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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 …

KEY POINTS The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has renewed pressure on the Federal Government to revisit the Petroleum Industry Act, arguing that the way it is currently being applied …

KEY POINTS The standoff between the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and senior oil-and-gas, PENGASSAN, workers escalated again in November after the company stopped paying the salaries of engineers who were laid …

KEY POINTS The Emadeb Energy Group has formally presented the first oil from the Ibom Field to the Akwa Ibom governor, Umo Eno, during a visit to the Government House …

KEY POINTS TotalEnergies has agreed to fold its oil and gas interests in the British North Sea into a growing partnership between Repsol and HitecVision, drawing another line under the …

KEY POINTS The National Oil Corporation, NOC, is preparing to open a new chapter in Libya’s offshore energy ambitions as it moves ahead with plans to drill the deepest exploration …

KEY POINTS Chevron has confirmed plans to join Nigeria’s upcoming oil licensing auction and is preparing to bring a new drilling rig into the country by late 2026, signalling a …

KEY POINTS Sudan’s once-critical oil sector is edging closer to outright breakdown as the conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, RSF, continues to engulf vital energy hubs …