The Angolan state oil company Sonangol issued a statement that it is expected to award concessions and sign contracts with contractor groups in 45 days time
Libya's oil production has dropped to 300,000 b/d, less than a quarter of what it produced before the 2011 fall of Muammar Gaddafi, mostly because of insecurity and closed pipelines.
The Ministry of oil in Sudan signed a $70m agreement with Russia’s Gazohim Techno for liquefaction of gas produced at Neem field in the west of the country using a process known as gas-to-liquids (GTL).
Saudi Arabia's PetroRabigh announced that it will launch a bid round to build new units, including one to produce clean fuel, at its petrochemical and refining complex in Rabigh
South African coal miners began a strike after wage talks collapsed, disrupting the sector that produces the country's electricity and exports coal to Europe and Asia.
The Kaleta Hydropower Station, the largest cooperative project between China and the Republic of Guinea, has gone into operation after three years of construction.