Ghana, Seychelles and São Tomé and Príncipe are advancing distinct but converging energy transition pathways, as governments shift from policy design to execution-ready infrastructure and investable project pipelines. These national strategies will be presented at the Power Africa Today conference during African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 in Cape Town from October 12–16.
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is implementing an ambitious turnaround strategy to become a major supplier of petroleum products to the landlocked Sahelian countries, leveraging Ghana’s safe transit corridor and the region’s growing demand.
India, the world’s third-largest importer of oil and the second-largest buyer of liquefied petroleum gas, faced major disruptions due to restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz during the conflict between the US and Iran.
For 75 years, petroleum has been the dominant source of U.S. energy consumption. By the end of the decade, natural gas is expected to overtake oil for the first time, marking a major shift in the nation’s energy mix.
TotalEnergies is offering millions of barrels of Iraq’s Basrah Medium and Basrah Heavy crudes for prompt delivery to Asia this month and next, traders who had received some of these offers told Bloomberg on Friday.
TotalEnergies has agreed to sell its minority non-operated interest in the Marjoram gasfield offshore Malaysia to INPEX for USD 350 million, the companies said on Thursday.
The South Australian government has awarded Santos Ltd a 10-year contract to supply 200 petajoules of domestic natural gas to the state from 2030.
Zephyr Energy has expanded its operated position in Utah’s Paradox basin through the acquisition of an additional 2,294 acres of Utah Trust Lands Administration (TLA) leases, increasing its regional footprint to more than 72,000 gross operated acres.
Iraq signed a five-year agreement with U.S. oilfield services company Halliburton to manage and develop the Bin Umar and Sindbad oil and gas fields in the southern province of Basra, advancing the government’s strategy to expand hydrocarbon production and strengthen fuel supplies for the domestic power sector.
KONGSBERG has been awarded a contract to provide underwater surveillance and protection technology for critical infrastructure, supporting the security of offshore energy assets and other essential facilities for an undisclosed international customer.