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Africa

Uganda says refinery talks terminated, in talks with new potential investors

Talks to build an oil refinery in Uganda with a consortium led by Korea's SK Engineering have collapsed, but the East African nation still hopes to find a lead investor for the project by year end.

Total, Glencore and Gunvor bidding for Chevron's South African assets

Total, Glencore and Gunvor are bidding for a 75% stake in Chevron's South African downstream assets, which include a refinery.

Ivory Coast says to organize debt relief for state oil refinery

Ivory Coast will organize debt relief for the state oil refinery using public and private funds.

Glencore hopes for Moroccan refinery restart to recoup money

Glencore, one of the main creditors of Morocco's sole refinery, still has hopes the idled plant will restart so lenders can gradually recoup their money, despite repeated failures to get it up and running.

Ivory Coast signs agreement to establish Total-led LNG consortium

Ivory Coast signed a partnership pact to create a consortium headed by France's Total to build a LNG import terminal that could begin receiving gas shipments by mid-2018.

BP and Area 4 partners sign LNG SPA for Mozambique

BP and the Area 4 concession partners entered into a sales and purchase agreement for BP to purchase 100% of the LNG produced by the Coral South FLNG facility.

Global Project Data

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

New project announcements have hovered in the low teens for several months.

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

US gasoline demand contributed to falling inventories. Operational problems at several refineries and the potential impact of a tropical storm strengthened margins.

Production at Nigeria's Warri refinery unaffected by nearby explosion

Crude oil production at Nigeria's Warri refinery in the country's restive Niger Delta region has not been affected by an explosion heard near the site.

Gabon's Sogara oil refinery shut due to post-election violence

Gabon's sole oil refinery in Port Gentil has been shut due to violence following the disputed August 27 presidential elections.