Africa Archives - Energy Analytics Institute (EAI)

ExxonMobil awards Nigerian deepwater completions contract to Weatherford

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 21.May.2026, Words: 137) — Esso Exploration & Production Nigeria Ltd. (EEPNL), an ExxonMobil affiliate, awarded Weatherford International plc […]

QatarEnergy inks MOU for gas cooperation with Egypt in the Eastern Mediterranean

DOHA, QATAR (By QatarEnergy, 21.May.2026, Words: 238) — QatarEnergy signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and […]

Noble highlights backlog, extension with PETROBRAS, contract with ExxonMobil Guyana

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ofelia Paredes, Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Apr.2026, Words: 467) — Noble Corporation’s fleet of 24 marketed floaters was 68% contracted during the first quarter […]

Baker Hughes 1Q:26 oilfield services & equipment (OFSE) international highlights

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Apr.2026, Words: 338) — Baker Hughes Company reported Oilfield Services & Equipment (OFSE) secured strategic orders and agreements […]

West Africa LNG Group highlights strategic progress on Guinea LNG project

WASHINGTON, DC (By WALNG, 7.Apr.2026, Words: 438) — West Africa LNG Group (WALNG) highlighted continued momentum behind its Guinea LNG project during the Powering Africa Summit […]

Subsea7 awarded $150mn-$300mn contract offshore Equatorial Guinea by Noble Energy

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Apr.2026, Words: 150) — Subsea7 was awarded a substantial contract, valued between $150mn-$300mn, by Noble Energy EG […]

Borr Drilling reveals new commitments for jack-up rigs across Mexico, Vietnam, and Gabon

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Apr.2026, Words: 203) — Borr Drilling Limited announced new contract commitments for 4 of its premium jack-up rigs. […]

Eni boasts start of gas delivery from the Quiluma field, offshore Angola

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Mar.2026, Words: 202) — Eni celebrated the first gas delivery from the new gas consortium (NGC)’s Quiluma field, […]

PRESS DIGEST 17 MAR. 2026: General Mill’s Brazil exit; Eni output offshore Angola; MORENA

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Mar.2026, Words: 225) — The following briefs are the top stories from the top media outlets on 17 […]

TotalEnergies reports start-up of new gas consortium Quiluma offshore gas field

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Mar.2026, Words: 185) — TotalEnergies started production from the Quiluma field in Angola. This is the first development […]

Seadrill reveals contract extension for Sonangol Quenguela in Angola with Sonangol

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Mar.2026, Words: 99) — Seadrill Limited announced Sonadrill Holding Ltd, its 50:50 joint venture with an affiliate […]

EAI brief: Chevron details 2025-2030 project activities from Angola to Guyana [info. graph]

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Feb.2026, Words: 95) — Chevron Corporation eyes continued 2025-2030 major capital project activity from 2025-2030 spanning […]

Chevron enters Libya with new block award as part of broader exploration growth strategy

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Chevron, 11.Feb2026, Words: 315) — Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiary Chevron Business Development EMEA Ltd., entered Libya after it was designated as a […]

Corruption perceptions index 2025: Venezuela (10), Mexico (27), Uruguay (73)

BERLIN, GERMANY (By Transparency International, 10.Feb.2026, Words: 1,102) — Corruption is worsening globally, with even established democracies experiencing rising corruption amid a decline in leadership, […]

Petrobras acquires stake in exploration block in the Republic of Namibia

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (By Petrobras, 6.Feb.2026, Words: 342) — Petrobras acquired a 42.5% stake in Block 2613, located offshore in the Republic of Namibia, […]

Argentina doesn’t endorse final G20 document in Johannesburg

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Nov.2025, Words: 221) — Argentina did not endorse the final document circulated during the G20 Leaders’ Summit […]

EAI NRG Dashboard 2 Nov. 2025 [free pdf download]

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Nov.2025, Words: 2,000) — The Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) NRG Dashboard — a must read for investors, students, […]

bp confirms success at Volans-1X exploration well in Namibia’s Orange Basin

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 20.Oct.2025, Words: 231) — bp confirmed preliminary results from the Volans-1X exploration well in Namibia’s Orange Basin, […]

McDermott delivers first subsea project offshore Angola for France’s TotalEnergies

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Oct.2025, Words: 292) — McDermott revealed the safe and successful completion of engineering, procurement, construction, installation, pre-commissioning and […]

EAI NRG Dashboard 13 Oct. 2025 [free pdf download]

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Oct.2025, Words: 2,000) — The Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) NRG Dashboard — a most read for investors, students, […]

McDermott and PETROFUND team up to advance Namibia’s energy talent pipeline

HOUSTON, TEXAS and WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA (By McDermott, Oct. 8, 2025, Words: 283) — McDermott and Namibia’s Petroleum Training and Education Fund (PETROFUND) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate […]

8 OPEC+ countries reaffirm commitment to market stability

VIENNA, AUSTRIA (By OPEC, 5.Oct.2025, Words: 286) — The 8 OPEC+ countries, which previously announced additional voluntary adjustments in Apr. and Nov. 2023, namely Saudi […]

Eni takes FID for Mozambique’s Coral North FLNG project

MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE (By Eni, 2.Oct.2025, Words: 409) — Eni and its partners CNPC, ENH, Kogas, and XRG have reached the final investment decision (FID) to […]

Italy’s Eni acquires new exploration block CI-707 offshore Côte d’Ivoire

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Oct.2025, Words: 240) — Italy’s Eni and the Ivorian Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy signed the […]

Petrobras reveals participation in São Tomé and Príncipe exploratory block 4

SALVADOR DE BAHIA, BRAZIL (By Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Sep.2025, Words: 178) — Petrobras concluded the acquisition of a 27.5% stake in block 4, […]

