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KEY POINTS Exxon Mobil has announced a leadership change at the very top of its financial operations, confirming that Kathryn Mikells, the company’s senior vice-president and chief financial officer, will …

KEY POINTS Petrol deliveries from the Dangote Refinery climbed sharply in November, offering a temporary cushion to a domestic market still heavily reliant on imports and facing rising end-of-year fuel …

KEY POINTS Chevron chief executive Mike Wirth has opened formal conversations with the board over the timing of his eventual departure, signalling the start of a carefully managed transition at …

KEY POINTS South Africa has taken another decisive step towards overhauling its troubled power industry, with Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa approving a revised unbundling strategy for Eskom.  The …

KEY POINTS Libya’s National Oil Corporation, NOC, has begun fresh talks with QatarEnergy as Tripoli pushes ahead with its national oil and gas bid round, hoping to draw back foreign …

KEY POINTS Nigeria’s upstream ambitions received an unexpected lift at the start of December as NNPC E&P Limited, the flagship exploration and production arm of NNPC Limited, pushed its crude …

KEY POINTS The House of Representatives has issued a final ultimatum to the leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, directing its Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari, to …

KEY POINTS Eskom has reached a long-awaited understanding with two of South Africa’s biggest ferrochrome producers, Samancor Chrome and the Glencore–Merafe Chrome Venture, after a series of tense engagements with …

KEY POINTS Tripoli is preparing to conclude its first upstream licensing round in 18 years, with an unexpectedly large group of foreign companies lining up to participate even as the …

KEY POINTS Eko Electricity Distribution Company has begun issuing free prepaid meters to its Band A customers, marking one of the most visible steps yet in a nationwide push to …