SOUTH AFRICA: Eco Atlantic Completes Farm Down in Block 3B/4B to TotalEnergies & QatarEnergy

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has announced completion of a farm down of a 13.75% Participating Interest in Block 3B/4B offshore the Republic of South Africa and Transfer of Operatorship of the Block … Read More

EGYPT: Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company Launches New Bid Round For Natural Gas Exploration at 12 Blocks in the Mediterranean & Nile Delta

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced that the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has launched a new international 2024 bid round for the exploration and exploitation of … Read More

African Energy Chamber (AEC) Endorses Oando’s $783M Acquisition of Nigerian Agip Oil Company

Nigerian energy company Oando PLC has successfully completed its acquisition of 100% of the shareholding interest in the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) from Italian multinational Eni. As the voice … Read More

NIGERIA: Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Supports Africa’s Largest Methanol Plant, Transforming Flared Gas into Valuable Resource

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is arranging a project development facility to support Africa’s largest gas-to-methanol plant, with the aim of significantly reducing CO2 emissions by offsetting flaring of natural gas … Read More

NIGERIA: Afreximbank Facilitates US$650M Financing for Oando’s Acquisition of Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited’s (NAOC’s) 20% Interest

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully arranged a senior US$500-million and a junior US$150-million reserve-based lending facility for Oando Petroleum and Natural Gas Company Limited. The facility was used to … Read More

Innovative Financing and Policy Support: Accelerating Renewable Energy Development in Africa 

By Ana Hajduka, founder and CEO of Africa GreenCo. As Africa’s energy sector deregulates, exciting opportunities open up for financial innovation to benefit consumers. Private-sector buyers and traders can mitigate … Read More

Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria Sign Gulf of Guinea Gas Pipeline Agreement, Signaling New Era of Bilateral Cooperation

 In a move set to strengthen bilateral cooperation in West Africa, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria have signed an agreement for the construction of the Gulf of Guinea Gas Pipeline Project. … Read More