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South Africa: Environmental Justice Organisations Question Viability Of Mossel Bay Oil And Gas Plans/in /by
[The Green Connection] As Earth Month unfolds, The Green Connection and Natural Justice are speaking out against yet another push to expand fossil fuel development -- despite mounting evidence that such projects accelerate climate change and destroy ecosystems. On 4 April 2025, the organisations officially objected to an application for exploratory oil and gas surveys in Blocks 9 and 11B/12B of the Outeniqua Basin, raising concerns over environmental damage, community impacts, and economic sustainability.
Namibia: Genocide Talks to Resume/in /by
[New Era] President Netumbo Nandi- Ndaitwah hopes to resume the final round of genocide negotiations with the new German administration, headed by chancellor-elect Friedrich Merz.
Nigeria: Lift Ban On Fuel Restrictions to Border Areas, FG Told/in /by
[Daily Trust] The Eselu of Eselu Kingdom in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to lift ban on fuel restrictions to the border communities.
Nigeria: Afreximbank Earmarks $3bn to Support Locally-Refined Petroleum Products/in /by
[This Day] ·Oil prices hit near 4-year low as US trade conflict fuels recession fears
Uganda: Oil Works Cement Hoima’s Strategic City Status/in /by
[Independent (Kampala)] The second National Development Plan II, the government's policy blueprint, an offshoot of the Vision 2040 to transform Uganda into a Middle Incomes class economy, now in its fourth series initially conceptualized establishment of four regional cities, namely, Gulu, Mbale, Mbarara and Arua.
Nigeria: $1.12bn Asset Deal – Seplat CEO Speaks On Ramping Up Production to 120,000 Bpd/in /by
[Daily Trust] An indigenous oil company, Seplat, is poised to increase oil production with the recent acquisition of the assets of ExxonMobil worth $1.28bn.
Liberia: Nocal, TGS Nopec Expand Energy Partnership to Power Liberia’s Future/in /by
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) and TGS NOPEC have strengthened their 23-year partnership to boost Liberia's energy sector, attract new investment, and support national development. Acting NOCAL CEO Fabian Lai shared the update during a presentation to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, cabinet ministers, and industry stakeholders at the Executive Mansion.
Nigeria: Tasks Before Bayo Ojulari At NNPCL/in /by
[This Day] In Nigeria's oil industry, where a dark squall of inefficiency and opacity had long devastated its vast reserves, the appointment of Mr. Bayo Bashir Ojulari as the new Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is not a random administrative shuffle, but the placement of a round peg in a round hole and a decisive stroke that may yet redeem the country's petroleum behemoth, Lanre Alfred writes
Liberia: Liberia’s Offshore Potential Gets Boost/in /by
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- In presentation at the Executive Mansion over the weekend, Fabian Lai, Acting CEO of the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL), delivered a comprehensive progress report on NOCAL's groundbreaking partnership with global geological and geophysical leader TGS NOPEC to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, cabinet ministers, and industry leaders.
Africa: Tony Blair Says Africa Can’t Ignore Gas Reserves – – but Science Says We’ve Run Out of Time/in /by
[Daily Maverick] Minerals and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe, former UK prime minister Tony Blair and the African Union think Africa should have its turn to exploit fossil fuels. But does this make sense economically, or scientifically? Daily Maverick breaks it down.