The IEA’s latest update of its Global Methane Tracker finds that methane emissions remained stubbornly high in 2022, and highlights the need for the oil and gas sector to step up to slash emissions
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TechnipFMC to support GIRLIFEX project in Angola
TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant contract to supply flexible pipes and associated hardware for the first subsea life extension project by TotalEnergies EP Angola and its Block 17 Partners in West Africa
Equatorial Guinea signs contracts with Panoro Energy and Africa Oil Corporation
Antonio Oburu Ondo, Equatorial Guinea’s recently appointed Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, has awarded Panoro Energy a 56% participating interest and operatorship in offshore Block EG-01 offshore, as well as Canadian oil and gas company, the Africa Oil Corporation, two production sharing contracts (PSCs) for offshore Blocks EG-18 and EG-31
Engen and Vivo Energy combine to create pan-African energy distributor
Vivo Energy, a major pan-African retailer and distributor of fuels and lubricants, and Engen, which boasts around 1,300 service stations across the continent, have combined their respective African businesses to create one of the largest energy distribution companies in Africa
Oil and gas sector first choice for energy workers: Airswift
The oil and gas sector is the most popular one for energy workers looking to change roles, according to Airswift’s newly-released annual Global Energy Talent Index (GETI), the comprehensive energy workforce trends report