DNV GL has appointed Ben Oudman as regional manager for Continental Europe, Eurasia, Middle East, India and Africa, aiming to strengthen the company’s efforts to overcome oil and gas industry’s challenges to progress in the region
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Cepsa signs deal with Sonatrach to redevelop Algeria oilfield
Cepsa, Sonatrach and Alnaft, the national resources development agency of Algeria, have signed a new concession contract for operating the Rhoude el Krouf (RKF) oilfield, located in the Berkine basin in Algeria
CGG partners with SNH for 2018 Cameroon licensing round
CGG has signed an agreement with Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH), Cameroon’s national oil and gas company, to promote the country’s 2018 onshore and offshore licensing round
Nigeria's Edo State to develop 5,500 bpd modular refinery
Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo State in Nigeria, has signed a MoU with a Chinese consortium for the development of a 5,500 bpd modular refinery in Edo State
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