Three oil ports in Libya that have been shut down for over a year are to be reopened, as the country now has a unity government in Tripoli, a spokesman Petroleum Facilities Guard said . “We are planning to reopen the ports. It’s under the control of the unity government now,” Ali al-Hassi, a spokesman for the Petroleum Facilities Guard, said. The oil ports in Es Sider, Ras Lanuf and...

Kenya has revealed plans to take possession of a suspended refinery in Mombasa and transform it into a storage plant, in order to improve the country's energy goals. The refinery has been redundant since 2013, after plans for a $1.2-billion renovation were neglected on talks by consultants that it was not economically viable. According to Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Charles...

Micoperi has been chosen as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for Tema Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in Ghana. According to the Italian offshore contractor, the project will commence this year will have a capacity of approximately 3.40 mtpa of LNG, which is equal to 500 Mmscf/d of gas, using a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) anchored 12 km...

In Djibouti, a ceremony to commence the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal was held on Thursday in Damerjog. The LNG facility is to be developed by POLY-GCL Petroleum Group, (a joint venture between China POLY Group and GCL Group). The project is estimated to cost $4 billion with initial LNG export anticipated by mid-to-late 2018. According to POLY-GCL, the...

In Libya, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Monday cleared the oil storage tanks at the Ras Lanuf terminal following attacks by the Islamic State militants on the country's two largest oil ports last week, Reuters reports. The group attacked the Es Sider and Ras Lanuf terminals, which is situated between the town of Sirte, and the eastern city of Benghazi. The attacks prompted clashes...

The Ministry of Petroleum has announced that the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and the Arab Petroleum Pipeline Company (SUMED) has entered into the first contract for the exploitation of the Ain Sukhna Product Hub (ASPH) Jetty. The aim of this contract, is for a $324 million investment into infrastructure projects which will boost the country’s capability to transfer...

South Africa is planning to inaugurate a tender for its first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) import terminal by H1 of 2016, the head of the Department of Energy's IPP office Karen Breytenbach (photo) revealed. According to Breytenbach the aim is to start importation of LNG by 2018/19. She noted that the government in its plans, anticipates to inaugurate a request for pre-qualifications...

In Mozambique, the government has agreed to grant ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the right to recover costs for one of its project in the country. Indeed, the company is to construct in Mozambique, a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal to store gas products which are to be exported.This project is expected to be one of the biggest worldwide, with a capacity to produce 20 million tons of LNG every...

In the Port of Cape Town, Burgan Cape Terminals has begun the construction of a new independent fuel storage, distribution and loading facility, for the storage and distribution of both locally produced and imported fuels. The facility was launched on Thursday. It is the first project to be effected under the government’s Operation Phakisa programme. It is anticipated to boost the country’s...

In Mozambique, Puma Energy has opened two new terminals, therefore increasing its capacity in the country to 275, 500 m³. The new Matola terminals; the company’s second largest in Africa, however, include 11 steel storage tanks which jointly added 115, 000 m³ storage capacity. While the bitumen terminal is aimed at cutting Mozambique’s reliance on imports, the fuel terminal creates a new...