Viridien and Mantle8 enter partnership to fast-track hydrogen exploration across EMEA

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Sep.2025, Words: 227) — Viridien and Mantle8, a French geoscience company focused on natural hydrogen exploration, […]

bp inks MOU to drill 5 wells in the Mediterranean

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By bp, 9.Sep.2025, Words: 425) — bp announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to evaluate opportunities for a 5-well program […]

TotalEnergies awarded 2 exploration permits offshore Nigeria

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Sep.2025, Words: 185) — TotalEnergies (80%, operator), together with its partner South Atlantic Petroleum (20%), have […]

TotalEnergies awarded new exploration permit in the Congo

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Sep.2025, Words: 162) — TotalEnergies (50%, operator), together with its partners QatarEnergy (35%) and the national company SNPC (15%), […]

Eight OPEC+ countries eye 547,000 b/d production adjustment [table]

VIENNA, AUSTRIA (By OPEC, 3.Aug.2025, Words: 294) — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman reaffirmed their commitment to market stability on […]

Shell reports 2Q:25 results, comments on LNG Canada [pdf downloads]

LONDON, ENGLAND (By Shell, 31.Jul.2025, Words: 128) — Shell plc Chief Executive Officer, Wael Sawan commented on the company’s second-quarter 2025 results. “Shell generated robust […]

Finland tops annual global mining survey rankings, Ethiopia ranks last

VANCOUVER, BC (By Fraser Institute, 29.Jul.2025, Words: 263) — Finland is the most attractive jurisdiction in the world for mining investment, followed by Nevada and Alaska, according to the Annual […]

IMF and “tenuous resilience amid persistent uncertainty” [pdf download]

WASHINGTON, DC (By IMF, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 292) — Global growth is projected at 3% for 2025 and 3.1% in 2026, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) […]

Eni reports results: 2Q:25 and 1H:25 [pdf download]

SAN DONATO MILANESE, ITALY (By Eni, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 291) — Eni‘s Board of Directors, chaired by Giuseppe Zafarana, yesterday approved the unaudited consolidated results for the […]

TotalEnergies boasts upstream production of 2.53 Mboe/d in 2Q:25 [pdf download]

PARIS, FRANCE (By TotalEnergies, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 421) — The Board of Directors of TotalEnergles SE, chaired by CEO Patrick Pouyanné, met on July 23, 2025, […]

TotalEnergies reports strong 2Q:25 results [pdf download]

PARIS, FRANCE (By TotalEnergies, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 53) — TotalEnergies reported cash flow of $6.6bn in the second-quarter 2025, driven by production growth of its energies, […]

Eni and Sonatrach strengthen energy security cooperation

ROME, ITALY (Eni, 23.Jul.2025, Words: 232) — Eni and Sonatrach signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation in the field of hydrocarbons, energy […]

Woodside reports 2Q:25 results, updates on US activities [pdf download]

PERTH, AUSTRALIA (By Woodside, 23.Jul.2025, Words: 215) — Woodside Energy reported production of 50.1 MMboe (550 Mboe/d) in the second-quarter 2025 (2Q:25), up 2% sequentially […]

Oceaneering inks Esso contract for Angola block 15 for ROV services and integrated solutions

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Jul.2025, Words: 226) — Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that its subsidiaries, Oceaneering Angola, S.A. and Oceaneering Marine Technologies […]

ANPG, ExxonMobil and partners in Angola’s block 15 ink PSC that expires in 2037

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Jul.2025, Words: 252) — Angola’s National Agency for Oil, Gas, and Biofuels (ANPG) and the partners of […]

Brazil’s leader Lula condemns Gaza ‘genocide’ at BRICS

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (By Al Jazeera and news agencies, 6.Jul.2025, Words: 496) — Brazil’s president says the world must act to stop what he […]

EAI brief: BRICS group growing to include more “Global South” countries [declaration]

SALVADOR, BRAZIL (By Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jul.2025, Words: 114) — Leaders from the BRICS countries will participate in the XVII BRICS Summit held […]

OPEC+ reaffirm commitment to market stability [table]

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Jul.2025, Words: 309) — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman reaffirmed their […]

Subsea7 awarded sizable $50mn-$150mn EPCI contract offshore Egypt

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Jul.2025, Words: 98) — Subsea7 announced the award of sizable contract offshore Egypt with a value between $50mn-$150mn. […]

Côte d’Ivoire president Alassane Ouattara and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi talk Baleine and Calao

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Jul.2025, Words: 518) — The president of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Alassane Ouattara, met […]

EAI brief: Predator updates on acquisition of Challenger’s entire operations in Trinidad

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Jul.2025, Words: 990) — Jersey-based Predator Oil & Gas Holdings Plc (PRD) revealed details related to […]

US Supreme Court rejects Exxon’s appeal of $14.25mn air pollution penalty

(By Nate Raymond, Reuters, 30.Jun2025, Words: 432) — The U.S. Supreme Court turned away Exxon Mobil Corp‘s bid to overturn a $14.25 million civil penalty that a judge imposed […]

China’s Xi Jinping meets with Senegalese prime minister Ousmane Sonko

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Jun.2025, Words: 115) — China’s president Xi Jinping met with Senegalese prime minister Ousmane Sonko to discuss […]

Eni launches first export of vegetable oil from Côte d’Ivoire

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Jun.2025, Words: 180) — Italy’s Eni exported its first vegetable oil from Côte d’Ivoire. The vegetable oil […]

NRGBriefs Jun. 2025: Scarborough first cargo, Maduro on Iran, Noem to Central America

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Jun.2025, Words: 5,030) — Global energy, finance and project briefs as well as other from the front pages […]