Uganda Issues 2 exploration licenses over Ngassa block to Oranto Petroleum Limited

The ministry of energy and mineral development in Uganda has issued Issues 2 oil & gas exploration licenses over Ngassa block in Hoima district to Oranto Petroleum Limited in a … Read More

Unique Group Signs Key Dealership Agreement with Kongsberg Maritime for Kenya and Nigeria

Unique Group, one of the world’s most prominent integrated subsea and offshore solutions providers, has executed a dealer agreement with Norwegian-based Kongsberg Maritime (KM) AS. As part of the agreement, … Read More

CARIS Appoints Unique Group as Distributor for Kenya and Nigeria

Integrated subsea and offshore solution providers, Unique Group has been selected by Teledyne CARIS™ as a distributor for its hydrographic charting software solutions in Nigeria and Kenya. As part of … Read More

Equatorial Guinea Presents Offer to Join OPEC in 2017

Gabriel Mbaga Obiang, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, travelled to Vienna on January 20 to meet with OPEC officials and present the Government of Equatorial Guinea’s offer to become the … Read More

Scatec Solar, Norfund sign Power Purchase Agreement for Mozambique’s first large scale Solar Plant

Scatec Solar  and Norfund  have signed the Power Purchase Agreement securing  the sale of solar power over a 25 year period to the state owned utility Electricidade de Mozambique (EDM). … Read More

Slow market impacts refining capacity expansion with reduction of 3 million barrels per day by 2020, says GlobalData

Global crude distillation unit (CDU) capacity will grow by 16.7% by 2020 based on planned and announced refineries, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. Current capacity is 98.9 million … Read More

AECOM appoints Boni Chileshe as MD for East Africa

Fully integrated professional and technical services firm AECOM has appointed Boni Chileshe as Managing Director for East Africa. Chileshe has over 30 years’ experience within engineering and global professional services. … Read More

Opportune Time for Africa Oil & Gas Industry to consider Change: PwC Oil & Gas Review

The decline in the global oil price has led to a reduced level of activity across the African continent and had an impact on countries that traditionally depend on oil … Read More