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TotalEnergies Commits US$800 Million to Liberian Oil Exploration
French energy giant secures four offshore blocks in licensing round targeting 1 billion barrels by 2035 TotalEnergies has signed four production sharing contracts worth an estimated $200 million each for offshore exploration blocks in Liberia,...
TotalEnergies Lands Four Offshore Blocks in Liberia
TotalEnergies has signed four Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for offshore exploration blocks in Liberia, marking a resumption of exploration activities in the West African nation. The agreements, for blocks LB-6, LB-11, LB-17, and LB-29, were...

Liberia Signs its Second Country Programme Framework (CPF) for 2026–2030
Dr J. Alexander Nuetah, Minister of Agriculture, and Mr Hua Liu, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, signed Liberia's Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2026–2030 on 17 September 2025....

Liberia: Advocates Demand Anti-Corruption Court Be Removed from Mandate of Office of The War Crimes Court Saying It Is A Distraction
Summary: The Office plans to begin the anti-corruption court –which would try crimes committed since the war – in 2026 – a year ahead of the start of the war and economics crimes court. Chief U.S. diplomat in Liberia has held a meeting with the...

46-Year-Old engineer arrested with 45kg of Marijuana in Margibi
By Kruah Thompson The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has arrested a 46-year-old Creem Abess Brown for allegedly possessing 45 kilograms of compressed marijuana valued at LRD 649,800 (about USD 3,420). The arrest took place on September 17,...

LNFS Seeks Govt Support to Build Fire Stations in three regions across Liberia
The Liberia National Fire Service (LNFS) has announced plans to seek government support for the construction of fire stations in three high-risk regions across the country to improve emergency response. By Kruah Thomson Monrovai, September 18,...

TotalEnergies secures four offshore exploration blocks in Liberia
TotalEnergies has signed four production sharing contracts (PSC) with the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Agency for the LB-6, LB-11, LB-17 and LB-29 offshore exploration blocks, which were awarded under the 2024 Direct Negotiation Licensing Round....

TotalEnergies wins four offshore exploration permits in Liberia
The TotalEnergies logo sits on the company’s headquarters skyscraper in the La Defense business district near Paris, France, June 26, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq Sept 17 – French energy major TotalEnergies announced on Tuesday that it was...

Commendation for the Signing of the Production Sharing Oil Contract and a Call for Robust Local Content in Liberia’s Oil Sector
The recent signing of a Production Sharing Oil contract with TotalEnergies marks a resurgence of Liberia’s oil sector and a symbol of ambition, collaboration, and the promise of shared prosperity. At the forefront of this achievement are the...

TotalEnergies signs Production Sharing Contracts for Liberian oil blocks
In a move set to accelerate offshore oil and gas development in the country, energy major TotalEnergies has signed four Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) for exploration blocks in Liberia. Awarded to the company following the conclusion of...

ArcelorMittal Liberia CFO Challenges New Students at African Bible College University to Embrace Discipline and Opportunity
Addressing a matriculation ceremony that welcomed 34 new students, O’Brien reminded both new and returning students that their purpose at university is to learn, to grow, and to prepare for a life of service. MONROVIA — Chief Financial Officer of...

Fr Sony Joseph Pottenplackal SDB appointed provincial economer, heartfelt farewell in Liberia
Media Release Liberia, Sep 18: Parishioners of Our Lady of Lebanon Catholic Church, St Joseph Parish, entrusted to the Salesians of Don Bosco, gathered in large numbers for a heartfelt farewell mass in honor of Fr Sony Joseph Pottenplackal SDB, as...

Montage Africa Group Awarded Gold Prospecting License in Liberia
The Government of Liberia has officially granted Montage Africa Group a Gold Prospecting License, marking a major step forward for the company’s mineral exploration strategy in West Africa. The license, awarded by the Ministry of Mines and Energy,...

Liberia: Gov’t Confirms One Dead, 20 Injured in Oxygen Tanker Explosion; Preliminary Probe Points to Company’s Negligence
Monrovia – The Government of Liberia has blamed gross negligence on the part of MIRA Gas Incorporated for a deadly explosion that rocked the company’s oxygen production facility near the Freeport of Monrovia on Monday, leaving one person dead and...

TotalEnergies signs agreement for oil exploration blocks offshore Liberia
TotalEnergies has signed four production sharing contracts (PSC) for blocks offshore Liberia. The work program for the exploration blocks, which were awarded following the 2024 Direct Negotiation Licensing Round organized by the Liberia Petroleum...

Liberia Signs Offshore Exploration Pact with TotalEnergies
PARIS, France – The Government of Liberia has signed a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with TotalEnergies, marking a major step forward for the nation’s oil and gas sector. The agreement, finalized on, September 15, at TotalEnergies’ global...

Liberia: First ever solar energy plant set for October launch
The first solar power plant in Liberia is on track to be inaugurated in October, the government confirmed recently as the country looks to wean itself off an over-reliance on hydropower. “The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of...

Liberia: Joint Security Seizes Illicit Drugs in Sapo Park
Marijuana joint security forces seized from illicit miners in the Sapo National Park. Filed picture/Joint Security KORJAYEE, Sinoe County – Joint security forces have seized a slew of banned substances from illegal occupants in the Sapo National...

Liberia: Eric Wlea Giko Declares Candidacy for 2029 Maryland County Senatorial Elections
Pleebo, Maryland County — Eric Wlea Giko has officially declared his candidacy for the 2029 senatorial elections in Maryland County, becoming the first individual to publicly announce his intention to contest in the upcoming race. By Peter P. Toe...

Liberia: Rep. Taylor Questions Exclusion of Southeast Counties from $4 Million Agriculture Project
In a Facebook post on Monday, Representative Taylor questioned the criteria used to select the beneficiary counties and called for regional balance in future government initiatives. Maryland County — Maryland County District 3 Representative...