Following the success of two of its three applications in Mozambique’s fifth licensing round, Sasol has announced that it is set to explore wells in the country. Sasol as operator with 70% and Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH) the state oil company with 30% carried interest, were awarded the onshore Area PT5-C, which is about 3 012 km², adjacent to the Pande and Temane...

Towards reducing the time ships wait at the port as a result of limited storage space, Vivo Energy a leading oil marketing company has decided to open storage tanks with a 14 million oil storage capacity in Mombasa. According to officials, the expansion is to save the country exorbitant demurrage charges enforced by shipping lines for keeping vessels waiting due to limited storage capacity. The...

Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy is to launch a new bidding round for all outstanding deep and ultra-deepwater blocks in 2016, following the success of its 2012 and 2014 bidding rounds. Two operators; RoyalGate Energy and Brazil’s G3 Oleo e Gas have confirmed further exploration prospects in Equatorial Guinea in 2016. RoyalGate Energy is to drill Block Z and G3 Oleo...

The biggest gas find in Egypt, Zohr, has the potential to supply much of the country’s increasing domestic gas demand as well as having an impact on regional gas commercialization plans, new analysis from IHS reveals. IHS noted that as a result of an imbalance in demand and production, all the gas initially meant for exports has been distributed for use in the domestic market.“While there...

The government of Cameroon has put Boeing Consulting in charge of the elaboration of the re-lauching plan for Cameroon Airlines Corporation (Camair Co), private Daily Mutations reveals quoting a correspondence from Secretary General at the presidency, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, sent on October 9, 2015, to the chairman of Camair Co’s board of directors (CBD), Edouard Akame Mfoumou. Responding to...

Towards achieving a broader campaign to explore in Africa, Total is to resume drilling offshore South Africa, a senior official told Energy-pedia. Last year, the company put a stop to drilling activities due to mechanical problems with its rig during high winds and rough seas in the Outeniqua Basin, about 175 km off the southern coast of South Africa. “Our plan is to drill next year but only...

Rwanda Correctional Services (RCS) has been given the “ICPA Correctional Excellence Awards 2015-Correctional Healthcare Award-Rwanda Prison Service- Biogas Project” for its efforts in using Biogas to combat environmental degradation, New Times news reports. The award was handed over to RCS’ Deputy Commissioner General, Mary Gahonzire by the International Correctional and Prison Association...

Offshore Mozambique Exploration and Production Company ExxonMobil and RN-Exploration, a subsidiary of Rosneft have been declared winners of the 3 blocks in the fifth licence round organized by the Republic of Mozambique’s Institute of National Petroleum (INP). This marks a serious achievement for the two companies as they face a strong competition from other global companies. INP after...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has deployed 306 truckloads of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as fuel, which is about 10 million litres, to some Northern states in the country. The corporation in a statement by Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, declared that the deployment was to put a stop to the queues seen at some petrol stations in...

Exxon Mobil, Eni and Sasol have won bids in Mozambique and off its Indian Ocean coastline to explore new blocks for fossil fuels. The bids were won at the Mozambique’s fifth oil and gas round organized by the Institute of National Petroleum (INP). It allows for the exploration of a total of 15 blocks in 74 259 km². The blocks include three new areas of the northern Rovuma Basin where...