Senegal to End Natural Gas Imports by 2026, Boost Domestic Energy Production

Senegal Plans to Stop Natural Gas Imports by 2026, Leveraging Domestic Production for Energy Security Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has announced that the country will cease importing natural gas in 2026, a strategic move aimed at reducing budget pressures and improving energy efficiency. The government plans to make natural gas a core part of its power mix by converting an existing plant and constructing a new facility. Officials have yet to clarify how this

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Egypt Signs $340 Million Oil and Gas Exploration Deals with Shell, Eni, ARCIUS, and Zarubezhneft

Egypt Secures $340M Investment from Shell, Eni, ARCIUS, and Zarubezhneft for Mediterranean and Delta Exploration The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has signed four major agreements with Shell, Eni, ARCIUS Energy, and Russia’s Zarubezhneft to expand oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean and Nile Delta regions. The agreements cover the drilling of 10 wells, with total minimum investments exceeding $340 million. Mahmoud Abdel Hamid, Chairman of EGAS, signed the agreements in the presence

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Nigeria Partners with TotalEnergies and Sapetro for Offshore Oil Exploration in Niger Delta

Nigeria Signs Offshore Production-Sharing Contract with TotalEnergies and Sapetro to Boost Exploration Nigeria has signed a production-sharing contract (PSC) with TotalEnergies and local firm South Atlantic Petroleum (Sapetro) for two offshore blocks, aiming to attract investment and accelerate exploration under the country’s new oil framework. As Africa’s largest oil producer, Nigeria seeks to revitalize its upstream sector amid global energy transition pressures and declining fossil fuel investments. The agreement covers petroleum prospecting licences (PPL) 2000

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Dangote Refinery Sources Crude from Ghana for First Time Amid Diversification Push

Dangote Refinery Expands Feedstock Strategy, Sources Crude from Ghana as Output Nears Full Capacity Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery has, for the first time, sourced crude oil from Ghana, reflecting its ongoing diversification strategy as the $20 billion project works to stabilize output and address speculation about technical setbacks. Since production began, Dangote Refinery has imported crude from Nigeria, Brazil, Angola, Ghana, and Equatorial Guinea, according to Devakumar Edwin, Executive Director at Dangote Industries. Energy intelligence firm

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Africa’s Energy Sector Surges in 2025 with Major Oil and Gas Discoveries

Africa’s 2025 Oil and Gas Boom: Congo, Rwanda, Namibia, and Angola Lead Exploration Growth Africa’s energy sector is accelerating in 2025, as countries across the continent announce major oil and gas discoveries, issue new exploration licenses, and launch ambitious surveys to tap untapped reserves. One of the latest developments is a new oil exploration licensing agreement between the Republic of Congo and Qatar. From Central Africa to the Atlantic coast, governments and international energy companies

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Kenya Launches Bidding for 10 Oil Exploration Blocks in First Licensing Round in Six Years

Kenya Opens Bidding for 10 Oil Exploration Blocks with New Petroleum Legislation The East African nation holds a total of 50 blocks across four sedimentary basins, with 10 now ready for marketing, according to Mohamed Liban, Principal Secretary for Petroleum. Petroleum Commissioner Joseph Otieno said the blocks on offer are located in the Anza and Lamu basins. The selection of these blocks was guided by detailed geoscientific data, ensuring a transparent allocation process. The government

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Harmony Gold Expands Internationally with $1.08 Billion Acquisition of MAC Copper

Harmony Gold Acquires Australia’s MAC Copper Mine for $1.08 Billion to Boost Global Copper Portfolio South Africa’s Harmony Gold has taken a major step in its international expansion strategy with the proposed $1.08 billion (R19 billion) acquisition of Australia’s MAC Copper. The transaction, first announced in May 2025, moved closer to completion after MAC Copper shareholders overwhelmingly approved the deal. Headquartered in Randfontein, Harmony Gold is South Africa’s largest gold producer by volume, operating a

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Dangote Refinery Boosts Exports Amid Middle East Refinery Downtime

Dangote Oil Refinery Increases Exports to Middle East as Regional Refinery Shutdowns Create Market Opportunities Africa’s largest oil refinery, the Dangote Oil Refinery in Lekki, has seen a substantial rise in the volume of refined products exported in recent months, particularly to markets in the Middle East. A report by Punch newspaper highlighted that the surge is largely due to downtime at other regional refineries, creating a supply gap that the $20 billion Lekki-based refinery

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Angola’s Cabinda Refinery Set to Cut Fuel Imports and Boost Domestic Production by 2025

Angola’s Cabinda Oil Refinery to Begin Fuel Production by 2025, Reducing Reliance on Imports Angola’s long-awaited Cabinda oil refinery, the first new refinery built since the country gained independence nearly five decades ago, is expected to start producing fuel before the end of 2025, Oil and Gas Minister Diamantino Azevedo announced Monday. The 30,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) facility will be Angola’s second refinery and aims to reduce the country’s dependence on costly fuel imports, especially as the

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Angola Harnesses Technology to Transform Diamonds and Energy Sectors

Angola’s Future: High-Tech Diamonds, Digital Oilfields, and Renewable Power Angola is reshaping its economic identity through a high-tech transformation of its diamond and oil & gas industries. Long reliant on raw exports, the country is now investing in artificial intelligence, blockchain, and clean energy to create sustainable, transparent, and efficient resource sectors. The Saurimo Diamond Development Hub in Lunda Sul province is a centerpiece of Angola’s diamond renaissance. The complex integrates polishing factories, a hybrid

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