Africa

Algeria will begin construction of the long-planned Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline through Niger after Ramadan, with Sonatrach leading development of the cross-border gas corridor.

Hungary’s MOL has secured tanker shipments from multiple suppliers and increased crude imports via the Adriatic pipeline as the Druzhba pipeline outage continues to disrupt refinery operations in Hungary and Slovakia.

BB Energy has loaded a 600,000-barrel DAR Blend cargo from South Sudan following months of legal action tied to $142 million in prepaid crude shipments, signaling progress toward a broader settlement.

Vitol is backing a proposed $3 billion LNG import and gas-fired power project at South Africa’s Durban Port, positioning the global trader in a market targeting 16 GW of new gas generation.

Egypt is pressing international oil companies to sharply increase gas production by 2030, signaling potential contract revisions as domestic prices lag imported supply costs and pipeline flows into the country rise.

Morocco has suspended a recently launched tender for a natural gas pipeline project tied to LNG imports and power generation, introducing new uncertainty around the country’s near-term gas infrastructure plans.

Mozambique and TotalEnergies have agreed to restart construction on a long-delayed, multibillion-dollar LNG development, marking a major step toward restoring one of Africa’s largest gas export projects amid improved security conditions.

India has halted diesel exports to Europe and redirected record volumes to West Africa as the EU enforces a ban on fuel made from Russian crude, reshaping global refined-product trade flows.

Angola is advancing a new gas strategy focused on non-associated gas, LNG optimization, pipelines and domestic demand growth, reshaping its long-term energy outlook.

Tanzania is nearing a long-awaited agreement on its $42 billion LNG export project, a deal that could reshape East Africa’s role in global gas markets as final legal talks continue ahead of a targeted June signing.

Nigeria’s ANOH gas project has reached first gas, with Seplat Energy beginning deliveries to Indorama as the facility ramps up toward 300 million standard cubic feet per day and prepares additional LNG offtake routes.

Egypt and Lebanon have signed an MoU to supply natural gas to Lebanon’s Deir Ammar power plant, leveraging Egyptian LNG infrastructure and regional pipeline routes to boost electricity generation.

Nigeria’s NNPC says welding is complete on the long-delayed AKK gas pipeline, clearing a major hurdle for gas deliveries and industrial development in the country’s north.

TechnipFMC has secured a $250 million–$500 million subsea EPCI contract from Eni for the Coral North FLNG development offshore Mozambique, covering flowlines, risers, manifolds and umbilicals in ultradeep water.

Nigeria’s NNPC has contained a leak on the critical Escravos–Lagos gas pipeline following last week’s explosion and has isolated the affected sections, with joint inspections now underway. The 2.2 Bcf/d system is a vital supply corridor for power plants and industrial users across southwest Nigeria.