NOG Energy Week 2024: West African Countries Harnessing Gas for Industrialisation to Boost Economic Development.
Many African countries are harnessing gas and other cleaner and greener energies to drive their industrialisation journey. African countries including Ghana and Nigeria are investing in gas infrastructure and promoting its utilisation, and by extension are addressing energy poverty and environmental challenges.
Look around at what other countries are doing to tackle climate change. Are you a fan of the US’s Inflation Reduction Act? It is, in part, funded by an explosion in the US’s production of shale gas. Do you like Norwegian subsidy schemes for electric vehicles? Those are partly funded by Norway’s oil and gas exports. Can you name one of our biggest competitors in developing carbon capture technology? One of the largest is Saudi Arabia.
An Exxon Mobil led oil consortium has achieved peak production of 252,000 barrels per day from its Liza Unity production vessel, Exxon Guyana Country Manager Alistair Routledge said on Wednesday.
BOTAS Petroleum Pipeline Co. has committed to buying up to 2.5 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) a year for 10 years from Exxon Mobil Corp., Türkiye’s state-owned oil and gas distributor said Thursday.
With its GDP growing by 7.6% in 2022, the fastest rate among emerging Asean economies, the Philippines is facing increasing demands for energy. Against the backdrop of volatile oil prices, exploring for indigenous hydrocarbons must be a long-term policy of the Philippine government.
The West African nation of Benin has blocked China’s first shipment of crude oil from Niger amid an ongoing border dispute with Niger following a coup that has put a military junta in power and shaken relations with other African nations.
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has initiated the 2024 Licensing Round during the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas.
The Managing Director of Omiti Engineering, Nduka Nwosu has said that the new licensing round for 19 oil blocks will unlock opportunites for indigenous firms.
The MD said this at the launch of the bid round by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri and Nigerina Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission’s Chief Executive, Gbenga Komolafe.
Energy and commodities company Vitol will participate at the Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) 2024 conference (https://apo-opa.co/4b9OwCw) – scheduled for October 2-3 in Luanda – as a silver sponsor. The sponsorship demonstrates the company’s dedication to fueling the expansion of the Angolan oil and gas market by leveraging its extensive expertise and services.
Vice President and flagbearer of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has outlined comprehensive measures he believes will address a general concern with regard to management of Ghana’s natural mineral resources.