Ghana Looses One Block
Block Energy, a Georgian focused E&P Company focused on the exploitation of previously discovered fields prime for western technology has sold its Ghanaian assets to Star Goldfields Limited, a private Ghanaian mining company, for $600,000 leading to its exit from the West African country to focus its efforts on the Republic of Georgia where it holds three oil licenses. Read more here: https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/150256/block-energy-exits-africa-focus-georgia/
Going International
The first Federal Government of Nigeria’s official oil and gas industry trade show event tagged Nigerian International Petroleum Summit (NIPS) will be holding in Abuja from 19th to 23rd February, 2018, where engineering and technological breakthroughs, bid rounds, bid sign-off, major contract signing and sites conferences would meet other developmental and economic diversification initiatives of the country. Read more here: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/09/fg-launches-yearly-summit-exhibition-petroleum/
The Newcomer With Its Armour
The Uganda government has granted the new comer Armour Energy Limited, an Australian firm, Kanywataba exploration license to the oil block in Ntoroko district. Read more here: https://ugandaradionetwork.com/a/story.php?s=99738
Time To Dig Deep
The establishment of a $500 million mini-liquefied natural gas plant in Rivers State has been signed by the federal government of Nigeria in a Gas Sale Aggregation Agreement which will deepen the commercial values of the country’s huge gas resources. Read more here: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/09/12/mini-lng-model-gains-foothold-in-nigeria/
Shower Time Just Got Better
In its bid to transform the lives of more than 600 children in Kenya Commercial gas specialist CNG is providing Turasha Boarding School with two crowdfunded fully-equipped, renewable solar powered shower blocks (made from recycled shipping containers). Read more here: http://www.energylivenews.com/2017/09/12/cng-renewables-launches-clean-energy-project-in-kenya/