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The West African Gas Pipeline (French: Gazoduc ouest-africain; WAGP or GOA) is a natural gas pipeline to supply gas from Nigeria's Escravos region of the Niger Delta area to Benin, Togo and Ghana. It is the first regional natural gas transmission system in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ever since the late 1950s, when commercial quantities of oil were first discovered in Nigeria's Niger Delta basin, West Africa has been an area of interest for oil and gas exploration and ...
The Jubilee Oil Field is an oil field located off the coast of Ghana's Western Region in the South Atlantic Ocean under the ownership of the Kosmos Energy, Occidental Petroleum and the Tullow Oil. The Jubilee field is located 60 km offshore, between the Deepwater Tano and West Cape Three Points blocks off the coast of the Ghana 's Western ...
Some statistics on this page are disputed and controversial—different sources (OPEC, CIA World Factbook, oil companies) give different figures. Some of the differences reflect different types of oil included. Different estimates may or may not include oil shale, mined oil sands or natural gas liquids.
The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) owns the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP). The pipeline transports natural gas and extends from Itoki, Nigeria to Benin, Togo, Ghana. [18] [19] It is one of the largest projects regarding fossil fuel on the continent and the first to be constructed in sub-Saharan Africa. [20]
Included in this list are Chad, Sudan, Namibia, South Africa, and Madagascar, whilst Mozambique and Tanzania are potential oil producers. [3] Types of Natural Resources in Africa. A notable part of Africa’s natural resources are minerals: crude oil, natural gas, coal and charcoal. gold, silver, lead, iron ore, cobalt, zinc, and manganese.
Aiteo is Africa’s largest privately-owned integrated energy company. It is involved in various aspects of the energy sector, including oil and gas exploration, production, refining, and marketing. Aiteo operates in West and Southern Africa.
As of December 2023, CNPC is the only company producing oil in Niger, although there are two other oil companies operating in other blocks in Niger: Sonatrach and Savannah Energy. [6] CNPC began explorations in Niger in 2003 with the Tenere and Bilma blocks. [8] Extensive exploration of the Agadem block took place between 2008 and 2017. [6]