Towards addressing the growing energy demands in the country, the Republic of Mozambique’s Pipeline Investments Company (Rompco), has today revealed plans to expand the 865km gas pipeline which conveys gas from Mozambique to South Africa. This expansion plan requires the installation of a pipeline similar to the previous one from scraper station 1 (STS1). The pipeline is about 128km from the...

In Mauritania, Sterling Energy Plc., has announced that it has concluded the acquisition of a 13.5% working interest in the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for offshore Block C-10. The PSC which was awarded in 2011, is currently in the phase 2 of the exploration period which will expire on November 30, 2017. It covers Block C-10 which lies in water depths of 50 meters to 2, 400 meters with a...

In Cameroon, an eight-year agreement has been signed between Gazprom’s affiliated company, Gazprom Marketing & Trading Singapore Pte Ltd (GM&TS), Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH), Perenco Cameroon S.A. (PERCAM), Golar Hilli and Golar Cameroon (GOLAR) for the floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project, off the coast of Kribi. According to Offshore Energy Today, the project...

In Nigeria, the management of the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) Limited has announced that following the successful conclusion of maintenance works on its crude refinement unit, the company will commence operation this week, Sun news reports. PHRC whose columns collapsed in October this year, has not been able to refine its usual 210,000 bo/d production capacity, thereby adding to the...

Ophir Energy has awarded Fugro Enterprise, a contract to deliver survey services to be used to develop large-scale assets and infrastructure offshore Equatorial Guinea, LNG world news reports. Fugro is to use three of its vessels; Fugro Searcher, Fugro Scout and Fugro Frontier to carry out surveys which includes, Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) surveys, geotechnical, environmental and...

In South Africa, following the establishment of a coolant manufacturing plant in July this year in Woodmead, Cummins Filtration has appointed Hytec Fluid Technology (HFT) a hydraulic fluid specialist as its dealer for the Fleetguard range of engine protection products in Southern Africa. This facility is to serve as a new regional distribution centre and...

As a way of expanding its range of lubricant products in the country, Oando Marketing Plc., has introduced a new synthetic lubricant, the Oleum SYN, an ultra-high performance fully synthetic engine oil, scientifically formulated with ultimate cleansing technology and designed for the most advanced modern petrol engines including Turbo charged ones. This new innovation was presented by the...

Rift Energy has announced that following the completion of pre-drilling works, it is now set to proceed with the drilling of its first well in Block L19 located in Kenya.  According to the company, the drilling will commence in the first quarter of 2016 and four drill-ready prospects have been identified including more than twenty extra leads with noteworthy reserve potential. Rift...

Airborne Oil and Gas on Thursday announced that a West African operator has placed an order for its Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) technology to be used for stimulation of fluid injection in deep water, offshore West Africa. The Netherlands-based composite pipe manufacturer did not disclose details about the customer nor financial details of...

Towards focusing on incorporating gas production with its supply business, Oando has voiced out plans to construct a $350 million gas plant in Nigeria. According to Bolaji Osunsanya (photo), MD of Oando Gas and Power unit, the plant which has a capacity to process 300 Mmscf/d of gas, will take about 2 years to be completed. He...