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KEY POINTS US energy giant Chevron is increasing its oil and gas exploration spending by 50% in 2026 as it pursues new discoveries across Africa, South America and the Eastern …

KEY POINTS Seplat Energy Plc has discovered an estimated 157 billion cubic feet of natural gas and 19 million barrels of oil in place at its Aku-01 exploration well in …

KEY POINTS Domestic supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, increased by nearly 18 per cent year-on-year in September 2026, reaching 4.5 million litres per day, …

KEY POINTS South African civil rights organisation AfriForum has called on state-owned power utility Eskom to reduce the financial burden on electricity consumers following its announcement of a R30.3 billion …

KEY POINTS The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, has reaffirmed its commitment to resuming oil exploration in Borno State’s Lake Chad Basin, promising to work with the state government …

KEY POINTS The Dangote Refinery’s initial public offering, IPO, has attracted investors from 120 countries, including all 54 African nations, according to the Nigerian Exchange Group, NGX Group. NGX Group …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, has announced a nine-hour electricity outage in Braamfischer, Soweto, on Thursday, October 29, 2026, to allow maintenance work on its distribution network. The …

KEY POINTS The Federal Government has commissioned 640 megawatts (MW) of electricity transmission capacity and six new substations in Kano and Katsina states as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s …

Oil prices rose more than 1% Friday as Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia raised fears of further Middle East supply disruption, pushing Brent above $114.

Namibia’s contested Petroleum Amendment Bill has cleared its second reading, after an opposition walkout, over concerns it concentrates energy oversight in the presidency.