The Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes the major oil-rich economic powers of the Middle East, called yesterday to “avoid excluding” crude oil from the energy transition and to maintain investments in the sector in order to uphold a “balanced” policy. “We emphasize the importance of the international community avoiding the exclusion of the primary energy sources and not neglecting investments in these sectors,” said the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in a statement during the Middle
Gold miner Gold Fields will spend up to A$15 million to earn a 75% interest in the Edinburgh Park gold project, in north Queensland, owned by ASX-listed Great Southern Mining. Under the earn-in agreement, Gold Fields will sole-fund up to A$15 million in exploration expenditure over a six-year period, to earn the majority stake in the project, which incorporates nine granted exploration licences and two exploration licence applications covering 1,750 km2. The licences surround the
The Antonini Group, an Italian engineering and construction company, has secured a $217 million contract for the construction of the Sabratha platform compression project in Libya. The project, commissioned by the Mellitah Oil and Gas Company a joint venture between Libya’s state-owned National Oil Corporation and the Italian firm Eniv will involve the creation of a compression unit to be installed on a gas platform situated 42 m above sea level and 120 m from
Oil prices surge 4% amidst escalating Israel-Hamas conflict The Israel-Hamas conflict drives oil prices up 4%, reaching $88.41 per barrel. Saudi Arabia calls for de-escalation amidst rising tensions. During the early hours of Saturday 7th October 2023, coinciding with a significant Jewish holiday, the Palestinian militant group Hamas initiated a multifaceted incursion into Israel, utilizing land, sea, and air, including paragliders. This attack occurred shortly after thousands of rockets had been launched from Gaza into
Joseph Anis, President and CEO of GE Vernova’s Gas Power business for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, sheds light on the emerging economic and environmental prospects associated with flare gas and related technologies in the MENA region. Globally, substantial volumes of natural gas are annually flared or released into the atmosphere at oil production sites, contributing to significant carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane emissions equivalent to the output of 83 million cars, as estimated
The Brent oil price for December delivery rose 0.64% to $84.57, according to the last update at 12:39 on October 8, 2023, in the London futures market. The North Sea crude, a benchmark in Europe and Angola, ended the session on the International Exchange Futures trading at 54 cents above the $84.03 it closed at last Thursday. Brent rebounded on Friday after positive economic data from the United States was released, which improved expectations for
It’s touted by some as possibly the world’s biggest-ever deep-water oil find. The discovery off the shores of Namibia last year by TotalEnergies and Shell of an estimated 11-billion barrels of crude has generated understandable excitement in the southern African country. Even if only a small portion of that potential load valued at about $1 trillion at current prices – is realistically recoverable, it holds the promise of untold riches for this nation of 2.7
The oil prices rose by more than one dollar on Tuesday 19th September 2023, in the fourth consecutive session of gains, against a backdrop marked by the fact that weak shale oil production in the United States is exacerbating concerns about supply due to prolonged production cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia. Brent futures prices, a benchmark for Angolan sales, rose by 1.24 dollars or 1.31 percent, to 95.67 dollars per barrel at 2:08 PM
The Energy Invest: Namibia 2023 publication the official investment report on Namibia’s oil, natural gas, power, mining, and renewable energy sectors will be launched at the “Invest in Namibia Energies” strategic session at African Energy Week 2023 in Cape Town on October 18. Endorsed by the Ministry of Mines and Energy and produced by Energy Capital & Power in partnership with the African Energy Chamber, National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR), Namibia Investment Promotion and
The global energy company (ENI) announced in Luanda that it will make a $1 billion investment for the development of non-associated gas in Angola, its managing director, Guido Brusco, has said. Non-associated gas is free of oil and water in the reservoir, and its concentration is predominantly in the rock layer. According to the director of the Italian energy company, who was speaking at the 4th edition of the Angola International Conference and Exhibition “Oil
