Natural gas will be a pivotal component of Africa’s energy future as it is uniquely poised for growth despite the move toward a surplus liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply in the global gas cycle.
The European Union has reached a deal to phase out Russian gas faster than originally planned, a move that aims to finally sever ties between the bloc and its once-primary energy supplier.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met delegations from US oil major Chevron and the Syrian Petroleum Company to discuss cooperation in oil and gas exploration fields on Syrian shores, the Syrian state news agency said on Tuesday.
Nigeria has tendered 50 oil and gas blocks, eyeing $10 billion in new investments over the next ten years and 400,000 barrels daily in additional production capacity, local media report.
TotalEnergies EP Nigeria has signed a farm-out agreement with Chevron subsidiary Star Deep Water Petroleum for a 40% stake in the PPL 2000 and PPL 2001 offshore exploration licences in Nigeria, TotalEnergies announced on Monday.
Dr Kayode Thomas, CEO of Bell Oil & Gas, talks to The Energy Year about the company’s strategy of expanding local manufacturing through its Lekki Free Zone facility and how strong technical partnerships are driving long-term capacity development. Bell Oil & Gas provides oilfield services with a focus on Nigerian content and indigenous engineering solutions.
Eni SpA said Tuesday the second phase of Congo LNG in the Republic of the Congo has started operations, bringing the project’s capacity to three million metric tons per annum (MMtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 4.5 billion cubic meters (158.92 billion cubic feet) a year of natural gas equivalent.
Africa’s demand for refined oil products is projected to increase from about 4 million barrels per day in 2024 to over 6 million barrels per day by 2050, according to the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) 2026 Outlook Report, The State of African Energy.
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor and 35 others received various recognitions at the 9th Ghana Energy Awards held in Accra on Friday, November 28, 2025.
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), in partnership with the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), last Friday engaged market women at Madina on the management and use of petroleum revenues.