Kenya Power expected capital expenditure to fall 16% in its current financial year as it spends less on maintaining its grid. The company said capital expenditure was likely to fall to $9.9m in its financial year to the end of June 2017.
French Total signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) to develop a major offshore gas field under a 20-year contract worth $4.8b.
Kosmos Energy signed an agreement with Galp Energia, a subsidiary of SGPS S.A., to farm out 20% non-operated stake of its interest in Blocks 5, 11, and 12, offshore Sao Tome and Principe.
State Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco), Tatweer Petroleum, and the Italian Giant Eni have signed four agreements in order to study and assess the potential of some exploration and production assets in the Bahrain.
BP and Oman Oil Company Exploration and Production signed an agreement with the government of the Sultanate of Oman amending the Oman Block 61 exploration and production sharing agreement (EPSA) to extend the license area.
APR Energy has won a project for a fast-track dual-fuel power plant in Benin. The deal is a 12-month contract with Benin’s Ministry of Energy, Water and Mines for a 50 MW plant running on APR’s fuel-flexible aeroderivative turbines.
Zimbabwe’s National Oil and Infrastructure Company will issue a tender for the construction of its 3m liter ethanol storage and handling facility in Harare.