GERMANY RECEIVES FIRST SHIPMENT OF NIGERIA’S NEW OBODO CRUDE BLEND
GERMANY RECEIVES FIRST SHIPMENT OF NIGERIA’S NEW OBODO CRUDE BLEND Nigeria has successfully exported the first cargo of its newly introduced Obodo crude oil blend to Germany, according to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The pioneering shipment was produced and exported by Conoil Producing Limited under a production sharing contract with the Nigerian […]
NIGERIA-MOROCCO PIPELINE MILESTONE: $25B PROJECT ADVANCES WITH COMPLETED STUDIES
NIGERIA-MOROCCO PIPELINE MILESTONE: $25B PROJECT ADVANCES WITH COMPLETED STUDIES Morocco’s Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development has announced that feasibility and preliminary engineering studies for the ambitious Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline have been completed, marking a significant milestone for the $25 billion project. Addressing Morocco’s House of Councilors, Leila Benali, Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition […]
PETROBRAS EYES RETURN TO NIGERIAN DEEPWATER AFTER STRATEGIC WITHDRAWAL
PETROBRAS EYES RETURN TO NIGERIAN DEEPWATER AFTER STRATEGIC WITHDRAWAL Brazil’s state oil company, Petrobras, has expressed interest in investing in Nigeria’s frontier deepwater acreage ahead of the 2025 Nigeria-Brazil Strategic Dialogue Mechanism. This marks a significant step in bilateral cooperation and signals the company’s renewed interest in the region after previously departing from the Agbami […]
ANGOLA’S ONSHORE OIL RUSH: GLOBAL PLAYERS SCRAMBLE FOR KWANZA BASIN TREASURES
ANGOLA’S ONSHORE OIL RUSH: GLOBAL PLAYERS SCRAMBLE FOR KWANZA BASIN TREASURES In a dramatic surge of investment activity, Angola’s onshore Kwanza Basin has captured global attention as exploration firms race to secure their positions in what industry experts call Africa’s most promising untapped oil region. Following January’s bid round closure, Angola’s upstream regulator, the National […]
TOTAL ENERGIES POISED TO RESTART $20 BILLION MOZAMBIQUE LNG PROJECT THIS SUMMER
TOTAL ENERGIES POISED TO RESTART $20 BILLION MOZAMBIQUE LNG PROJECT THIS SUMMER In a dramatic turnaround for East African energy development, TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne announced Tuesday that the company will seek Mozambique’s approval to lift a force majeure declaration on its massive $20-billion liquefied natural gas project and resume construction by mid-summer. “The security […]
NAMIBIAN OFFSHORE BREAKTHROUGH: RHINO-HALLIBURTON PARTNERSHIP STRIKES OIL IN FRONTIER WATERS
NAMIBIAN OFFSHORE BREAKTHROUGH: RHINO-HALLIBURTON PARTNERSHIP STRIKES OIL IN FRONTIER WATERS In a major development for Namibia’s emerging energy sector, Rhino Resources and Halliburton have successfully delivered two exploration wells on Block 2914 under Petroleum Exploration License (PEL) 85 offshore Namibia. This breakthrough operation was orchestrated from Halliburton’s newly established operational bases in Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, […]
Dirty water and endless wars: why cholera outbreaks are on the rise again
Dirty water and endless wars: why cholera outbreaks are on the rise again The number of cases globally has surged since 2021, as war and the climate crisis pile pressure on vaccine supplies. Cholera, the scourge of the Victorian era, is staging a comeback fuelled by conflict and climate breakdown. In 2024, there were 804,721 […]
The world’s strongest ocean current should be getting faster – instead, it is at risk of failing
The world’s strongest ocean current should be getting faster – instead, it is at risk of failing Antarctica’s remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems. Can we stop it weakening by 2050?. Flowing clockwise around Antarctica, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current on […]
UK investigating claims green fuel contains virgin palm oil
UK investigating claims green fuel contains virgin palm oil Alamy Close-up shot of a red bus being refuelled via a green pump, labelled HVO. A person’s hand and blue sleeve is visible holding the pump.Alamy. The UK government is investigating a fast-growing “green fuel” called HVO diesel amid claims of significant fraud, the BBC has […]
Project to suck carbon out of sea begins in UK
Project to suck carbon out of sea begins in UK The ocean absorbs about a quarter of the CO2 that is emitted into the atmosphere. A ground-breaking project to suck carbon out of the sea has started operating on England’s south coast. The small pilot scheme, known as Sea CURE, is funded by the UK […]