procurement of equipment that will be used in the construction of Zimbabwe’s second petroleum pipeline project valued at over US$1 billion is on course, the deal maker of the lucrative project told the Zimbabwe Independent. Over the past 13 years, the implementation of the strategic project, which is expected to put Zimbabwe into the region’s petroleum hub, hung in the balance as the government worked on modalities to tie up the deal with a suitable
Independent upstream oil and gas company, Invictus Energy, has extended its contract with European onshore drilling contractor, Exalo Drilling, for its Rig 202 by up to two years at the Cabora Bassa Project in Zimbabwe. The extension will enable Exalo Drilling to undertake maintenance on Rig 202, which will remain stacked at the Mukuyu-2 well, providing for the drilling and testing of future wells within the basin. “The contract amendment…underpins our confidence in the basin and provides us
Nigeria’s Chappal Energies is set to acquire the Nigerian business of Norwegian multinational energy company Equinor. Announced last week, the transaction involves the sale of Equinor Nigeria Energy Company, which holds 53.85% ownership in Oil Mining License 128. The license includes a 20.21% stake in the offshore Agbami field, which was the second major deepwater oil field discovered off the Niger Delta and is currently operated by Chevron. “Chappal Energies is a committed Nigerian-owned energy
Nigeria is targeting the production of up to 1.5 million barrels of crude oil per day (bpd) in 2024, aligning with a production quota proposed for the country by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The quota shows a 120,000 bpd increase from initial OPEC targets of 1.38 million bpd for Nigeria in 2024, however falls short of the country’s planned 1.78 million bpd for the year. OPEC’s proposed quota, aimed at ensuring a stable
Portuguese oil and gas company Galp has started drilling operations in the Mopane prospect complex, located in the southern area of the Petroleum Exploration License (PEL) 83 license in Namibia. Drilling kicked off with the spudding of the Mopane 2X well – the first of two wells set to be drilled in the license area. Galp is utilizing the Hercules semi-submersible rig, a sixth generation deepwater and harsh environment rig which operates in water depths
Consultancy firm BMI Research anticipates a 1.7 percent drop in oil production for Angola in 2024, projecting a decrease to 1.16 million barrels per day, in contrast to a 2.5 percent expected rise in sub-Saharan Africa’s overall production. Their report on hydrocarbon production in the region indicates an estimated 2.5 percent increase in crude and natural gas production in sub-Saharan Africa, supported by new wells in Nigeria, the onset of production in Senegal, and ongoing
