Norwegian gas supplies rose to Europe in the midst of a workers’ strike that has seen oil production decrease by 8%.

S&P Golbal Platts data showed that Russian gas flows to Europe was steady in June at 11.1 billion cubic meters (bcm), to be declined 20% year on year (YoY).

The petroleum sector initiates the production in Raven Gas Field in North Alexandria concession next September, with an estimated maximum gas production capacity between 850 and 900 million cubic feet per day (cf/d).

The electricity generation capacity across Egypt is currently stable with no power-cuts as power plants are constantly supplied with sufficient amount of natural gas and mazut.

Algerian state-owned firm Sonatrach has signed gas supply deals with Spain and Italy’s Eni.

Taqa Petroleum Company agreed to provide 1300 cm/d of gas to the Egyptian Black Sand Company (EBSC) black sand separation plant located in Kafr Al-Sheikh.

Town Gas has provided gas to 3.2m customers, out of 7.7m, all over the country.

South Africa's Egoli Gas Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the US energy solutions company dedicated to delivering clean electricity, Dominovas Energy Corporation, to ensure the delivery of a steady and reliable supply of natural gas for production of over 430,000kWh of clean, fuel cell generated electricity in the country each year.

Israeli Tamar Partnership and the Spanish energy company Union Fenosa Gas (UFG) are holding talks on a possible pipeline gas supply deal reviving the 2014 memorandum of understanding that has since been halted over the Israeli domestic disputes regarding energy market regulatory issues.

Pipeline vandals and oil thieves have lost Nigeria 560,000 barrels of crude to the refineries as feedstock and 109m litres of petroleum products between January and May 2016. The country's national budget was based on 2.2mb/d of crude oil production, but pipeline vandalism has resulted in a reduction of 700,000b/d of oil.