Halliburton has completed what it says is the industry’s first deployment of integrated closed-loop rig automation and managed pressure drilling (MPD) on a deepwater exploration well with Eni offshore Indonesia, marking a milestone for automated drilling operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO) of Royal Exchange Plc, Mrs. Idu Okeahialam, has said that a broader strategy and stronger collaboration between operators in the oil and gas industry and insurance sector will lead to greater success in local content implementation and digital transformation.
Cameroon expects oil and gas production activity to contract sharply in 2027, highlighting the growing pressure on one of the country’s key extractive industries before new projects are expected to come online.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Petralon Energy, Ahonsi Unuigbe, has said that. Nigeria’s oil and gas sector is moving beyond policy design and into implementation.
The upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2026 conference and exhibition will host a dedicated technical session, “Gas Processing, LNG Infrastructure & Regional Gas Monetization Pathways,” bringing into focus the infrastructure systems and engineering innovations enabling the transformation of the MSGBC basin into a globally relevant gas production and export hub.
Energy experts have identified regional integration, sustained infrastructure investment, market-driven pricing and cross-border collaboration as critical to unlocking Africa’s vast gas resources and positioning Nigeria as major global gas supplier.
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is preparing another ambitious expansion of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery that could transform it into the largest refining complex in the world, marking a major milestone for Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.
The World Bank approved an $875 million financing package for Côte d’Ivoire and signed an interim agreement with Eni’s local unit to support development of the country’s growing natural gas sector, including technical assistance for its Gas Master Plan.
The conference, scheduled for October 12 to 16, 2026, is being positioned by the African Energy Chamber as a major continental platform for policy dialogue, dealmaking and energy investment across Africa.
Metropolitan CCS Ltd, a joint venture of INPEX Corp and Kanto Natural Gas Development Co Ltd, has begun drilling an appraisal well for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project planned to serve industrial emitters in the Greater Tokyo Area.