Sangomar FPSO Development in Senegal Reaches 90% Completion

The development of the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Sangomar Field Development – Senegal’s first offshore oil project – is now 90% complete, according to Senegal’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. After it is completed in Singapore by the Japanese shipbuilding company MODEC, the Very Large Crude Carrier is expected to arrive in Senegal in February 2024. The completion of the 100,000-barrel-per-day FPSO will play a pivotal role for Woodside Energy,

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Ivory Coast Expedites Development of Gas Blocks

The Ivory Coast’s Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, has announced the country’s plans to fast-track the development of gas reserves in Blocks CI-523 and CI-525. The aim of these plans is to strengthen the resilience of the local electricity market through the provision of gas-fired power generation. “These deposits, which have been awaiting development for several decades, require integrated development, which will boost our natural gas production capacity,” said the Minister.

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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Invests $95.25M in Uganda’s Petroleum Logistics Infrastructure

The Pan-African multilateral development financial institution, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), will invest $95.25 million in Uganda’s petroleum logistics infrastructure. The investment will be directed towards the oil and gas company Mahathi Infra Uganda. The funds will be used to finance the construction of two self-propelled barges for operation on Lake Victoria. The financing will also support the development of 14 petroleum storage tanks, 20 truck loading bays, a jetty, and a parking lot with

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LUCARA DIAMOND CORP. FINDS 692.3-CARAT DIAMOND AT KAROWE MINE

Lucara Diamond Corp. has recovered a 692.3-carat diamond from its Karowe mine in Botswana, the second massive rough from the deposit this month. The white, type IIa stone came from the EM/PK(S) unit in the south lobe, known for its large, high-quality rough, Lucara said on Monday 21st of August.  The miner found the diamond via its XRT unit, which uses X-ray technology to identify huge stones in large pieces of ore before they get broken up.

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Ghana to increase petrol and diesel prices by 5.7%

Prices of petrol and diesel are likely to increase averagely by about 5.7% over the current mean price of ¢12.45 per litre, for the next two weeks. The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas is also expected to go up by about 11.9%. According to the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), the expected increase is due to the 11.00% rise in prices of finished products on the international market and the about 6.79% surge in the

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Mozambique’s Shipment of Fuel to Malawi Conveyed via Rail from Nacala

The company Nacala Logistics, which operates the northern Mozambican port of Nacala and the rail corridors from the port, has just started sending liquid fuels from Nacala to Malawi, by rail. The first operation, as reported in the latest issue of the Maputo daily “Notícias”, consists of 29 tanker wagons containing 1.1 million litres of diesel. Previously, fuel was supplied to Malawi by road from the central Mozambican port of Beira, and the Tanzanian city

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Hyphen, Itochu Speed Up Namibian Green Hydrogen Project with MoU

Green hydrogen development company Hyphen Hydrogen Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with import-export company Itochu Corporation to explore areas for potential collaboration on sub-Saharan Africa’s first fully vertically integrated green hydrogen project in Namibia. The agreement was signed on 8 August by Hyphen Hydrogen Energy CEO, Marco Raffinetti, and CEO of the Africa Bloc at Itochu Corporation, Shinya Ishizuka.  The signing ceremony was witnessed by Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry,

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Sonangol maintains leadership of the state’s consolidated assets

Sonangol continues to lead the ranking of the largest companies in the Public Business Sector (SEP), representing 57 percent of total aggregate assets in 2022, of 26.9 billion kwanzas. The ranking considers the balance sheets   of 71 companies in the public sector that provided accounts within the time period determined by the Institute for the Management of Assets and State Participations (IGAPE). According to the data, Sonangol’s assets reached 15.4 billion kwanzas, followed by far by

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Mozambique’s Minister Urges Swift Return of TotalEnergies

The Mozambican government last week defended the resumption of the natural gas production project by the consortium led by French multinational TotalEnergies “as soon as possible”, pointing out that “the security conditions are in place”. “”There are very clear signs that the security conditions are in place,” said the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Carlos Zacarias, speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the Ministry’s eighth coordinating council, which took place in the city of

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Mozambique Nears Deal with Hydrocarbon Tender Winners

The Mozambican authorities are finalizing negotiations with the two consortia that won the sixth international tender for hydrocarbon exploration and production, but the contracts have yet to be approved and signed, the government said on last week. “The negotiations are almost over and, at the latest, by the end of this year, the contracts will be presented to the government, so that it can approve them, so that operations can begin,” said the Minister of

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