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Chevron also comes up short in Namibia energy explorationRon Bousso

Shell pulls out of Namibia oil discovery

By Ron Bousso 9 Jan 2025

Fiyinfolu Okedare is director at Forvis Mazars in Nigeria

Big benefits of investing in Africa's upstream sector

By Fiyinfolu Okedare 6 Nov 2024

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Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Helen Reid 14 Feb 2023

Zimbabwe to start operating new coal power unit by March

Zimbabwe to start operating new coal power unit by March

Florence Tan 9 Feb 2023

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

Sudip Kar-Gupta 8 Feb 2023

An overview of the Niger delta where signs of oil spills can be seen in the water in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 1 August 2018. Reuters/Ron Bousso/File Photo

Nigerian communities file damages claim against Shell in London court

MacDonald Dzirutwe 2 Feb 2023

Uganda approves construction licence for $3.5bn crude pipeline

Uganda approves construction licence for $3.5bn crude pipeline

Elias Biryabarema 19 Jan 2023

UK's $1.15bn funding for Mozambique LNG project is lawful - court

UK's $1.15bn funding for Mozambique LNG project is lawful - court

Sam Tobin 16 Jan 2023

Angolan oil firm Sonangol to keep stakes in Galp, Millennium bcp

Angolan oil firm Sonangol to keep stakes in Galp, Millennium bcp

Sergio Goncalves 5 Jan 2023

Friends of the Earth appeals against UK support for Mozambique LNG project

Friends of the Earth appeals against UK support for Mozambique LNG project

Sam Tobin 8 Dec 2022

Israel's NewMed signs Morocco gas exploration deal

Israel's NewMed signs Morocco gas exploration deal

Ari Rabinovitch 7 Dec 2022

UK-listed Contango plans thermal coal exports from Zimbabwe in 2023

UK-listed Contango plans thermal coal exports from Zimbabwe in 2023

Nelson Banya 1 Dec 2022

Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout

Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout

Sabrina Valle 30 Nov 2022

NNPC starts oil drilling in northern Nigeria

NNPC starts oil drilling in northern Nigeria

Felix Onuah and MacDonald Dzirutwe 25 Nov 2022

Africa deserves right to use natural gas reserves - AfDB president

Africa deserves right to use natural gas reserves - AfDB president

Simon Jessop and Emilie Madi 16 Nov 2022

Saipem wins $800m offshore deals in Middle East and Africa

Saipem wins $800m offshore deals in Middle East and Africa

Alvise Armellini 15 Nov 2022

ExxonMobil makes new offshore hydrocarbon discovery off Angolan coast

ExxonMobil makes new offshore hydrocarbon discovery off Angolan coast

Wendell Roelf 8 Nov 2022

State of African Energy: 2023 Outlook report out now

State of African Energy: 2023 Outlook report out now

27 Oct 2022

Niger to see first exports from new $2.5bn oil pipeline in mid-2023

Niger to see first exports from new $2.5bn oil pipeline in mid-2023

Wendell Roelf 20 Oct 2022

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Bate Felix 20 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Congo unveils bids from 9 companies for Lake Kivu gas blocks

Stanis Bujakera 14 Oct 2022

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

Wendell Roelf 5 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

Nigerian oil firm NNPC buys OVH Energy's downstream assets

MacDonald Dzirutwe 4 Oct 2022

Rampant Nigeria oil theft is 'treason', says Gbajabiamila

Rampant Nigeria oil theft is 'treason', says Gbajabiamila

21 Sep 2022

Botswana seeks investors in project to triple strategic oil reserves

Botswana seeks investors in project to triple strategic oil reserves

19 Sep 2022

African nations push for more climate finance ahead of COP27

African nations push for more climate finance ahead of COP27

Aidan Lewis 12 Sep 2022

Nigerian oil workers threaten to strike if government doesn't stem theft

Nigerian oil workers threaten to strike if government doesn't stem theft

Camillus Eboh 9 Sep 2022

Nigeria to send more LNG to Europe by next winter

Nigeria to send more LNG to Europe by next winter

8 Sep 2022

Shell and Total Namibia oil discoveries likely in billions of barrels - minister

Shell and Total Namibia oil discoveries likely in billions of barrels - minister

6 Sep 2022

Nigeria seeking extra $410bn for energy transition plan

Nigeria seeking extra $410bn for energy transition plan

Libby George 25 Aug 2022

LNG traders absorb huge losses after supply outages

LNG traders absorb huge losses after supply outages

Ron Bousso and Marwa Rashad 10 Aug 2022

Senegal faces key technology decisions in its search for the optimal gas-to-power strategy

Senegal faces key technology decisions in its search for the optimal gas-to-power strategy

Joonatan Huhdanmäki 5 Aug 2022

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Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Helen Reid 14 Feb 2023

Zimbabwe to start operating new coal power unit by March

Zimbabwe to start operating new coal power unit by March

Florence Tan 9 Feb 2023

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

Sudip Kar-Gupta 8 Feb 2023

An overview of the Niger delta where signs of oil spills can be seen in the water in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 1 August 2018. Reuters/Ron Bousso/File Photo

