Nigeria Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu said the effects of security challenges in oil and gas sector had affected all sectors of the country’s economy. Kachikwu was speaking at the 17th International Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Biennial Conference on the Oil and Gas Industry the capital Lagos. The theme of
Oil and the environment: Nigerian King carries Polluted water to London for Shell Oil spill case
King Emere Godwin Bebe Okpabi holds up a plastic bottle containing contaminated water from his community in Nigeria, proof of oil pollution that he blames on Royal Dutch Shell — and on which he hopes a London court will deliver justice. “My people are drinking this water,” said the tribal king of the Ogale community
Somalia eyes Prospective Oil Reserves on its Coastline as Fragile Security torments Attempt
Somalia looks more likely to strike oil than gas in its long pursuit of offshore riches, making it easier for the African state to exploit any windfall but also potentially upsetting the fragile recovery led by its Western-backed government. The waters off Somalia, best known for years of piracy, may harbour hydrocarbons at a depth
Tanzania to Put up $200 million Gas Facility for Large-scale industries and Households
A Tanzanian official says the nation is working to put up a 150-200 million US dollars mega plant to facilitate the transportation of the natural gas to large-scale industries and households. The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) Acting Managing Director, Engineer Kapuulya Musomba, said that the regions which will benefit from the new project include
Tanzanian Oil Firm Swala seeks $120 Million after acquiring Block in Burundi
Swala Oil and Gas Tanzania is seeking to raise $120 million to finance material transaction after recently acquiring an exploration block in Burundi. The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange-listed company announced last month that it acquired Surestream Petroleum (Burundi) Limited which had a 100 per cent working interest that covers portions of the northern end
Nigeria: Militia group Says has Halted attacks On Oil Facilities to give way for peace Talks
A Nigerian militant group, which has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on oil and gas facilities in the southern Niger Delta energy hub in the last few months, said on Monday that it had halted hostilities. The statement by the Niger Delta Avengers comes just over a week after the militant group said
Tanzania President Magufuli Asks Energy Minister to Speed up Construction of Liquefied Natural Gas Plant
Reports emerging from Tanzania, Uganda’s lead regional partner in the oil and gas sector indicate President John Magufuli has directed the Ministry of Energy and Minerals to fast-track the construction of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility. The plant estimated at $30 billion is proposed to be erected in Lindi Region in the southernmost coastal town of
Sudan and South Sudan Agree to extend existing Oil export Partnership
Sudan and South Sudan agreed Tuesday to extend an oil deal between the two countries, officials said, but they failed to settle the exact terms. When they split in 2011 after decades of war, the two nations agreed that the South would pay a fixed fee for the use of export pipelines and facilities located
Tullow Oil in Jubilation as First Oil flows from Ghana’s Tweneboa, Enyenra, Ntomme (TEN) Offshore Fields
First oil has flowed from the Tweneboa, Enyenra, Ntomme (TEN) fields offshore Ghana to the production ship, FPSO Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, UK-based Tullow Oil announced August 18. Tullow as operator said that first oil was achieved “on time and on budget” three years after the plan of development was approved by Ghana’s government in May 2013.
Ghana Plans to Commence production from Three Offshore Fields This week
The director of an oil project in Ghana says that three offshore fields are expected to produce their first oil this week. Terry Hughes, director of the Tweneboa, Enyema and Ntomme fields known as TEN, said the fields off the country’s western coast have an estimated reserve of 300 million barrels over 20 years. He