The CI-GNL consortium, headed by Total, has been granted rights by the Ivorian Government to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) re-gasification terminal with a capacity of 3mt/y.
Nigeria is considering importing crude oil from Chad and Niger Republic to supply the Kaduna refinery in attempt to resolve Nigeria's chronic petrol shortage crisis.
A UK court has ruled that BP must pay more than $68m to the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) in the case of a surprise closure of Morocco's refinery, Societe Anonyme Marocaine de l’Industrie du Raffinage (Samir), in August 2015.
Chairman of the Libyan National Oil Corporation, Mustafa Sanallah, disclosed that Libya’s oil production had dropped to 523,000b/d, due to electric and power issues, yet the output is expected to recover and hit 600,000b/d.
Israel's Paz Oil announced that the company signed a deal worth up to $700m to buy 3.12bcm of natural gas for its oil refinery from the Leviathan field.
The Mozambican government’s oil and gas company ENH will have to pay $800m for its share of 10% in the natural gas exploration project in Area 4 of the Rovuma Basin.