The Minority Report; We’ve Got Our Eyes On Your MoU

Following the recent MoU signed by Ghana’s Minister for Energy, Mr. Boakye Agyarko, and Mr. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines, Industry, and Energy of Equatorial Guinea, and witnessed by President Akufo-Addo and President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on the supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Ghanas’ Minority in Parliament has requested the Energy Minister to supply the details of the agreement to Parliament for scrutiny and ratification. Read more here: https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Minority-demands-ratification-of-gas-agreement-with-Equitorial-Guinea-573566

South Africa – Let Me Show You All How It Is Done

A South Africa-Mozambique Bi-national Commission is underway at Maputo, the Mozambican capital, where President Jacob Zuma will talk mostly about his government’s proposal to lead regional efforts to harness natural gas resources that will boost industrialization. Read more here: http://clubofmozambique.com/news/harnessing-natural-gas-resources-to-top-sa-mozambique-commission-watch/

The Master Plan

70 million cubic feet out of the total capacity of 784 million cubic feet of gas resources is currently in use by Tanzania, and as such the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) is drafting a master plan for an adequate supply of it to industries and households in selected regions. Read more here: https://www.esi-africa.com/news/tanzania-plan-natural-gas-supplies/

On Your Mark, Set, Bailout!

In support of the local oil and gas firms in Nigeria, a fund worth 200 million dollars has been launched by the Nigerian government as bailout. Read more here: https://www.cnbcafrica.com/videos/2017/08/25/nigeria-unveils-200m-bailout-for-oil-gas-firms/

Who Made The List?

A total of 411 firms accredited to provide all kinds of goods and services to the $8 billion oil and gas extraction sector have been successfully shortlisted for inclusion on the National Supplier Database (NSD) for 2017 as revealed by the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) on its website. Read more here: http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1460491/smps-enter-uganda-oil-gas-database