Category: Oil & Gas

Iran protests have added some impetus to 2026’s heretofore surprisingly bullish start, putting potential supply disruptions back on the agenda.

Accra, Ghana/// — Algeria’s state-owned oil company Sonatrach and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the auspices of the African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO), formalising plans for a strategic partnership focused on research, development and innovation (R&D) in the oil and gas sector.

Partners in Ghana’s Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) oil fields have agreed on final sale and purchase terms to acquire the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel currently used at the field when its lease expires in 2027, according to Kosmos Energy.

Cape Town, South Africa// — Floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) is rapidly emerging as a cornerstone of Africa’s gas development strategy, as the continent prepares for a sharp rise in demand and seeks faster, more resilient pathways to market.

Even though US President Trump’s kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro has failed to trigger a notable upward movement in oil prices, ICE Brent has, little by little, recouped some of December’s losses and is now already trading above $62 per barrel.

//South Africa, January 6, 2026/ — Recent months have witnessed a surge in seismic data deals and renewed exploration activity across Africa. In November 2025, TGS, a leader in energy data and intelligence, secured rights to market and license offshore geophysical data for Comoros, granting explorers access to over 10,000 line-kilometres of modern SPAN 2D […]

South Africa// — Political shifts in major international financing centres are reshaping who funds Africa’s energy future, with the Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project illustrating how policy swings abroad can delay development timelines and raise costs. Africa’s large oil and gas developments – often reliant on export credit agencies and support from foreign governments […]

Cape Town, South Africa// — As African oil-producing nations seek to boost output and attract new capital, regulatory reform has emerged as a key catalyst. Countries such as Angola, Nigeria and the Republic of Congo demonstrate how clear frameworks, transparent licensing and targeted incentives can accelerate investment.

Angola// — Ending energy poverty in Africa requires scalable, reliable and lower-carbon energy systems – and Angola’s accelerating gas agenda is emerging as one of the continent’s most compelling pathways forward.

France// — Africa’s integrated energy companies face a dual mandate: expanding energy access while reducing carbon emissions. This challenge will be the focus of the panel, “The Dual Mandate: Navigating Growth and Decarbonization in an Integrated Energy Sector,” at the Invest in African Energy (IAE) Forum in Paris on April 22–23, 2026.