Two tankers carrying the maiden consignment of petroleum products directly imported by Uganda will dock at the Mombasa port next week, marking an end to the monopoly long enjoyed by Kenya oil marketers.
Most oil-producing African nations are situated in the continent’s Western, Northern, and Central regions, the Southern and Eastern parts, hence scarcely boast of this precious resource. Save Angola, there is no Southern African nation that produces a significant quota of oil to contribute to the global market. However, the discoveries made in recent years, could ensure that a paradigm shift is would ensue with countries like Namibia taking center stage.
TGS will manage and license Tanzania’s offshore subsurface data under an agreement with the country’s Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority.
Previous exploration has proven various plays, TGS said, across much of the stratigraphy offshore, from early Cretaceous to Miocene reservoirs.
As oil majors return to offshore exploration, West Africa’s deepwater has become a key drilling target for some of the biggest international companies.
Recent discoveries fan the flames of African country’s hopes for triple oil production boost by 2027
While the search for hydrocarbons has been ongoing in certain parts of Africa for decades with varying degrees of success, a slew of new oil and gas discoveries has pushed the continent to the forefront of global exploration hotspots. Given its string of recent discoveries, one of the countries in West Africa, Cote d’Ivoire, is forecasting a threefold boost in its oil output over the next three years.
With a strong slate of exploration and production activities and competitive licensing rounds in 2024, Africa is well-positioned to realize its potential as the global energy frontier. These bid rounds are poised to cement Africa as a global hub for hydrocarbon development.
The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has listed adoption of gas technology and innovation, shaping effective policy frameworks, unlocking financing avenues, nurturing capacity building, and cultivating entrepreneurship as measures that would the future Nigeria’s and Africa’s energy landscape.
With a strong slate of exploration and production activities and competitive licensing rounds in 2024, Africa is well-positioned to realize its potential as the global energy frontier. These bid rounds are poised to cement Africa as a global hub for hydrocarbon development.
Players in the Oil and Gas Industry say Artificial intelligence (AI), has the potential to revolutionise Africa’s oil and gas sector by driving innovation across various aspects of the industry.
Oslo-listed oil and gas E&P player BW Energy has struck oil at a pilot appraisal well located on a field in the Dussafu license off the coast of Gabon. The drilling activities were carried out with a jack-up rig owned by Borr Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor.