Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) decision to seek alternative financing models for funding its joint venture (JV) obligations has continued to restore confidence among investors, stimulating further Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry
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Bureau Veritas issues new guidelines for conversion of existing LNG carriers
South Africa based international certification agency Bureau Veritas has issued new FSU notations and guidance to support the construction and operation of Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRUs) and Floating Storage Units (FSUs)
‘OPEC responds to losses amidst political disruption’
OPEC oil production fell by 420,000 bpd from January to May 2018 as the continued political disruption in Venezuela and decline in Angolan oilfields resulted in significant output losses
Saipem wins FEED contract for Uganda's oil and gas refinery
Saipem has received a new front end engineering design (FEED) contract to build and develop a new refinery in Hoima, Uganda
Wentworth receives payment for gas sale in Tanzania
Wentworth, the East Africa-focused oil and gas company, has informed to receive the payments during July 2018 for gas sales generated from the Mnazi Bay Concession in Tanzania, totaling US$3.7mn