November 12, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan is preparing to launch over 30 oil exploration bids next year in an attempt to lure western companies to reinvest in its petroleum industry after the left of economic sanctions, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

'Now, as relations between Sudan and the US improve, the ministry of petroleum plans to tender 30 to 35 new oil blocks in the second half of next year to revive exploration activity in the country,'"...

The fuel crisis in Khartoum has entered its second week without any sign of a solution; diesel is especially scarce in the capital city.

Port Sudan is also suffering from a shortage of fuel. A number of residents informed Radio Dabanga of long queues of vehicles waiting for hours to fill up at fuel stations.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Motaz Mousa made a surprise visit"...

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC) announced, today, its plans to launch a new integrated gas strategy and increase its oil production capacity to 4 million barrels per day (mmbpd) by the end of 2020 and 5mmbpd by 2030, following approval from the Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC), the highest governing body of the oil and gas industry in Abu Dhabi. The company also announced capital investment growth of $132.33 billion between 2019-2023 and new discoveries of 1 billion barrels"...

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A (Petrobras), a Brazilian state-owned energy company is close to announcing the sale of its stake in an African oil and gas exploration business to a group of investors led by Vitol Group, a Geneva-based energy and trading company.

Sources told Bloomberg that Petróleo Brasileiro’s partners in the African operations- Brazil’s Banco BTG Pactual and the U.K.’s Helios Investment Partners, have decided"...

Khartoum, October 29 (SUNA) – The Minister of Oil, Gas and Minerals Azhari Abdul-Gadir has reviewed with the Norwegian ambassador in Khartoum ways of technical cooperation in the oil and gas industry. During his meeting at his office Monday with the ambassador of Norway in Khartoum, the Minister of Oil, Gas and Minerals stressed the importance of technical cooperation between the two countries in the field of training of the technical cadres in the oil and gas sector in the fields of oil policy, review of the legal"...

Russian Export Centre took part in the exhibition WETEX 2018 which was held from 23 to 26 October at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The main theme of WETEX was «At the forefront of sustainability». 2000 companies from 52 countries took part in the exhibition.

Russian export center organized collective Russian exposition “Made in Russia” covering area"...

The ministry of petroleum is targeting 45,000 barrels per day before the end of this year at unity oilfields alone, according to the undersecretary, Mayen Wol.

The unity oilfields is located in Northern Liech State. Currently, the facilities are using only 3 megawatts from the Sudan.

Mayen Wol said the government is re-installing a power plant that is expected to generate"...

Ethiopia announced $7 billion worth of new road and power supply projects on Friday, according to the state-affiliated Fana news agency.

The government’s Public-Private Partnerships Office said the three road and 13 power projects would be launched this fiscal year, after the tendering processes were completed, Fana reported.

It did not say how they would be financed"...

South Sudan is capable of tripling its current oil production levels if more companies invests in the sector, said the CEO of Africa Oil and Power platform.

In August, the country resumed pumping crude oil via Sudan from the Toma South oil field in Ruweng state, producing 45, 000 barrels per day from six existing wells.

The Minister of Petroleum had earlier said there"...