Our Africa Oil & Gas Service
BMI provides comprehensive analysis of energy markets and the African upstream, midstream and distribution industries. The service is comprised of three pillars:
- Daily News Analysis provides actionable intelligence on major projects, company performance, as well as regulatory, fiscal and business risks
- 11 Country Reports detail market trends and company developments in all African producer states
- Data Download provides historic data and 10-year forecasts for over 30 industry indicators in each state, our proprietary Upstream- and Downstream Projects Databases, and our unique country-comparative Risk-Reward ratings for investors
To access our analysis, clients can purchase individual reports, or subscribe to any industry and/or country risk combination to access via our premier online service, BMO
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Sunbird Shines On Promising CBM Tests
Mar 08 2013 – Sunbird Energy has announced gas content results of up to 7.54 cubic metres per tonne from the first core hole at its Mopane coal seam gas project in South Africa. This is up from the estimate of 2.83 cubic metres per tonne in the company's original independent report. The encouraging results show that the project boasts high levels of gas saturation. The company has finished the pilot hole drilling of the six remaining core holes at the project and is casing the holes. Sunbird Energy owns a 74% stake in the...
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Sunbird Energy Acquires 76% Stake In Ibhubesi Gas Project
Dec 28 2012 – Australian oil and gas company Sunbird Energy has announced that it has acquired a 76% stake in the Ibhubesi gas project, reports the Scandinavian Oil and Gas Magazine. Sunbird Energy...
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Chevron Taps Into Shale Potential
Dec 19 2012 – BMI View: Chevron's entry into South Africa's nascent shale gas market follows the country's lifting of a moratorium on fraccing. With significant shale gas potential and a government that is increasingly...
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Volksrust Exceeds Kinetiko's Expectations
Nov 16 2012 – Australia-based gas exploration company Kinetiko Energy Limited has recovered its strongest initial coalbed methane (CBM) core sample to date at its Volksrust licence area, part of its Amersfoort Project in...
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Kinetiko Spuds Pilot Well In CBM Play
Nov 05 2012 – Australian explorer Kinetiko Energy has spudded the KA-03 well on the Amersfoort project in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The probe is the first gas pilot production well under a three-well drilling...
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Pioneer Natural Resources Obtains Final Payment For SA Unit
Aug 22 2012 – Pioneer Natural Resources has received final payment in the sale of its South African operations to Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa, according to a statement. Pioneer said...
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PetroVietnam
May 22 2012 – South Africa's Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said on May 17 2012 that the country should go ahead with fracking, provided a report determines that the process is possible in the...
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Kinder Morgan
May 22 2012 – PetroSA, South Africa's national oil company (NOC), announced on May 21 2012 that it had entered into a partnership agreement with Sinopec for the construction of the Coega refinery. The...
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Fiat
Mar 23 2012 – Australian company Sunbird Energy spudded a well on its Ermelo coalbed methane (CBM) project in South Africa on March 20 2012, according to a company press release. The well is...
Africa Oil & Gas: Data & Forecasts
BMI provides a comprehensive industry database covering all producer and major consumer states in Africa. The service includes:
- Time Series: Historic data and annual forecasts to a 10-year time horizon for all major industry indicators
- Indicators: Production, consumption and trade of crude and refined oil products; gas production, consumption and trade; prices for major crude benchmarks
- Risk Ratings: Our country-comparative Upstream and Downstream Risk-Reward Rating evaluates opportunities and operational risks in established, emerging and frontier markets
- Projects Databases: Our proprietary Upstream Projects Database (UPD) and Downstream Projects Database (DPD) contain constantly-updated information on almost 1,000 projects – including ownership, output, capacity, upgrades, crude feedstock etc.
Clients can view the data within reports, or can download, compare and graph the data within our premier online service, BMO
Africa Oil & Gas Reports
BMI produces 11 country-specific Oil & Gas Forecast Reports, covering production and consumption in all producer and all major consumer states. The reports include:
- Market Analysis: Comprehensive global, regional and country Market Overview; annual Country Forecasts for 10 years on key indicators – including production, consumption and trade of oil, gas, refined products and LNG; BMI’s proprietary country-comparative Risk-Reward Rating
- Company Analysis: Comprehensive Competitive Landscape; Company Profiles of all major upstream players and support companies, including SWOT analysis, strategy, recent developments and KPIs
To access our analysis, clients can purchase individual reports, or subscribe to any industry and/or country risk combination to access via our premier online service, BMO
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BMI Industry View - South Africa - Q2 2013
Mar 15 2013 – In September 2012, South Africa's Cabinet has announced the end of a temporary ban on...
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Market Overview - South Africa - Energy Market Overview - Q2 2013
Mar 15 2013 – In terms of both oil and natural gas, South Africa has modest resources that are...
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Market Overview - South Africa - Oil & Gas Infrastructure - Q2 2013
Mar 15 2013 – Oil RefineriesSouth Africa has four refineries, with over half its capacity concentrated in the port...
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Industry Business Environment Overview - South Africa - Q2 2013
Mar 15 2013 – South Africa performs well in BMI's updated upstream risk/reward ratings, despite its virtually non-existent oil...
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Market Overview - Competitive Landscape South Africa - Q2 2013
Mar 15 2013 – PetroSA is the operator of all of the country's government-owned oil and gas holdings. The...
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Industry Forecast - South Africa - Q2 2013
Mar 15 2013 – With BMI estimating less than 15mn bbl of proven oil reserves and 15.2bcm of proven...
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Industry Business Environment Overview - AngloGold Ashanti
Jan 07 2013 – South Africa performs well in BMI's updated upstream risk/reward ratings, despite its virtually non-existent oil...
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Market Overview - AngloGold Ashanti
Jan 07 2013 – In terms of both oil and natural gas, South Africa has modest resources that are...
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BMI Industry View - Lenovo
Jan 07 2013 – South Africa's Cabinet has announced the end of a temporary ban on fraccing, which has...
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Industry Forecast -
Jan 07 2013 – The data contained in these appendix tables is correct as of September 20 2012. It...