The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) plans to construct two oil refineries worth US$3bn in Bayelsa and Kogi, in Nigeria
Technical Focus
Hydra Offshore signs agreement with British steel manufacturer
British steel manufacturing firm Alexander Comley has signed a partnership agreement with Ghanaian oil and gas service provider Hydra Offshore
Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation announces East Africa licensing update
When bidding in Tanzania’s fourth Offshore Licensing Round was officially closed on 15 May, the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) announced bids by CNOOC, RAK Gas, ExxonMobil/Statoil, Mubadala and Gazprom, with other licensing rounds in the region scheduled
Total awards drillship contract to Seadrill offshore Nigeria
Seadrill has secured a contract with Total Upstream Nigeria to deploy its ultra-deepwater drillship West Jupiter for the EGINA ultra-deep offshore project in the west African country
PwC appointed to oversee Kenya petroleum master plan
The World Bank has appointed auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to undertake a consultancy in developing a new petroleum master plan in Kenya’s nascent oil and gas business