Here is a brief overview of the week’s news on Oil Review Africa, from 19th June - 23rd June 2017
Ghana Summit Opening Ceremony: Oil and gas updates from GE and West African Gas Pipeline Company
At the Ghana Summit Opening Ceremony, Kwabena Aforo Addo spoke on behalf of GE Oil and Gas West Africa in his capacity as sales director, while West African Pipeline Company (WAPC) was represented by Christopher Beale, the general manager for commercial and business development. Click here to read the full story.
Ghana Summit Opening Ceremony: Big ambitions for oil and gas in Ghana and Equatorial Guinea
Leaders from the oil and gas industry representing Ghana and Equatorial Guinea were largely upbeat when they addressed delegates at the opening ceremony of the Ghana Summit, which is being held this week in Accra. Click here to read the full story.
Mozambique and Shell sign MoU for domestic use of the Rovuma Basin gas
The multinational oil and gas company Shell has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mozambique government, aiming to allocate gas from the Maputo’s Rovuma Basin for domestic use in the country. Click here to read the full story.
Lekoil focuses on the development of Otakikpo and Ogo assets in Nigeria
In its financial result statement for 2016, Nigeria’s leading oil and gas producer Lekoil Limited has highlighted that the company will remain focused on the commercial production at Otakikpo asset, and advance towards developing its Ogo oil discovery. Click here to read the full story.
Egypt expects to raise US$150mn from the IPO of ENPPI
With an aim to raise US$150mn from an initial public offering (IPO), Egyptian government plans to sell 24 per cent stake of the state-owned Engineering for the Petroleum and Process Industries (ENPPI) on the domestic equity market. Click here to read the full story.
South Sudan to push ahead with petroleum audit
The South Sudanese Ministry of Petroleum has launched a public tender to perform an audit and produce a report on the country's petroleum sector. Click here to read the full story.
CGG: Geostatistical seismic reservoir characterisation brings more accurate understanding of the reservoir
CCG wrote this article, which was published in the EAGE Daily News, and promoted the topic at the EAGE show in Paris last week. Click here to read the full story.
Ghana and Scotland to cooperate on oil and gas development
With the Ghana Summit as a backdrop, the Scottish Oil and Gas Trade Mission will be in Accra next week to forge new links between Scottish businesses and Ghanaian partners. Click here to read the full story.
DuPont Clean Technology to support Dangote’s Nigeria oil refinery
Dangote group has contracted DuPont Clean Technologies to supply a range of proprietary equipment for the construction of a new oil refinery in Nigeria, a contract that aims to help Dangote’s emissions requirements and to meet gasoline pool octane for the new refinery. Click here to read the full story.
