Oil Review Africa weekly digest - 24th - 28th April

Libya oilfields restart fuels concerns about global glut 

Libya's Sharara and El Feel oilfields returned to production this week after protests which blocked the pipelines came to end

IEA: Global oil discoveries and new projects fell to historic lows in 2016 

Global oil discoveries fell to a record low in 2016 as companies continued to cut spending and conventional oil projects sanctioned were at the lowest level in more than 70 years, according to the International Energy Agency, which warned that both trends could continue this year 

Shell completes sale of Vivo Energy to Vitol Africa BV 

Shell has completed the sale of its 20 per cent interest in Vivo Energy Holding B.V. to Vitol Africa B.V. for a total amount of US$250mn 

South Sudan calls for oil and gas investment after Total and Tullow negotiations collapse 

Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, the South Sudanese minister of petroleum, has called for investment in oil and gas blocks B1 and B2 after negotiations broke down with French major Total 

Thailand gears up to be 'the energy hub for Asia' 

“Powering Growing Markets Sustainably Beyond 2030” at Future Energy Asia Exhibition and Conference scheduled for December 2018 in BITEC, Thailand BITEC“Powering Growing Markets Sustainably Beyond 2030” at Future Energy Asia Exhibition and Conference scheduled for December 2018 in BITEC, Thailand