Africa

Overcoming the gaps in digital transformation through collaborative partnerships will be paramount if Nigeria is to benefit fully from a boom in oil and gas infrastructure and be considered an industry heavyweight on the world stage.

Uganda’s Lake Albert appears on track to first oil by 2025. The oil is expected to be exported via the 1443-km East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline.

A hydrogen storage study, a new pilot in San Diego, and a UK boost lead the energy transition charge along with a new offshore wind project, marketplace for solar procurement, and fresh funds earmarked for emissions reduction.

The Eni-BP Azule JV creates Angola’s largest independent oil and gas company and will operate the New Gas Consortium project, the country’s first non-associated gas project and a boost to West African LNG.

Sempra lands partners for a CCS deal in Louisiana, while Shell eyes newbuild ships for CCS transport. An offshore alliance targets floating wind technology, and global hydrogen projects gain momentum in the UAE, Africa, and Brazil.

The $533-million field has a production capacity of 27,000 BOE/D and estimated reserves of 1.2 billion BOE.

The Mozambique LNG project expects to achieve financial close in Q3.

The W-Industries contract comes 2 months after Worley was awarded a master service agreement for services on the Mozambique LNG project.

The African Energy Chamber is pushing African OPEC and non-OPEC members to commit to a declaration of cooperation and work to ensure compliance.

The Eni-operated project will be the first FLNG vessel deployed in a deepwater field offshore the African continent upon its projected 2022 startup. Samsung Heavy Industries completed the operation at its shipyard in Geoje, South Korea.