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Coal, Oil & Gas

Republic of Congo grants TotalEnergies exploration permit

1 Sep 2025

Image: Africa Energy

Coal, Oil & Gas

Africa Energy sees first output from South Africa's largest gas field by 2033

Wendell Roelf 19 Jun 2025

Coal, Oil & Gas

Chevron also comes up short in Namibia energy exploration

Ron Bousso 16 Jan 2025

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell pulls out of Namibia oil discovery

Ron Bousso 9 Jan 2025

TotalEnergies injected some positivity in its share price when news broke of its intention to exit the offshore gas project in South Africa.

Energy

Despite SA plans, TotalEnergies still plays key role in Africa

4 Jul 2024

The Sharara oil field is managed by Spain's Repsol, France's TotalEnergies, Austria's OMV, and Norway's Equinor. Source: Repsol/Flickr

Coal, Oil & Gas

Libya's largest oil field shut by protestors, again

Ayman Werfalli 4 Jan 2024

UAE leads early investment in African renewables

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

UAE leads early investment in African renewables

19 Dec 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

South Africa selects Russia's Gazprombank as partner for PetroSA refinery

Wendell Roelf 11 Dec 2023

Africa is still a top destination for oil and gas exploration. Source: Supplied

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil and gas is still big business in Africa

NJ Ayuk 4 Sep 2023

Shell finds hydrocarbons in latest Namibia exploration well

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell finds hydrocarbons in latest Namibia exploration well

Ron Bousso 12 Jul 2023

Offshore drilling platforms (rear) stand together at a dock yard near Singapore port. 2015. Source: Reuters/Tim Wimborne

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil giants drill deep as profits trump climate concerns

Ron Bousso and Nerijus Adomaitis 4 Jul 2023

Uganda approves construction licence for $3.5bn crude pipeline

Coal, Oil & Gas

Uganda approves construction licence for $3.5bn crude pipeline

Elias Biryabarema 19 Jan 2023

Small oil producers like Ghana, Guyana and Suriname could gain as buyers shun Russian crude

Coal, Oil & Gas

Small oil producers like Ghana, Guyana and Suriname could gain as buyers shun Russian crude

Jennapher Lunde Seefeldt 16 Mar 2022

TotalEnergies could lose SA licence if no output plan submitted by September

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies could lose SA licence if no output plan submitted by September

Wendell Roelf 3 Mar 2022

NJ Ayuk, executive chairman, African Energy Chamber

Coal, Oil & Gas

Greenpeace and Western anti-Africa energy groups take the wrong approach

NJ Ayuk 19 Apr 2021

Young Angolans protest for bettter living conditions in the capital Luanda in 2020. EFE-EPA

Coal, Oil & Gas

Why being endowed with oil is not always a boon: the case of Nigeria and Angola

Ross Harvey 18 Feb 2021

Angola's focus on local content in oil & gas sector

Coal, Oil & Gas

Angola's focus on local content in oil & gas sector

NJ Ayuk 12 Jan 2021

Energy resources can spark Africa's economic growth

Coal, Oil & Gas

Energy resources can spark Africa's economic growth

NJ Ayuk 4 Nov 2020

NJ Ayuk, executive chairman, African Energy Chamber

Coal, Oil & Gas

LNG projects could transform Mozambique - if Western environmentalists don't interfere

NJ Ayuk 21 Sep 2020

Mozambique's gas promise

Coal, Oil & Gas

Mozambique's gas promise

NJ Ayuk 3 Mar 2020

Research

#BFGlobal500: Amazon breaks $200bn mark, still world's most valuable brand

22 Jan 2020

King James Group, Atmosphere ranked 17th at 2019 Global Sabre Awards

PR & Communications

King James Group, Atmosphere ranked 17th at 2019 Global Sabre Awards

25 Oct 2019

Coal, Oil & Gas

PetroSA joins the ranks of sinking SOEs

8 Oct 2019

Mickael Vogel, director of strategy, African Energy Chamber

Coal, Oil & Gas

Lessons from Chad: Drilling is a no brainer

Mickael Vogel, 13 Sep 2019

Albertine Graben region in Uganda

Coal, Oil & Gas

Uganda looking for growth from second licensing round

6 Aug 2019

Strategic Fuel Fund signs deal for Block B2

Energy & Mining

Strategic Fuel Fund signs deal for Block B2

9 May 2019

Energy

What a major offshore gas find means for South Africa's energy future

14 Feb 2019

10 developments that will shape Africa's energy sector in 2019

Energy

10 developments that will shape Africa's energy sector in 2019

NJ Ayuk 21 Jan 2019

NJ Ayuk, founder and CEO of Centurion Law Group and the executive chair of the Africa Energy Chamber of Commerce

Energy

Oil fuels Angola's economic restructuring

NJ Ayuk 10 Jan 2019

Photo: The Observer

Energy

Uganda signs $4bn agreement to build a refinery

Jeff Mbanga 12 Apr 2018

Libya's NOC sees 1.25m bpd oil output by year-end

Energy

Libya's NOC sees 1.25m bpd oil output by year-end

20 Jul 2017

Engen Chemicals gets exclusive rights to X-PURGE

Fuel & Energy

Engen Chemicals gets exclusive rights to X-PURGE

30 Jun 2017

Chad settles tax dispute with foreign oil firms

Energy

Chad settles tax dispute with foreign oil firms

12 Jun 2017

Safety

D.M. Distributors to deliver Engen oil products in Mozambique

25 Jan 2017

Energy

Dos Santos daughter cleared to head Angola oil giant

30 Dec 2016

BP snaps up gas interests in Senegal, Mauritania

Infrastructure & Utilities

BP snaps up gas interests in Senegal, Mauritania

21 Dec 2016

Source: offshoretechnology.com

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sunbird "Africanises" to meet gas-to-power criteria

20 Dec 2016

Marketing

Chaos-ridden Libya's economy on the brink, say experts

21 Oct 2016

South Africa's energy industry turns to gas

Energy

South Africa's energy industry turns to gas

4 Apr 2016

Have oil companies learnt anything from the Niger Delta crisis?

ESG & Sustainability

Have oil companies learnt anything from the Niger Delta crisis?

Jeremy Lind 7 Sep 2015

Equatorial Guinea announces new ministerial appointments

Mining Resources

Equatorial Guinea announces new ministerial appointments

2 Jul 2015

Warnings on Libya government move to divert oil revenues

Infrastructure & Utilities

Warnings on Libya government move to divert oil revenues

9 Apr 2015

Libya intercepts tanker loaded with rebel oil

Shipping

Libya intercepts tanker loaded with rebel oil

11 Mar 2014

Energy dept speaks out on PetroSA

Government

Energy dept speaks out on PetroSA

2 May 2013

Fuel & Energy

PetroSA chairperson vacates post

29 Apr 2013

Engineering

WorleyParsons to do PetroSA's Mossel Bay LNG feasibility study

12 Dec 2012

Sasol mulls other coal opportunities in Limpopo

Fuel & Energy

Sasol mulls other coal opportunities in Limpopo

Siseko Njobeni 18 Oct 2012

Fuel & Energy

Vopak sells Durban terminal stake

17 Jul 2012

Oil & Gas Africa Conference offers opportunity previews

Exhibitions & Events

Oil & Gas Africa Conference offers opportunity previews

30 Jan 2012

Manufacturing

PetroSA's Project Ikhwezi gets green light

24 Nov 2011