North Africa

Fresh from announcing a major find at Nour to complement its flagship 21.5tcf 2015 Zohr find, Eni is taking the Northeast Ha’py block smack between the two.

Libya’s NOC has managed to keep output above 1.2mn b/d since April. But such efforts are coming under increasing strain amid armed attacks and creaking infrastructure.

Tunisia is this month adding 600MW of gas-fired capacity to its aging fleet. This may be enough to avoid outages but it will add to the country's gas import bill.

orway’s Scatec Solar has started commercial operation of its third 65MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in the Benban Solar...

Libya exported a three-and-half year high of 629mn cfd to Italy in May through its sole export outlet the...

Egypt’s exports of LNG are set to average 700mn cfd for June-August, up from the 1Q average of 560mn...

pain imported 280,000 b/d from Libya in April, the highest monthly volume since at least 2005. This made Libya...

Libya gas output has been on the slide since 2013’s record 1.79bn cfd. New gas-hungry power plants since 2010 have driven up consumption leaving less to export.

Dubai state firm sees 70% hike in global output with $500mn purchase of BP’s 71,000 b/d Gulf of Suez subsidiary. A $13bn war chest makes further expansion likely.