International investors are being sought for the construction of a huge oil jetty in the Port of Mombasa estimated to cost between US$80mn and US$100mn under a private-public partnership
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South Africa's Natref refinery closed for maintenance
South Africas Natref refinery will be shut until late November for scheduled maintenance, according to a statement from Singaporean co-owners, Sasol
Libya: Likely impact on NOC as a result of east-west divisions
Libyas National Oil Company (NOC) issued a decree on 4 October 2012 that gave its branch in eastern Libya the autonomy to independently run operations in the east of the country
Shell sees US$400 billion scope for investment in Nigerian oil and gas industries
Royal Dutch Shell vice-president for finance and strategy in sub-Saharan Africa, Bernard Bos, has said that Nigeria has a scope for investment worth US$400bn in the oil, gas and power industries
Nigerian oil and gas free trade zone ‘generates US$6 billion’
Olusegun Aganga, Nigerian minister of trade and investment, has revealed that the Onne oil and gas free trade zone (FTZ) has brought US$6 billion into the country since it was established in 1997