Exploration & Production
Italy is already a major European gas market, and as new import infrastructure commissions, its importance as a trading hub and transit country is set to grow.
23 August 2018
Exploration & Production
Nigeria’s focus on non-associated gas means brighter prospects are in store for its production and exports of the fuel.
31 July 2018
LNG
The start of LNG exports from Cameroon in May could accelerate the development of FLNG projects in Africa and boost domestic gas utilisation in the country.
5 June 2018
Supply & Demand
Nigeria’s LNG exports and domestic gas consumption will receive support from the government’s policy-based approach to greater commercialisation of the fuel.
22 December 2017
LNG
OPEC’s oil output cap will continue to support LNG exports from West Africa, but the region’s suppliers are also exploring other ways to boost their LNG trade.
6 November 2017
Supply & Demand
Rising gas production in North Africa will propel growth in the region’s gas and LNG exports despite increasing gas demand in countries such as Egypt.
29 September 2017Key upstream projects coming online ahead of schedule mean Egypt will be self-sufficient in gas production sooner than anticipated, which will also favour its LNG exports.
22 September 2017
Supply & Demand
Equatorial Guinea’s overreliance on spot LNG risks deterring interest in the proposed Fortuna FLNG project.
21 August 2017MEA LNG suppliers, led by Qatar, are taking steps to consolidate their positions in Latin America’s LNG market
26 June 2017Algeria is gradually opting for flexible gas and LNG contracts as competition intensifies and prices remain low.
23 March 2017Growing gas-to-power demand in the MEA region is boosting the popularity of floating LNG import technology, but they may not be a long-term solution.
20 December 2016Ghana is moving ahead with two FSRU projects at the Port of Tema as the country diversifies its power-generation portfolio.
2 December 2016
Supply & Demand
Infrastructure sabotage and maintenance, combined with weak LNG demand from Northeast Asia and Latin America, are weighing on Nigerian LNG exports.
9 September 2016The success of Angolan LNG will hinge on oil prices because of the country’s excessive dependence on associated gas feedstock for LNG production.
7 July 2016The worsening civil unrest in Libya is having dire consequences for domestic gas production and distribution, the integrity of Libya’s NOC, and pipeline gas exports to Italy.
21 May 2015Yemen is going through turbulent times that may reduce its oil and gas exports. The country must make structural reforms if it is to sustain exports in the longer term.
19 March 2015Nigeria’s market share of LNG is threatened by a prolonged period of low oil prices, which will also dent IOCs interest in the country’s oil and gas sector.
22 January 2015Unfavourable clauses in Algeria’s hydrocarbon law remain obstacles to the increased participation of IOCs in the country’s oil and gas sector.
24 September 2014Falling gas production and increasing domestic demand in North Africa will constrain global LNG supply over the next few years.
23 April 2014Despite its vast shale resources, gas will struggle to gain popularity in South Africa because of the lack of infrastructure and the dominance of coal in the country.
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