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15 April 2020
Partners in Mozambique project could seek further cost cuts as global revenue slump looks set to endure
19 March 2020
A state guarantee for the bulk of the financing needed for a big pipeline project suggests Nigeria is serious about boosting domestic gas supplies
21 February 2020
The operator remains positive, but the future of Kenya’s first oil development remains very uncertain
11 February 2020
Delays to talks over Tanzania’s planned LNG export facility are putting the project’s future in jeopardy
21 November 2019
The energy ministry’s aim to achieve FID in early 2020 looks ambitious
5 November 2019
The petroleum ministry is poised to publish a new timetable and hold a Houston roadshow
5 November 2019
Explorers say they will work with the government to try to revive the nascent shale gas industry, but a new fracking moratorium makes it look like an uphill struggle
31 October 2019
Kosmos makes the year’s largest deepwater gas discovery
27 September 2019
Kosmos and BP have found more gas in Senegal, but further LNG exports will have to wait
29 August 2019
The Qatari NOC is betting on the promise of Total’s Orange Basin play
24 July 2019
The Africa-focused oil firm is struggling with technical problems and protracted negotiations with host governments
18 July 2019
IOCs have reengaged in Rovuma Basin discussions—but the East African country will find it hard to get LNG back on track
17 July 2019
Aker Energy’s planned Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points development is benefitting from a regional initiative
10 July 2019
Equatorial Guinea has secured fresh supply for its LNG plant, but can it build on that success?
5 July 2019
The FID timetable has slipped due to environmental and social impact consultation hold ups
5 July 2019
The government has moved fast to investigate block sale
1 July 2019
Efforts to attract investment to a 15-block offshore licensing round are gathering momentum
25 June 2019
Oil sector investment outlook remains uncertain for the landlocked central African country
20 June 2019
Mozambique’s long-awaited giant LNG project is now set for completion
11 June 2019
New reserve assessments and government talks will shape the Cameroon project's future
28 May 2019
One of the African oil sector's bellwethers lowers its production forecast
28 May 2019
A new government has brought a new approach to licensing
23 May 2019
Total has made what could be a major discovery in South Africa, but there is a long way to go before the commercial prospects become clear
14 May 2019
The new boss of Angola’s state oil firm is seen as another safe pair of hands
10 May 2019
Explorers are likely to benefit from infrastructure being put in place for the existing crude export project
3 May 2019
The UK shale gas industry has long struggled to gain traction and sees no green light in sight
18 April 2019
The west African state’s hopes of restoring oil output rest on the reception given to its 2019 licensing round
29 March 2019
The East Africa state is keen to conclude an agreement later this year.
29 March 2019
The Nigerian president is likely to remain a difficult partner for oil firms in his second term in office
19 March 2019
Bidders are awaiting clarification on implementation of a new hydrocarbons code
15 March 2019
The former “failed state” needs to deliver on its promises if the bidding process is to be a success
12 March 2019
The natural gas sector needs to be prepared for declining demand after the mid-2020s—and there are doubts that it is
8 March 2019
West Africa's latest entrant to the hydrocarbons sector is expected to be producing oil and gas from 2022
7 March 2019
The oil and gas sector feels better able to survive oil price volatility, DNV GL’s boss tells Petroleum Economist, as long as spending is kept under control
27 February 2019
The country’s efforts to kickstart offshore exploration have hit a snag
27 February 2019
Africa's second-largest oil exporter needs more than the currently envisaged pipeline of oil projects if it is to remain a force
20 February 2019
Tullow, BP and CNR are among IOCs with drilling plans
11 February 2019
Total plans drilling campaign to establish scale of reserves
6 February 2019
The country has large untapped gas reserves and wants foreign partners to help unlock them
28 January 2019
In Nigeria’s oil sector, debts are being settled—albeit gradually—and financial backing for new projects is being put in place, but investors remain cautious.
25 January 2019
Big international energy firms’ interest in Ghanaian upstream acreage bolsters hopes for the future
24 January 2019
Cuadrilla’s UK fracking resumption has been a stop-start affair
18 January 2019
A record number of licenses were awarded, in keeping with a rise in exploration activity across the North Sea, though firm work commitments fell
17 January 2019
An uptick in west African activity holds promise for hard-pressed drillers
11 January 2019
Ophir Energy’s long-running efforts to fund the Equatorial Guinea project fail, as the company engages in takeover talks
17 December 2018
Equinor, ExxonMobil and Shell are among the interested parties
11 December 2018
Major investments in the civil-war ravaged country are likely to depend on the success of a recently signed peace deal
11 December 2018
The island nation hopes it can emulate hydrocarbons finds in neighbouring Mozambique
4 December 2018
The West African country’s most recent effort to find offshore oil came up short, but explorers hope to drill more wells in 2019
