Samuel Ajala

Nigeria

Journalist at Freelance

Climate and Energy Transition Journalist at Gas Outlook

Climate & ET Journalist @gasoutlook /Building: @devafricanow /M.A in Communication Student @Uarkansas

Articles

The $5bn EACOP pipeline clinches funding despite climate risks - Gas Outlook

1 week ago | gasoutlook.com | Samuel Ajala

East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd, the company developing a $5 billion crude oil pipeline in Uganda and Tanzania, closed the first round of external financing from a group of institutions, including commercial banks and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). This was announced in a statement disclosed by EACOP Ltd.
Uganda: How Total is financing the EACOP pipeline without Western banks and insurance companies.

2 weeks ago | table.media | Samuel Ajala

Following the withdrawal of Western institutions, the controversial EACOP oil pipeline from Uganda to Tanzania has now secured its first round of financing from African and Arab banks. Read what the countries are hoping for at Table.Briefings. East African Crude Oil Pipeline Limited (EACOP Ltd.), the company developing a five billion US dollar crude oil pipeline in Uganda, has completed the first round of external financing from a group of institutions.
Uganda: Wie Total die EACOP-Pipeline auch ohne westliche Banken und Versicherungen finanziert

2 weeks ago | table.media | Samuel Ajala

Die umstrittene Öl-Pipeline EACOP von Uganda nach Tansania hat nach dem Rückzug westlicher Institute nun ihre erste Finanzierungsrunde mit afrikanischen und arabischen Banken gesichert. Worauf die Länder hoffen, lesen Sie bei Table.Briefings. Die East African Crude Oil Pipeline Limited (EACOP Ltd.), das Unternehmen, das in Uganda eine Rohölpipeline für fünf Milliarden US-Dollar entwickelt, hat die erste Runde der externen Finanzierung durch eine Gruppe von Institutionen abgeschlossen.
What is LoRa? A Beginner’s Guide to Long-Range IoT Communication

3 weeks ago | medium.com | Samuel Ajala

Funny how I heard about LoRa for the first time two days ago, it looked like I had just discovered fire. I’m in my fourth year in uni😂LoRa, in short, means Long Range, from this, you’d already have an idea. It is a Low-power radio communication technique, just like WiFi and Bluetooth. This means it was created for devices and components that use very little power, but are needed to transmit data over long distances.
Egypt energy sector at turning point after $3bn LNG deal - Gas Outlook

1 month ago | gasoutlook.com | Samuel Ajala

Egypt signed $3 billion worth of agreements with Shell and TotalEnergies to secure 60 shipments of LNG for 2025. The deal was made sometime in late 2024, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights. In line with the previous Egyptian deals, market players expect the current deal also to be on a floating price basis, linked to the Dutch TTF.
Egypt energy sector at turning point after $3bn LNG deal: experts - Gas Outlook

1 month ago | gasoutlook.com | Samuel Ajala

Analysts say that Egypt’s energy landscape is at a critical turning point after the North African country signed $3 billion worth of agreements with Shell and TotalEnergies to secure 60 shipments of LNG for 2025. The LNG mega-deal was made sometime in late 2024, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights. In line with the previous Egyptian deals, market players expect the current deal also to be on a floating price basis, linked to the Dutch TTF.
Concerns over gas leak at BP's Greater Tortue Ahmeyim - Gas Outlook

1 month ago | gasoutlook.com | Samuel Ajala

Mauritanian sources have disclosed a gas leak at well A02 of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project, located offshore, along the maritime border between Senegal and Mauritania. BP, a multinational oil and gas company, admitted on March 5th that it was repairing a gas leak at the GTA gas field. According to a statement by a pan-African think tank, LEGS-Africa, seen by Gas Outlook, the gas leak was reported on February 19th, 2025, just two months after production began.
Nigerian shift back to deepwater oil raises environmental concerns - Gas Outlook

2 months ago | gasoutlook.com | Samuel Ajala

Nigeria’s deepwater oil production contributes significantly to the oil and gas sector and accounts for over 40% of total daily oil production. The country has 83 deepwater oil and gas blocks with cumulative output from deepwater of 3.2 billion barrels.
Sierra Leone uses €20m EU funding to boost solar power - Gas Outlook

Feb 2, 2025 | gasoutlook.com | Samuel Ajala

The government of Sierra Leone is trying to maximise its renewable energy resources to meet the growing demand for electricity in rural communities. The European Union has provided the government with €20 million to kick-start a results-based financing (RBF) mechanism. The roll-out of the next wave of solar mini-grids is expected to electrify 35,000 households in the West African nation.
Namibia's oil setbacks a chance to balance energy goals: experts - Gas Outlook

Jan 21, 2025 | gasoutlook.com | Samuel Ajala

Oil giant Shell has written off approximately $400 million related to an oil discovery offshore Namibia that the company considered commercially unviable, which experts say will impact the country’s ambitions to become a crude producer.