The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, more commonly known as MEND, has issued threats against Nigeria’s pipeline systems. The threats come following a quote in Nigerian newspapers from the head of NNPC that the government had paid the group to protect oil facilities.
Pancontinental provided an update on its activities for the period ending June 30 including its ongoing exploration work in Kenya. The company reported that the results from the satellite oil slick survey received from operator Origin Energy Ltd. Read more
The announcement that Petrofac and IKPT won the construction contract for the LNG facility to be located at Arzew in Algeria, seems to have been a bit premature. Read more
Pride International has been awarded a contract for its deepwater semisubmersible rig, the Pride South Pacific, in West Africa. The award covers the drilling of two wells over an estimated 90-day period. Read more
The market will be receiving its first shipment of Nigeria's Agbami crude with the first loading expected shortly after Chevron starts up production on the offshore field. Read more
AuDax Resources of Australia has been given the green light by Tunisian authorities to explore on the offshore Kerkouane oil and gas exploration permit. Read more
Ghana will be receiving natural gas from Nigeria according to a report on Radio Ghana. The report said that Nigeria would supply its fellow West African country with 30 million cubic meters of gas for power generation.
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Bowleven plc reported that the IF-1r exploration well, which spud on May 28, has hit the targeted depth of 7,750 feet and is now preparing for logging operations. Read more
Libya’s NOC and Norway’s Yara have formed a joint venture (JV) for the production and marketing of fertilizer, according to the state company Read more
India’s Gujarat State Petroleum Company (GSPC) reports that it is making progress on its two operated blocks in Egypt: the North H’apy in the Mediterranean and the South Diyur in the Western Desert. Read more
Aminex reports that the commercialization of Kiliwani North through the Kiliwani North-1 well will be fast-tracked as a separate project in an effort to achieve early production. Read more
Agip has awarded Technip a contract for work on its Oyo oilfield offshore Nigeria on OML 120/121. The lump-sum turnkey contract is worth approximately $145 million. Read more
Libya’s the National Oil Corp. (NOC) was busy on July 17 signing EPSAs with foreign oil firms. The EPSAs signed were with Repsol, Total, OMV, and Saga Petroleum Mabruk, and cover blocks NC 115 and NC 186. Read more
NATCO Group Inc. has been awarded a $24.9 million contract to provide membrane separation technology and equipment to capture CO2 for re-injection in Libya. The company’s contract is for ENI’s Bouri field, the North African country’s largest offshore oil field. Read more
Drilling operations in Mozambique on Blocks 16 and 19 are moving closer to reality as Sasol and the country’s state-owned Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos E.P. (ENH) have been busy lining up and signing contracts for drilling and towing. Read more
Artumas announced that it has received approval from the government of Tanzania to use the natural gas discovered in the Mnazi Bay concession as feedstock for a power generation project.
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Partners Africa Oil and Range Resources have now officially started the 2,600 km 2D vibroseis seismic campaign in the Dharoor Valley of Puntland, Somalia. The seismic shoot commenced on July 9.
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Criminal charges have been filed against Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir for alleged genocide stemming from the ongoing Darfur atrocities. International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo filed genocide charges July 14 against Bashir accusing him Read more
Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has named the government’s new cabinet members. Perhaps the biggest change came to the energy post with the removal of H.E. Atanasio Ela Ntugu as Minister of Mines, Industry, and Energy. Read more
The Artumas Group announced today that an independent review of the onshore gas opportunities in the Rovuma Basin in Mozambique indicate additional resource potential Read more
Noble Energy has hit again in Equatorial Guinea with the drilling of its Diega prospect on Block I. According to a release just issued by the company, results to date confirm the discovery of multiple hydrocarbon-bearing reservoirs. Initial formation logs have identified 38 feet of net gas-condensate pay in the primary zone.
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Nigeria’s Port Harcourt is about to see some road construction as China Harbour Engineering Co. (CHEC) has signed an agreement to build a $1 billion road around the city. Read more
UK-based Petrofac and IKPT out of Indonesia have won a contract for the construction of an LNG plant in Algeria according to Algerian government newspaper El Moudjhaid, following the tender opening ceremony. Read more
Those companies waiting for the official launch of Algeria’s latest licensing round will not have to wait any longer; the government issued an official statement on the Ministry of Energy and Mines’ website launching the round. Read more
On the heels of its acquisition of Shell Petroleum Company’s downstream petroleum business in Gabon, South Africa’s Engen Petroleum Ltd. announced that it will also be picking up Shell’s downstream business interests in Lesotho and Zimbabwe. Read more
Russian gas giant Gazprom is looking to tie up a whole lot of natural gas, oil, and LNG exports out of North Africa. The company is in negotiations with Libya to buy up “all” of its export volumes. Read more
Texas Armoring Corp., has come up with a new product line, dubbed the “Nigeria Package,” a line of vehicles manufactured to protect occupants traveling in the Niger Delta region. Read more
Due to the additional time required to finalize its drilling operation offshore Angola, Mærsk Oil Angola AS has requested an extension for the use of Venture Drilling’s Deep Venture rig. Read more
MEND has called an end to its ceasefire following the UK’s offer to the Nigerian government to aid in ending the violence in the Niger Delta. I Read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, more commonly known as MEND, has issued threats against Nigeria’s pipeline systems. The threats come following a quote in Nigerian newspapers from the head of NNPC that the government had paid the group to protect oil facilities.
