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Namibia approves Tower Resources farm-out of offshore PEL96 license to Prime Global Energies
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (496+ words) Namibia's Ministry of Industries, Mines, and Energy has formally approved the farm-out of the offshore PEL96 license from Tower Resources to Prime Global Energies. The approval, confirmed through an official letter to the AIM-listed explorer, clears the sole remaining condition precedent…...
MODEC selected to supply turret mooring system for Coral Norte FLNG project offshore Mozambique
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (278+ words) The contract positions MODEC at the center of one of Africa's most consequential offshore gas developments. MODEC will work closely with the Technip Energies'JGC joint venture, a partnership structured to support tight integration and reliable performance across the vessel's operational…...
Buried beneath the Botswana savanna, one of Africa's most famous diamond mines just bet its entire energy future on the sun
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (574+ words) Deep in the Botswana savanna, about 20 kilometers from the small town of Letlhakane, the Karowe Diamond Mine has spent years pulling some of the world's largest diamonds from the earth. Today, it runs on a mix of national grid power…...
EACOP reports full delivery of pipeline materials for Uganda'Tanzania crude export project
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (435+ words) The overview for EACOP describes this project as the export pipeline for crude produced in the Lake Albert region of Uganda and identifies Tilenga and Kingfisher as upstream developments to supply crude to the pipeline at Kabaale. EACOP reports that…...
BP strengthens offshore exploration footprint through newly acquired acreage positions
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (344+ words) BP's new acreages in Namibia are drawing fresh attention to how exploration priorities are being reshaped. For many years, Namibia's offshore basins were mostly seen as distant prospects. However, following several large-scale discoveries in the Orange Basin by companies such…...
Ethiopia sets sights on building its first nuclear power plant within ten years to diversify electricity sources
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (191+ words) Energy generation is an industry where corporations and countries take into account the opportunity cost of pursuing one energy source over the others. While it is a massive positive that Ethiopia greatly relies on clean energy or renewable energy, it…...
South Africa's 330 MW Impofu wind power complex targets full commissioning by 2026
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (507+ words) South Africa regularly experiences exceedingly long blackouts that see huge regions of the country being plunged into darkness. The situation has become a top priority for the ANC-led government as regular blackouts dramatically affect the local population. South Africans have…...
Acciona Energ'a moves ahead with two onshore wind projects totaling nearly 200 MW in South Africa's Western Cape
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (477+ words) South Africa is among the youngest democracies in the world, having held its first democratic and free election in 1996. Once the African National Congress won the election, energy market insiders warned the new government about aging energy infrastructure and emphasized…...
Botswana coal-bed methane development targets 2026 investment decision, with initial output planned before year-end
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (482+ words) For the vast majority of the past decade or so, Botswana's energy market has mostly been dominated by coal. The nation has experienced a significant lack of investments in domestic production, with the vast majority of coal used in Botswana…...
Namibia's Hyphen project moves closer to viability as green hydrogen and ammonia plans progress
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (419+ words) Namibia has long been overshadowed by other African energy-rich nations such as South Africa and Nigeria, both of which have become major exporters of oil and gas to the international market. However, Namibia is aiming to become the unofficial home…...