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Africa: Oil and Gas Companies Are Seen As Climate Villains. Truth Is, We’ll Need Their Expertise to Make Green Hydrogen a Reality/in /by
[The Conversation Africa] Think about oil and gas companies and climate change and chances are you'll think dark thoughts. It's true Exxon Mobil had remarkably detailed knowledge of global warming in the 1970s. Some seeded doubt by funding climate denier organisations and scientists and invented greenwashing. The current energy crisis has handed them windfall profits. In fact, BP hit profits of A$40 billion last year, while scaling back its green ambitions.
Nigeria: Buhari Inaugurates NNPC Power Project in Maiduguri/in /by
[Premium Times] The gas plant was constructed by NNPC Ltd to supply 50 megawatts of electricity to Maiduguri and its environs.
Tunisia: Public Auditors Recommend in Study, Amending Hydrocarbon Code/in /by
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The radical amendment of the hydrocarbon code to enhance the principles of governance and transparency in the sector in compliance with international criteria, was recommended in the 2nd study on "The underside of hydrocarbon contracts in Tunisia" for 2022, presented Tuesday in Tunis during a press conference of the Tunisian Association of Public Auditors.
South Africa: Minister Gwede Mantashe Announces Adjustment of Fuel Prices Effective From 1st of March 2023/in /by
[Govt of SA] Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe, announces adjustment of fuel prices effective from the 1st of March 2023
Angola: Angola’s Oil Output Soars/in /by
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's oil output reached 34.29 million barrels in January this year, representing an increase of 583,16 barrels more than in December 2022.
Angola: Sonangol Increases Number of Oil Tankers/in /by
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The State oil company Sonangol has increased from nine to 11 the number of its oil tankers following the conclusion and delivery of two Suezmax oil tankers, each with a capacity to stock 1 million barrels of crude oil, built by South Korea's Hyundai Samho Heavy Industry (HSHI).
Africa: French Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against TotalEnergies Pipeline in Africa/in /by
[RFI] A French civil court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit brought by environmental campaigners against the French energy giant TotalEnergies over its oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania.
Liberia: House Expresses Dismay Over Petroleum Importers’ Failure to Pay U.S.$20.3 Million Owed Gov’t/in /by
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The House of Representatives has expressed disappointment over the failure of major petroleum importers to pay more than US$20.3 million owed the Liberian through the National Road Fund between 2017 and 2021.
Africa: Africa Oil Targets Earnings From Nigeria’s OML 127, OML 130/in /by
[Leadership] Africa Oil Corp(AOC) is projecting multiple attractive development, appraisal and infrastructure-led exploration opportunities on both OML 127 and OML 130, which it said, presents low-risk, short-cycle investment opportunities that have very attractive rates of returns.
Kenya: Kenya Considers Deferring Fuel Payments Due to Dollar Shortages/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Energy Cabinet Secretary (CS) Davis Chirchir has said that the government will ask for up to a year to pay for imported petroleum products amid dollar shortages in the country.