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

Acquisition Approval Delays: The Wrong Look for Nigeria 

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber The Nigerian government needs to step up its game regarding approvals for indigenous companies acquiring in-country foreign energy assets. The negative consequences … Read More

IVORY COAST: FPSO Petrojarl Kong and FSO Yamoussoukro ready to leave for Phase 2 of Baleine project

 Eni announces that the naming ceremony of the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Unit (FPSO) Petrojarl Kong and the Floating Storage and Offloading Unit (FSO) Yamoussoukro was held today in … Read More

NIGERIA: Eni receives consent from NUPRC to the Sale of NAOC to OANDO

 Eni has received formal consent from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for the sale of NAOC Ltd to Oando Plc. Having already obtained all other relevant local and regulatory authorities’ … Read More

Africa and Latin America set to lead high-impact well drilling in 2024, eyeing rebound after poor 2023

The upstream industry hopes 2024 can be a bounce-back year for high-impact oil and gas drilling after a lackluster 2023, with Africa and Latin America likely to spearhead activities. Rystad … Read More