East Africa
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June 05, 2019
McDermott International, Inc. has announced that CCS JV, a joint venture between McDermott, Saipem and Chiyoda, has reached full agreement for a contract with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for the Mozambique Area 1 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Development.
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May 14, 2019
Mozambique Rovuma Venture has said that the government of Mozambique had approved its development plan for the Rovuma LNG project, which will produce, liquefy and market natural gas from three reservoirs of the Mamba complex located in the Area 4 block in the Rovuma basin, two of which straddle the boundary with neighboring Area 1.
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April 14, 2019
Chevron Corp.’s acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. gives it access to the popular Permian Basin, in addition to one of the biggest natural-gas discoveries in Africa in the past decade.
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March 27, 2019
Mozambique’s government plans to establish a sovereign wealth fund to manage income from future gas production, President Filipe Nyusi said.
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March 22, 2019
Tanzania plans to negotiate terms for developing a $30 billion LNG project with companies between April and September.
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March 06, 2019
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. said it’s sticking to a plan to decide on a $20-billion gas development in Mozambique by the end of June, after the government boosted security following attacks last month near the project site.
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February 17, 2019
Kenya summoned its ambassador to Somalia after the Horn of Africa neighbor decided to auction offshore oil and gas blocks the nation considers to be in its territory.
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February 05, 2019
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has announced Mozambique LNG1 Company Pte. Ltd., the jointly owned sales entity of the Mozambique Area 1 co-venturers, has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Gas) and Centrica LNG Company Ltd., a subsidiary of Centrica plc (Centrica) for the long-term supply of LNG. The co-purchasing off-take agreement calls for the delivered ex-ship supply of 2.6 MMtpa from the start-up of production until the early 2040s.
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December 31, 2018
Area 4 co-venture participants have secured liquefied natural gas (LNG) offtake commitments from affiliated buyer entities of the partners, a key milestone enabling the participants to rapidly move toward a final investment decision in 2019 on the first phase of the Rovuma LNG project.
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November 29, 2018
A trio of oil executives who hit the jackpot with a gas find off Mozambique have long believed they can repeat that success not far from their original discovery.
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October 28, 2018
A self-declared republic in Somalia asked Ethiopia to reroute its nascent oil and gas exports via a proposed new pipeline, challenging Djibouti’s long-held plans for a conduit.
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October 18, 2018
Rwanda is considering partnering with oil and gas companies for the next stage of exploring Lake Kivu for more hydrocarbons, a government official said.
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October 15, 2018
Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Equinor ASA said they’re committed to a project that will allow the export of natural gas from Tanzania.
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October 09, 2018
Exploration companies in Mozambique will spend at least $900 million, boosting the nation’s hopes of becoming a major exporter.
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September 27, 2018
The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corp. is confident a natural-gas pipeline to Uganda will start in 2021, according to acting Managing Director Kapuulya Musomba.
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August 23, 2018
Aminex has provided the following update on its operations in Tanzania.
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July 18, 2018
Tullow Oil plc has announced that a panel of arbitrators has delivered an award in favor of Kosmos Energy Ghana HC (Kosmos) in relation to its dispute with Tullow Ghana Limited (Tullow).
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July 18, 2018
Seadrill Partners LLC has announced that Tullow Ghana Limited will not be appealing the English High Court ruling in favor of Seadrill Ghana Operations Limited.
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July 17, 2018
Tullow Oil Plc may shut down operations in northern Kenya in two weeks unless persistent issues with local residents, which threaten progress of the project, are resolved.
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July 09, 2018
Mozambique Rovuma Venture has submitted the development plan to the government for the first phase of the Rovuma LNG project, which will produce, liquefy and market natural gas from the Mamba fields located in the Area 4 block offshore Mozambique.
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July 03, 2018
Tullow Oil plc announces that a judgment in the English Commercial Court case brought against its wholly owned subsidiary Tullow Ghana Limited by Seadrill Ghana Operations Limited has been received.
