Here is a brief overview of the week’s news on Oil Review Africa, from 8th- 12th January 2018
Algeria's Sonatrach to help in Iraq’a oil and gas exploration projects
The government-run energy company of Algeria, Sonatrach, is planning possible investment opportunities in Iraq’s oil exploration and natural gas projects. Click here to read the full story.
China’s Sinopec to use Eni’s EST technology
Eni has sold the licence and basic engineering project to the Chinese company Sinopec to construct a refining plant using the Eni Slurry Technology (EST). Click here to read the full story.
C-Innovation forms subsea projects group for an integrated subsea solutions
C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), has formed a turnkey subsea projects group to provide a complete solution to its global customer base. Click here to read the full story.
254 companies bid for Nigerian crude grades: NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has started the process for the selection of off-takers for Nigeria’s crude oil grades in 2018, with 254 companies expressing interest to participate in the bid. Click here to read the full story.
Burkina Faso, Mali and Ghana ministers to join Regional Energy Co-operation Summit in January 2018
The Regional Energy Co-operation Summit will be held in Abidjan from 24-25 January 2018, focusing on the roadmap for sustainable electricity trade in Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) booming gas and energy markets. Click here to read the full story.
Offshore Well Intervention to discuss acid stimulation case study
Chevron is set to share the results of a recent project offshore Nigeria at the Offshore Well Intervention Workshop West Coast of Africa in Accra, to be held from 7-8 March 2018. Click here to read the full story.
Chinese Sinopec to acquire Chevron South Africa
Sinopec, one of China's largest state-owned companies, has undertaken to invest US$480mn in South Africa to upgrade and modernise Chevron South Africa’s Cape Town-based oil refinery. Click here to read the full story.
NOC wins arbitration case over Ras Lanuf Refinery in Libya
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has won two international arbitration cases for the 220,000 bpd-capacity Ras Lanuf Refinery, and said that production would resume as early as possible. Click here to read the full story.
