Angola’s state oil and gas company Sonangol has announced the extension of deadline for farm down bid process to 20 August 2021
Exploration
SDX Energy spuds HA-1X well at South Disouq, Egypt
SDX Energy, the MENA-focused energy company, has announced the spudding of the Hanut-1 exploration well (HA-1X), the second well in the Companys 2021 two-well drilling campaign in South Disouq following the successful IY-2 well announced in July
Uganda’s oil and gas a key focus at African Energy Week
Uganda’s sizeable reserves, enabling regulation and proactive national oil company is positioning the country as a regional hydrocarbon leader, and African Energy Week in Cape Town is set to promote it from 9-12 November 2021
GNPC seeks approval for US$1.65bn loan for oil exploration
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is seeking parliamentary approval for a US$1.65bn loan to buy a 70% stake in the South Deep Water Tano (SDWT) and a 37% stake in the Deep Water Tano/Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP)
‘Global low carbon hydrogen production capacity to reach 14 mtpa in 2030’
Global capacity for hydrogen production from renewable energy or natural gas with carbon capture may increase by more than 20 times, reaching 14 mtpa by 2030, according to GlobalData