American multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil has signed a new distributor agreement with Zestcor, South Africa’s sales, procurement and supply chain management company, a move that is seen to help in supplying high-quality base stocks in South Africa and across the Sub-Saharan region
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Five firms shortlisted to buy stake in Zambia's oil refinery
Zambia has shortlisted five companies out of seven international bidders to buy a stake in Indeni Petroleum Refinery, the only oil refinery in the southern African nation
National Oil and Schlumberger sign oilfield development agreement in Kenya
National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK) has signed a MoU with the US-based global oilfield services company Schlumberger, a move that aims to explore new oil blocks in the eastern African country, boosting its oil and gas industry
Uganda to build US$4bn oil refinery in Hoima district
Uganda has signed an agreement with international companies to construct a US$4bn oil refinery in the country’s Hoima district, thus developing oil and gas opportunities in the East African nation
Sonardyne to supply SPRINT-Nav subsea navigation systems to Ashtead Technology
Ashtead Technology, the international subsea equipment specialist, has selected SPRINT-Nav systems from Sonardyne International Ltd, a move that aims to support Ashtead’s offshore oil and gas projects using ROVs and AUVs in water depths down to 4,000 metres