Government cooperation is important but the private sector is expected to lead the way in boosting access to energy - this was the message from an African panel session at IP Week, held in London last week
Gas
Nigeria to increase gas for domestic use, says NNPC managing director
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the national oil company, has announced its intention to expand its domestic gas production so as to double capacity from the current production of 1.1 bscf to 2.2 bscf
Eni reaches agreement allowing restart of Damietta liquefaction plant in Egypt
Eni has signed a series of agreements with the Arab Republic of Egypt (ARE), the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and the Spanish company Naturgy, which pave the way for the restart the Damietta liquefaction plant in Egypt by June 2020
Total awards Mozambique LNG service agreements to Worley
Engineering company Worley has been awarded two master service agreements (MSAs) by Total E&P Mozambique Area 1 Limitada (Total) to provide services to the Mozambique LNG Project
Yinson wins LOI for Ghana FPSO from Aker Energy
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker Energy has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Malaysian FPSO provider Yinson Holdings Berhad to award a bare-boat charter and an operations and maintenance contract for floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel at the Pecan field, offshore Ghana