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Strategic Consolidation in Angola – Greater PAJ Project FID
Azule Energy sanctioned the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Greater PAJ project marking a significant milestone in the evolution of Angola's offshore up…
The Emergence of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Opportunities in African Hydrocarbon Basins
Africa’s hydrocarbon basins represent one of the most significant, yet underexplored, frontiers for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) deployment globally. With…
Africa’s New Oil Producers: Assessing the Economic and Geopolitical Implications of First Oil in Senegal and Upcoming Production in Namibia
Senegal has already crossed the political and technical threshold from discovery to production. Woodside achieved first oil at Sangomar in June 2024, bringing o…
The Strategic Implications of Rising Global LNG Demand and the Emerging Supply Wave
Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand is entering a new growth cycle driven by energy security concerns, coal-to-gas switching, rapid industrialization in e…
The Growing Role of FLNG in Unlocking Stranded Gas Resources
Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) technology has rapidly matured from an experimental solution into a mainstream commercialization pathway for stranded offs…
Uganda Energy Country Briefing
Uganda stands at the threshold of a petroleum production era that promises to be transformative for its public finances, its infrastructure landscape, and its g…
Mauritius Energy Country Briefing
Mauritius is a small island nation in the Indian Ocean with limited indigenous energy resources and a high dependence on imported fuels. Historically characteri…
CAPITAL ALLOCATION STRATEGIES OF INTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANIES IN NIGERIA
Nigeria is experiencing the most significant restructuring of its upstream petroleum sector since the nationalization era of the 1970s. Between 2024 and 2025, i…
FROM MATURE PRODUCER TO EMERGING FRONTIER: COMPARING NIGERIA'S OML 118 (BONGA) AND NAMIBIA'S ORANGE BASIN DEVELOPMENTS
Nigeria’s OML 118 illustrates what a successful deep-water hub looks like after decades of de-risking: Bonga has been onstream since 2005, reached its one-bil…
EMERGING HYDROCARBON FRONTIERS IN AFRICA
Africa's hydrocarbon landscape is undergoing a structural transformation. While mature OPEC+ producers (Nigeria, Algeria, Libya) face capacity erosion of ~260 k…
COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND HOST COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE UNDER THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT (NIGERIA)
Nigeria's Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 introduced a fundamental restructuring of host community governance, replacing the ad hoc, conflict-prone framework …
RESOURCE NATIONALISM AND CONTRACT RENEGOTIATION RISKS IN AFRICAN PETROLEUM MARKETS
A resurgent wave of resource nationalism across African petroleum and extractive markets poses elevated risks to international oil companies (IOCs), national oi…