Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has secured a US$350mn loan to finance the construction of a new 450 km-long oil pipeline from Mombasa to Nairobi
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Shell lifts force majeure on Forcados Terminal exports
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has lifted a force majeure on exports of Forcados crude oil which had been in effect for more than two months
Seplat restarts Nigeria asset acquisition negotiations
Seplat Petroleum Development Company (Seplat) has restarted negotiations to acquire an asset in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, a deal in which it had previously faced delays
Uganda to start building oil refinery this year
Construction of an oil refinery in Uganda’s Hoima district is expected to start before December this year, the country’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has said
Rosneft signs supply deal with Egypt
Egypt and Russian oil producer Rosneft have signed two deals for the supply of petroleum products and liquified natural gas to Cairo