Namibia Becomes Oil Drilling Hot-Spot With 13% of Africa’s Rigs
June 10th, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at Namibia’s growing petroleum sector: Namibia’s status as an oil exploration hot-spot was bolstered by the arrival of a third rig, following discoveries last year by TotalEnergies SE and Shell Plc. The Deepsea Mira entered Namibian waters and is preparing to start work for TotalEnergies, according to ship-tracking data compiled […]
Read more »Uganda, Other African Nations Push for Fossil-Fuel Projects
February 25th, 2023
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a report on Uganda’s and other African nations’ fossil fuel ambitions: A herd of elephants stomped through savannah grasslands to the throbbing sounds of bulldozers preparing oil wells that will soon start feeding a 900-mile pipeline from this wildlife and nature reserve. The $10 billion project has become a flashpoint […]
Read more »TotalEnergies CEO To Visit Mozambique To Discuss LNG Restart
February 3rd, 2023
Via The Africa Report, report on TotalEnergies efforts to restart its Mozambique LNG project: The head of French energy giant TotalEnergies is expected this week to visit Mozambique, where a multi-billion-dollar gas project has been on hold since a 2021 jihadist attack. CEO Patrick Pouyanne is to fly to the southern African nation to discuss conditions […]
Read more »Calls For A South-North Energy Axis Between Europe and Africa
January 7th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on growing calls for a south-north energy axis between Europe and Africa: The chief executive of one of Europe’s biggest oil and gas companies has said the EU should look to Africa rather than the US as it seeks to replace Russian energy imports. Claudio Descalzi, who has run […]
Read more »Uganda Confirms Mega Pipeline Project Despite European Criticism
September 20th, 2022
Via The Africa Report, an article on Uganda’s determination to proceed with an oil pipeline mega-project despite European criticism: Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni announced on 16 September that the Lake Albert oil megaproject, planned with the French group TotalEnergies, would go ahead despite a European Parliament resolution criticising “human rights violations” against opponents. The project “will […]
Read more »TotalEnergies’ Multi-Energy Strategy in Angola
August 7th, 2022
Via Total, a press release on TotalEnergies’ multi-energy strategy (oil, gas, and solar) in Angola: As part of the rollout of its multi-energy strategy in Angola, TotalEnergies announces the launch of the Begonia oil field, and Quiluma and Maboqueiro gas fields developments, as well as its first photovoltaic project in the country, with a capacity of […]
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