Activists from the Friends of the Earth organization have launched a public petition for the British government to halt investment and about a billion dollars in the Total-led gas project in Mozambique. The petition points to the fact that the executive led by Boris Johnsosn has pledged to contain the...
US asks China, Japan and India to open up oil reserves
The United States of America (US) has asked most oil-consuming countries to release their reserves in order to reduce high energy prices, as well as rising prices for fuel and other consumer products. This request by the US president, Joe Biden, translates the frustration of the US...
FAR drilling off Gambia's coast in search of oil
Australian oil and gas company, FAR, last Friday (12) began drilling an oil exploration well, named Bambo-1, in Block A2 off the coast of The Gambia. FAR, which halves its exploration share in the area with Malaysian company Petronas, said the vessel...
Rovuma Venture may launch second gas platform in Mozambique
The Mozambique Rovuma Venture plans to study the possibility of launching a second platform for onshore natural gas liquefaction in northern Mozambique, according to the director of Galp, who was speaking about the baptism, today, of the first structure of its kind produced in South Korea. Thore Kristiansen said that the next phase of...
Tlou Energy bets on hydrogen production in Botswana
Australian energy company, Tlou Energy Ltd. has announced to investors that it intends to begin green hydrogen production at the Lesedi project in Botswana starting next year as part of its efforts to offer cleaner, greener energy production options. Tlou Energy Ltd. is working on the Lesedi project with the...
Eni: floating LNG platform already has the go-ahead for Mozambique
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in, participated in the christening of the South Coral Floating Platform bound for Mozambique, today, at the Samsung Heavy Industries Co. shipyard, in the port city of Geoje, on the southern coast of South Korea. The newly christened 432-meter long offshore floating infrastructure,...
"Italian Mafia": Eni injures Mozambique in 40M MZn for tax evasion and contract to foreign company
The Center for Public Integrity (CIP) accuses the Italian oil company Eni of "tax evasion" in the Coral Sul project for liquefaction of Floating Natural Gas, and calculates that, from this project alone, Mozambique fails to collect about 40 million meticais, equivalent to 5.5% in Personal Income Tax, paid last year...
Area 4: Filipe Nyusi directs today the launch of the floating LNG platform in South Korea
The Mozambican government is witnessing today the launch of the floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) platform in South Korea, an event that will mark the beginning of its displacement to Area 4 of the Rovuma Basin. Presided over by the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, the ceremony will take place in the South Korean city of Goeje, where the President will also participate in the...
African countries consider it premature to reduce oil and gas production on the continent
African oil producers are beginning to publicly express their disagreement with plans that may force them to reduce their production as part of programs to combat climate change in the world. According to these African countries, oil production is their main source of wealth. Representatives from several African countries said...
Tanzania negotiates $30 billion with Shell and Equinor to explore LNG
The Tanzanian government, Shell and Equinor have resumed negotiations on a host government deal for a $30 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project that had been stalled since 2019. President Samia Suluhu Hassan - sworn in in March -, has strived to create a more favorable business environment,...