Egyptian engineering, construction, and procurement (EPC) company Enppi and Egyptian Petroleum company Petrojet have completed 60% of their natural gas network expansion project in Jordan, says reports. The project will be finished next October, Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Tarek El-Molla said in a press statement during a visit to Jordan. During the trip, Egypt and
Uganda National Oil Company has held talks with Kenya National Oil Company and Kenya Pipeline Company on how the two countries can benefit from oil and gas discoveries. In the talk session hosted by the National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOC) , the companies shared experiences and ways of maximizing the benefits that come with
Egypt is working on a new model for future oil and natural gas production contracts in undeveloped areas to spur exploration and help become self-sufficient in energy, oil ministry and company officials said. The most populous Arab nation is seeking to transform itself into a gas re-exporting hub on the doorstep of energy-hungry Europe, and
The number of casualties after an oil product pipeline explosion in Nigeria has reached 200 as people from local communities have gathered to protest the negligence of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation which, they allege to be the reason for the explosion. The pipeline exploded after it caught fire near the Aba Depot last week.
China has issued a new directive that will help to a new directive to curb on the growing cases of theft of oil and gas and sabotage of facilities, according to the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) press release. The document, jointly issued by the SPC, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security
Noble Energy has sold its 43.5% stake in Israel’s Tamar natural gas field, a week after announcing that it will fund a natural gas export deal with Egypt, according to reports. The Texas-based firm has sold all of its 40 million shares in the Tamar field for $4.26 each through the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The announcement
Noble Energy, Delek Drilling and Egypt East Gas Company have purchased a 39% stake in the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Company paving the way for Israel to begin exporting natural gas to Egypt, Noble announced in a press release. The Eastern Mediterranean Gas Company owns the subsea EMG pipeline that runs from the Israeli city of Ashkelon
The Uganda oil sector is likely to spend quite more money than the anticipated $4 billion for the construction of the Hoima-based oil refinery following the failure of the East African Community to buy the whole part of the share it was allocated. Although Total SA has taken up a total share of 10 per cent
Uganda insurance companies have formed a body that will extend insurance covers to the companies involved in the Uganda oil and gas industry The coordinator of Oil and Gas Uganda Insures Association, Ms Margie Lokowe, in an interview with Daily Monitor, said Uganda insurance companies have already formed a consortium in preparations of providing insurance
President Yoweri Museveni has refuted claims that Uganda oil production maybe overdue because of the slow policy implementation processes in the oil sector saying that all major decisions have been made to facilitate oil production. “What remains to be tested is the preparedness and readiness of you all and most especially the East Africans, our