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Nigeria Secures $1B Crude Prepayment Facility

Multilateral financial institution the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is providing a $1 billion crude oil prepayment facility to Nigeria. Aimed at boosting the country’s foreign reserves, the facility will be released in May 2024. The loan represents part of a larger $3.3 billion crude prepayment facility, with Afreximbank having already disbursed $2.25 billion in January 2024. The country’s state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation will repay the loan using revenue generated from crude sales. According to

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Libya Surpasses Nigeria as Top African Crude Oil Producer in March

According to the April 2024 Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Libya emerged as the leading African crude oil producer in March, surpassing Nigeria. The data revealed that Libya produced 1.236 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude, up from 1.173 million bpd in February. On the other hand, Nigeria recorded a production output of 1.23 million bpd in March 2024, compared to 1.32 million bpd in February.

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World oil demand slows to 1.6 million barrels

World oil demand continued to slow down in the first quarter to 1.6 million barrels per day, 120,000 barrels less than initially forecast, mainly due to developments in richer countries, Energy International (IEA) announced yesterday. In the monthly report on the oil market released yesterday, the IEA indicates that, for the whole of 2024, the increase will be 1.2 million barrels per day, a value that will fall slightly to 1.1 million in 2025, although

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Namibia Poised to Become Africa’s Newest Oil Producer

Namibia’s Minister of Mines and Energy revealed that TotalEnergies and Shell are likely to have discovered offshore oil and gas reserves in commercial quantities, potentially totaling billions of barrels. Both companies previously announced “significant” discoveries offshore Namibia earlier this year and are currently assessing the findings. While specific quantities were not disclosed, a Reuters source suggested that Total’s discovery exceeds 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent. These discoveries could position Namibia as the latest oil

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CNOOC Lands 5 Oil Exploration Deals in Mozambique

The government of Mozambique has awarded the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) five oil and gas research and development concession contracts. The contracts were awarded as part of the country’s sixth licencing round, initiated by the Mineral Resources and Energy Ministry. Filimão Suaze, the government spokesman, emphasised that this decision aligns with Mozambique’s mineral resources policy and aims to attract more investments into the oil sector. The Council of Ministers approved the concession contracts

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Ecuador Interested in Egypt Oil & Gas Exploration

Equador’s interests in the Egyptian oil and gas sector resulted in the crafting of a memorandum of understanding between Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy and Mines.  A fruitful meeting between Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, and Denys Toscano Amores, Ecuadorian Ambassador to Cairo, saw a positive exchange between the two countries. Oil companies from Equador are especially keen on investing in Egypt’s oil and

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Libya Takes Top Spot as Africa’s Largest Oil Producer in March

Libya has emerged as Africa’s top oil producer with an output of 1.24 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) in March 2024. This marks an increase of 5.4% compared to the country’s output of 1.17 million bpd in February. Announced by OPEC in its April 2024 Monthly Oil Market Report, Nigeria lost the top spot after reporting a drop of almost 91,000 bpd from 1.32 million bpd in February to 1.23 million bpd in

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Libya’s Deputy Minister Abdulsadek to Manage Ministry of Oil and Gas

Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh has appointed Dr. Khalifa Abdulsadek to oversee the country’s Ministry of Oil and Gas. The appointment follows the suspension of Libya’s former Minister of Oil and Gas Mohammed Aoun on March 25. Having served as the CEO of local service provider Murzuq Oil Services and having held a position on the board of director for exploration at the state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC), Dr. Abdulsadek brings over 20 years of

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China Invites Ugandan Minister for Talks on $5 Billion Oil Pipeline Project

China has extended an invitation to Uganda’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, to visit Beijing for discussions regarding the financing of the $5 billion East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). This move underscores China’s commitment to supporting the development of the project. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni received a letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 5, expressing China’s endorsement of the pipeline project. President Museveni emphasized China’s dedication to collaborating with

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Dangote’s Mega-Refinery Set to Transform Nigeria’s Petroleum Landscape

In May, Nigeria is poised to witness a significant shift in its petroleum dynamics as the country’s new mega-refinery, constructed outside Lagos by Africa’s wealthiest individual, Aliko Dangote, prepares to commence domestic gasoline deliveries. This development marks a pivotal moment for the nation, aimed at reducing its reliance on costly petroleum imports. According to Devakumar Edwin, Executive Director of Dangote Industries, the facility has already dispatched its inaugural petroleum products—diesel and aviation fuel—on Tuesday. However,

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