EQUATORIAL GUINEA MAY decide to build a US$2.2bn liquefied natural gas plant in 2012, according to Gabriel Obiang Lima, a vice minister of mines, industry and energy.

ARTUMAS GROUP HAS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Tanzania and the Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corporation to proceed with a pre-feasibility study into the monetisation of the natural gas assets in Mnazi Bay with a focus on Ammonia/Urea/Methanol.

REATILE GAZ (PTY) Ltd, a subsidiary of Reatile Resources (Pty) Ltd that focuses on the LPG market, has concluded its merger with the South African LPG marketing interests of Engen Petroleum Ltd. The deal was signed, with the Minister of Energy Dipuo Peters officiating.

THE SHELL PETROLEUM Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has begun producing oil and gas from the Gbaran-Ubie project in the Niger Delta, providing an important new source of energy for export and domestic markets.

ENI HAS PUMPED first gas from the Tuna field, in the Temsah concession, off Egypt.