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Issue 420 - 23 July 2020

Egypt: Domestic gas market reforms

The Petroleum Ministry is driving forward a broad agenda of energy sector market reforms in an attempt to respond to the economic storm created by the Covid-19 pandemic. A large part of the strategy hinges on the ability of the government to restructure the domestic market in...

Issue 420 - 23 July 2020

Egypt

Issue 420 - 23 July 2020

South Africa: Renergen aims for LNG, helium project

South Africa’s Renergen expects to launch a new phase of drilling in late July, targeting gas-producing fracture systems in its Virginia Gas Project production hub in Free State. As the field has gas permeating up through faults and fissures, rather than a conventional...

Issue 420 - 23 July 2020

South Africa

Issue 420 - 23 July 2020

Nigeria: New evidence in P and ID case

The Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) and British Virgin Islands-listed Process & Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID) presented their cases at the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court in London, United Kingdom, on 13-14 July in the latest milestone of their long-...

Issue 420 - 23 July 2020

Nigeria

Issue 419 - 09 July 2020

Nigeria pushes gas agenda

President Mohammadu Buhari officially flagged off the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project on 30 June, marking the start of construction for Nigeria’s largest gas pipeline development. The $2.8bn, 614km pipeline scheme will allow the injection of 2.2bcf/d of gas into...

Issue 419 - 09 July 2020

Nigeria

Issue 419 - 09 July 2020

Cameroon: VOG cuts off Eneo, plans expansion

Victoria Oil & Gas (VOG) has terminated a gas supply agreement to Eneo after the utility racked up $16m of debt to the Logbaba joint venture. VOG, which supplies gas to customers in the Douala area via a 50km pipeline network from its Logbaba site, said its Gaz du Cameroun (...

Issue 419 - 09 July 2020

Cameroon

Issue 419 - 09 July 2020

Egypt: New gas find extends Great Nooros Area

Eni has announced a gas discovery with the first exploration well on the North El Hammad licence in the Nile Delta, extending the prolific Great Nooros area to the west. The Bashrush discovery is located in 22 metres of water, 11km from the coast, 12km north-west of the Nooros...

Issue 419 - 09 July 2020

Egypt

Issue 418 - 25 June 2020

Morocco: Gas-prone north-east attracts more IOC interest

Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (Onhym) announced the signing on 12 June of a two-year reconnaissance contract with ConocoPhillips Morocco Ventures for the onshore Mesorif area in northern Morocco. Bringing in a US major, even at the earliest stage of the...

Issue 418 - 25 June 2020

Morocco

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