Libya’s Energy Committee has claimed that the eastern oil port of Marsa al-Hariga is likely to reopen by the end of this month
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BG Group selects ASCO as supply base provider
BG Group has selected ASCO to provide supply base services for its operations in Tanzania under a three-year contract for US$100mn
South Africa to build oil storage and blending terminal
Germany’s Oiltanking GmbH has announced that it has entered into a joint venture to build a commercial crude oil storage and blending terminal at the Port of Saldanha on South Africa’s south-western coast
Heirs Holdings invests in Seadrill for Nigerian offshore projects
Heirs Holdings, a financial company, has announced that it has made a ‘substantial’ investment in offshore drilling company Seadrill’s Nigeria unit
Total to buy Chevron’s Egypt retail network
Total has announced that it will buy the Egyptian retail network of US energy company Chevron, a move that will create its biggest marketing and services subsidiary outside of Europe