Nigerian communities file damages claim against Shell in London court

MacDonald Dzirutwe 2 Feb 2023

Uganda approves construction licence for $3.5bn crude pipeline

Uganda approves construction licence for $3.5bn crude pipeline

Elias Biryabarema 19 Jan 2023

UK's $1.15bn funding for Mozambique LNG project is lawful - court

UK's $1.15bn funding for Mozambique LNG project is lawful - court

Sam Tobin 16 Jan 2023

Angolan oil firm Sonangol to keep stakes in Galp, Millennium bcp

Angolan oil firm Sonangol to keep stakes in Galp, Millennium bcp

Sergio Goncalves 5 Jan 2023

Friends of the Earth appeals against UK support for Mozambique LNG project

Friends of the Earth appeals against UK support for Mozambique LNG project

Sam Tobin 8 Dec 2022

Israel's NewMed signs Morocco gas exploration deal

Israel's NewMed signs Morocco gas exploration deal

Ari Rabinovitch 7 Dec 2022

UK-listed Contango plans thermal coal exports from Zimbabwe in 2023

UK-listed Contango plans thermal coal exports from Zimbabwe in 2023

Nelson Banya 1 Dec 2022

Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout

Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout

Sabrina Valle 30 Nov 2022

NNPC starts oil drilling in northern Nigeria

NNPC starts oil drilling in northern Nigeria

Felix Onuah and MacDonald Dzirutwe 25 Nov 2022

Africa deserves right to use natural gas reserves - AfDB president

Africa deserves right to use natural gas reserves - AfDB president

Simon Jessop and Emilie Madi 16 Nov 2022

Saipem wins $800m offshore deals in Middle East and Africa

Saipem wins $800m offshore deals in Middle East and Africa

Alvise Armellini 15 Nov 2022

ExxonMobil makes new offshore hydrocarbon discovery off Angolan coast

ExxonMobil makes new offshore hydrocarbon discovery off Angolan coast

Wendell Roelf 8 Nov 2022

State of African Energy: 2023 Outlook report out now

State of African Energy: 2023 Outlook report out now

27 Oct 2022

Niger to see first exports from new $2.5bn oil pipeline in mid-2023

Niger to see first exports from new $2.5bn oil pipeline in mid-2023

Wendell Roelf 20 Oct 2022

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Bate Felix 20 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Congo unveils bids from 9 companies for Lake Kivu gas blocks

Stanis Bujakera 14 Oct 2022

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

Wendell Roelf 5 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

Nigerian oil firm NNPC buys OVH Energy's downstream assets

MacDonald Dzirutwe 4 Oct 2022

Rampant Nigeria oil theft is 'treason', says Gbajabiamila

Rampant Nigeria oil theft is 'treason', says Gbajabiamila

21 Sep 2022

Botswana seeks investors in project to triple strategic oil reserves

Botswana seeks investors in project to triple strategic oil reserves

19 Sep 2022

African nations push for more climate finance ahead of COP27

African nations push for more climate finance ahead of COP27

Aidan Lewis 12 Sep 2022

Nigerian oil workers threaten to strike if government doesn't stem theft

Nigerian oil workers threaten to strike if government doesn't stem theft

Camillus Eboh 9 Sep 2022

Nigeria to send more LNG to Europe by next winter

Nigeria to send more LNG to Europe by next winter

8 Sep 2022

Shell and Total Namibia oil discoveries likely in billions of barrels - minister

Shell and Total Namibia oil discoveries likely in billions of barrels - minister

6 Sep 2022

Nigeria seeking extra $410bn for energy transition plan

Nigeria seeking extra $410bn for energy transition plan

Libby George 25 Aug 2022

LNG traders absorb huge losses after supply outages

LNG traders absorb huge losses after supply outages

Ron Bousso and Marwa Rashad 10 Aug 2022

Senegal faces key technology decisions in its search for the optimal gas-to-power strategy

Senegal faces key technology decisions in its search for the optimal gas-to-power strategy

Joonatan Huhdanmäki 5 Aug 2022

Algeria, Niger and Nigeria sign MoU for Saharan gas pipeline

Algeria, Niger and Nigeria sign MoU for Saharan gas pipeline

Lamine Chikhi 1 Aug 2022

DRC oil-blocks auction draws warnings of environmental catastrophe

DRC oil-blocks auction draws warnings of environmental catastrophe

Benoit Nyemba and Aaron Ross 29 Jul 2022

EU looks to replace gas from Russia with Nigerian supplies

EU looks to replace gas from Russia with Nigerian supplies

MacDonald Dzirutwe 25 Jul 2022

Algeria inks $4bn Italy gas supply deal

Algeria inks $4bn Italy gas supply deal

Lamine Chikhi and Giulia Segreti 20 Jul 2022

Senegal sees growing support for African gas amid Ukraine war

Senegal sees growing support for African gas amid Ukraine war

Aaron Ross 8 Jul 2022

AEC releases State of African Energy Q2, 2022 report

AEC releases State of African Energy Q2, 2022 report

7 Jul 2022

Nigerian oil industry veteran Mohammad Barkindo dies aged 63

Nigerian oil industry veteran Mohammad Barkindo dies aged 63

MacDonald Dzirutwe 6 Jul 2022

Nigeria lost $1bn in Q1 revenue to crude oil theft

Nigeria lost $1bn in Q1 revenue to crude oil theft

Camillus Eboh 5 Jul 2022

Nigeria spent $3bn on petrol subsidies in first five months of 2022 - NNPC

Nigeria spent $3bn on petrol subsidies in first five months of 2022 - NNPC

Camillus Eboh and Chijioke Ohuocha 1 Jul 2022

Nigeria expects improved security to boost oil production - minister

Nigeria expects improved security to boost oil production - minister

Chijioke Ohuocha, Nellie Peyton and James Macharia 27 Jun 2022

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