New free port to come up in Ghana for oil and gas companies
Ghana will open a US$600mn free port for oil and gas services to offshore and deep water exploration, development and production companies at Atuabo in 2018
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Associated gas powers Wintershall’s Libya plant
BASF’s subsidiary Wintershall has announced that it will power its Libyan plant using associated gases
Shell set to buy BG Group for US$69.7bn
Anglo-Dutch oil explorer Shell will acquire British gas producer BG Group for US$69.7bn in cash and stock, both companies have announced
Ethiopia to build 160 oil depots to address fuel shortage problem
Ethiopian Petroleum Supply Enterprise (EPSE) has announced that it will built 160 oil depots across the country to resolve the occasional shortage of petroleum
NOIC acquires US$3.6mn fuel depot in Zimbabwe
State-owned National Oil Infrastructure Company (NOIC) has acquired a fuel depot in Zimbabwe’s Bulawayo city for US$3.6mn as it moves to push its products in southern and western regions of the country
