Middle East and Africa’s Oil & Gas Industry Saw a Drop in Deal Activity in Q1 2021

Led by $2.59bn asset transaction with BP Exploration (Epsilon), Middle East and Africa’s oil & gas industry saw a drop of 32.92% in deal activity during Q1 2021, when compared … Read More

ENGIE Streamlines its Activities & Incorporates Africa in its MESCAT Business Unit

ENGIE has merged its Africa portfolio with the MESCAT Business Unit under the leadership of Sébastien Arbola, Chief Executive Officer of ENGIE MESCATA (Middle East, South and Central Asia, Turkey … Read More

Middle East & Africa Oil and Gas Pipeline Sector Still Reeling From Impacts of Weak Demand and COVID-19

The Middle East and African (MENA) oil and gas pipelines sector has been impacted due to low oil prices and weak demand as a result of COVID-19. The pandemic has … Read More

GardaWorld expands into more Africa countries after acquisition of Aegis Group

GardaWorld, the world’s largest privately owned security and cash services provider, announces today the strategic expansion of its protective services platform in Africa and the Middle East after entering into … Read More

The first 100 students in the Total Young Graduate Programme almost completing training

Total founded the Young Graduate Programme in April 2014 – an innovative initiative aimed at young graduates from more than 40 of the countries in Africa and Middle East in … Read More

Talks between Afren and SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company fail

On 22 December 2014, Afren plc announced that it had received a highly preliminary approach from SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company plc (Seplat) regarding a possible combination with Afren. Seplat was … Read More

Afren suspends CEO, COO over corruption allegations

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Afren plc has announced that its Board has temporarily suspended the CEO, Osman Shahenshah and the COO, Shahid Ullah over corruption allegations. Afren says that the two have … Read More

Focus on Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) in Southern and Eastern Africa – KPMG

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] LNG is a key component of the global energy supply mix and it is a core strategic focus area for global oil and gas companies. LNG is seen … Read More