Zambia’s State Firm Puts Ndola Refinery at US$1.2 Billion
Zambia's state holding company says the Ndola refinery will cost US$1.2 billion, above the licensed US$1.1 billion. The difference is...
September 6, 2026Topic
Energy
Libya Shuts 490 Petrol Stations Over Alleged Smuggling
Libya's Tripoli government shut 490 petrol stations over alleged fuel smuggling on 2 September. About 365 stations were approved to...
September 6, 2026
Equatorial Guinea Is Running Out of Gas and Looking Next Door
Equatorial Guinea gas output is falling and the economy is set to contract, making a cross-border field shared with Cameroon...
September 4, 2026
Chad Took ExxonMobil’s Assets and Is Still Paying For It
The Chad oil nationalisation of ExxonMobil assets derailed a US$407 million Savannah Energy deal and continues to deter the investment...
September 4, 2026
Mauritania Is Betting on Gas Without Letting Go of Its Iron
Mauritania GTA gas phase two is under evaluation with capacity of up to 3 million tonnes, while iron ore and...
September 4, 2026
South Africa’s Eskom Doubled Its Annual Profit to US$1.88 Billion While Selling Less Power
Eskom's annual profit more than doubled to R30.3 billion (US$1.88 billion) while sales fell 6.2%. Municipal arrears rose 17.9% to...
September 2, 2026
Sonatrach and Sinopec Put Helium on the Table in Beijing
The Sonatrach Sinopec agreement signed in Beijing on 28 August covers unconventional hydrocarbons, petrochemicals and, unusually, helium.
September 2, 2026
Egypt and Russia Talk Up a Reactor and an Unopened Suez Zone
Egypt Russia relations were reviewed in a ministers call covering the El-Dabaa nuclear plant and a Suez industrial zone still...
August 29, 2026
London-Listed Aminex Threatens Arbitration Over Tanzanian Gas
Tanzania Ntorya gas development faces a dispute notice from Ndovu Resources against operator ARA Petroleum, months before a December first-gas...
August 29, 2026