Sudan's oil production has dropped to between 95,000 to 100,000b/d, while the country has partially lifted fuel and electricity subsidies as part of an economic reform package aimed at cutting government spending.
A total 222 buildings have been connected with photovoltaic (PV) installations as part of Shams Dubai initiative. This project, with the aim of increase Dubai’s total power output from clean energy sources to 75% by 2050.
Nigeria signed a $112m agreement with Seven Energy to supply 130mcf/d of natural gas Calabar Power Project (NIPP). Another gas supply agreement was signed between Nigeria Delta Power House Company Ltd (NDPHC) and Seven Energy.
The state-owned Oman Oil Company (OOC), the national petroleum investment company, plans to progress the implementation of three strategically petrochemical ventures by 2017. The total investment worth $1.81b.
Saudi Arabia, raised pricing for December sales of all oil grades to Asia in order to take advantage of a brief increase in demand for Middle Eastern crude.
‘The Egypt Petroleum Show 2017’ held under the high patronage of the President, His Excellency Abdel Fattah El Sisi, and support of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources promises to be the largest oil & gas industry gathering North Africa has ever seen taking place in Cairo from the 14-16 February at the Cairo International Convention Center.
The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and Polish state owned PGNiG, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), accordingly PGNiG will conduct primary studies on Iran’s Sumar oil field in the Iranian western province of Kermanshah.
Nigeria's oil production has fallen by at least 200,000b/d as a result of a militant attack that has forced the closure of the major Trans Forcados Pipeline (TFP) early November.
Royal Dutch Shell and its joint venture (JV) partners, Pavilion Energy and Ophir Energy, have started $80m Noble Globetrotter II drilling campaign offshore Tanzania.
Partners in Israel's Leviathan natural gas field declared that the project's first development stage will include a capacity of 12bcm/y of gas. Further stages could include an additional 9bcm/y of gas.