Sonatrach and Eni have signed an agreement aiming to strengthen their partnership in the Berkine basin, located in the eastern Algeria
Gas
Libya’s Bahr Essalam Phase 2 offshore gas project starts production
Mellitah Oil & Gas, a joint venture between Eni and Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), has started production from the first well of the offshore Bahr Essalam Phase 2 project
Sahara gas vessel imports 7,000 mt LPG into Nigeria
MT Sahara Gas, the newly built vessel acquired by the West Africa Gas Limited, has delivered 7,000 mt of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in its first voyage to Nigeria, a move that is seen to bolster safe availability of cooking gas in the country
Marketing efforts are underway for Mozambique's Rovuma LNG project
Eni and ExxonMobil have jointly stated that the marketing efforts are underway for the Rovuma LNG project, which will produce, liquefy and sell natural gas from the gas fields of the Area 4 block offshore Mozambique
Gas to surpass oil as primary energy source worldwide
As gas is seen to overtake oil as the world’s primary energy source in the mid-2030s, around 64 per cent of oil and gas sector leaders expect to increase or sustain spending on gas projects in 2018