Australia’s Lucapa Diamond (ASX: LOM) has recovered a 160-carat white Type IIa diamond at its prolific Lulo mine in Angola, the sixth-largest recovered at the operation to date. The diamond was found at the same alluvial mining block as the Lulo Rose, a 170-carat pink-coloured diamond believed to be the largest of its kind found in Angola in 300 years. Lucapa has a 40% stake in the Lulo mine, which hosts the world’s highest dollar-per-carat alluvial diamonds. The rest is held
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+), led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, confirmed this Thursday that it will increase oil supplies by 648,000 barrels of crude oil per day (bpd) to a total of 43.85 million barrels bdp in August.The 31st OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting is scheduled for 3 August.Angola is a member of OPEC and its production quota has increased from 1,450 to 1,502 million barrels per day for
Last week’s Kimberley Process meeting in Botswana rejected a petition from civil society and representatives from Ukraine, the European Union, Australia, Great Britain, Canada and the United States, which sought to broaden the definition of “blood diamonds”. , a wording that would include diamonds from or with the participation of Russia. In the run-up to the meeting, various civil society groups lobbied, via a public statement, to place sanctions on Russia on the meeting’s agenda. However,
Tecmad – Mining Services will have to pay a debt of Kz 248.5 million in taxes, Kz 62.5 million in fines and Kz 69.9 million in compensatory interest, making a total debt of Kz 382.0 million. The General Tax Administration (AGT) notified, through a notice published in the June 14 edition of Jornal de Angola, Tecmad – Mining Services to collect a tax debt of 382.0 billion Kz referring to taxes on income from work
12 projects were licensed for the production and export of gold, but only 5 started. At a time when the 1st stone was laid for the construction of a refinery. Seven of the 12 projects licensed for the production and export of gold in Angola have not started activity, reveal data from the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas (MIREMPET) released at the time of laying the foundation stone for the construction of the first
Angola represents one of the richest mineral markets in the world, with sizeable gold, diamond, iron ore and rare earth minerals leading to the development of large-scale mining operations across key basins. At the forefront of the country’s mineral wealth is the diamond sector, with the $1.2 billion industry positioning Angola as the fourth largest producer globally and the second largest in Africa. Now, with ambitions to further diversify the economy on the back of
The Lusophone Association of Renewable Energy (ALER) today, in Luanda, presents the national report at the International Conference on Renewable Energy in Angola, a meeting scheduled to end tomorrow. The event is organized by ALER and the Angola-na Association of Renewable Energy (ASAER), in partnership with the Ministry of Energy and Water, taking place at the António Agostinho Neto Memorial with the participation of 300 institutional and business representatives as well as experts. linked to the
In response to the coordinated withdrawal of international trade and project financing from Africa’s oil and gas industry, Afreximbank and APPO have signed an agreement for the creation of an African Energy Transition Bank The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO), who have had a long, mutually beneficial relationship, have signed an agreement for the joint establishment of an African Energy Bank (www.EnergyChamber.org) at the 8th African Petroleum Congress and Exhibition
The National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) forecasts a turnover in the oil sector, for the next five years, of around US$66 billion. This forecast includes the extension of production licenses already signed between ANPG and the operators, namely in Blocks 15, 17, 18 and also in Block 0, as well as activities related to the exploration and development of oil projects and operational and administrative. If confirmed, this forecast translates into an
Angola overtook Nigeria as the largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa in May, according to data from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), by pumping 1.1 million barrels a day. Angola’s production fell from 1.183 million barrels a day pumped in April to 1.162 million in May, but benefited from an even greater drop by Nigeria, whose production fell from 1.219 million barrels in April to 1.024 million the following month, thus losing the
