Sonangol announced, this Wednesday 5th April, the restructuring of shareholders and businesses at the Porto-Amboim Naval Shipyard (PAENAL), a measure aimed at revitalizing it and placing it back among the set of active and profitable units. For the implementation of these measures, Sonangol is working with partners on a “profound” change that could also involve the corporate structure and the definition of a new operating model, which could result in the holding of an international
Angola and Namibia intend to increasingly strengthen cooperation in the area of oil and mineral resources, JA Online learned this Wednesday 5th April, as part of the visit of the Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, who is in Windhoek , for a visit at the invitation of his counterpart, Tom Alweendo. According to the Angolan official, the workday allows “to see Namibia’s experience in the exploration of diamonds in the sea,
The Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Pedro Azevedo, said Wednesday 5th April that Namibia can help Angola in the exploration of diamonds and uranium from the sea. The announcement was made during a joint declaration by Angola and Namibia, on the sidelines of a technical meeting between the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy and an Angolan delegation, headed by the oil minister, who traveled to that country. In the statement, the
The 1st round table for women in the Mining Industry – positioning, opportunities and challenges was organized in Luanda last Tuesday 4th April by Bumbar Mining, allowing the assessment of the challenges faced by women within the sector. JA Online learned from a note that questions were addressed at the event, including: “How does the Angolan Mining Industry intervene in training staff for the industry’s value chain?; How does the hiring of women currently proceed?
The Secretary of State for Mineral Resources, Jânio Correa Victor, reiterated, Wednesday 5th April, in Luanda, the need for greater dedication from women with a view to overcoming the approximately 12 percent of the workforce in the mining industry. Jânio Correia Victor made these remarks at the opening of the round table under the motto “Women in the Angolan Mining Industry”, organized by Mining Eventos, to awaken a greater interest of women in the geological-mining
The state-owned company Sonangol, as one of the main shareholders (40 percent), plans to structure its subsidiary, Porto Amboim Estaleiros Navais, Limitada (PAENAL) to increase turnover, based on a new business model adapted to current and future challenges of the group’s market. According to So-nangol, in a press release, this Monday 3rd April, the revitalization will make Paenal once again included in the “set of active units” and increase its turnover. For the implementation of these
Endiama’s Executive Director, Ana Maria Feijó, stressed that the institution still has a lot to do so that women are better represented, at a time when they make up only 10 percent of the workforce, that is, in a universe of 11 thousand workers , a thousand are women. “Faced with reality, there has been a certain impediment due to the fact of having many tasks, such as being a mother and a wife, because
South Africa’s mining production dropped 1.9% in January, making it the twelfth consecutive month of year-on-year decline, data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) show. Platinum group metals (PGMs) and diamonds were the main negative contributors. PGMs output eased 15.2% contributing -3.5 percentage points, while diamonds production was 15.5% lower contributing -0.9 percentage points. However, iron-ore and coal were significant positive contributors with the former’s output increasing 12.1% contributing 1.4 percentage points and the
Botswana Diamonds has begun mining at Marsfontein in South Africa, as a proof-of-concept trial project that it expects will help improve operations at its larger Thorny River project. The company, which has faced challenges including plant delivery delays and adverse weather, said it’s now on track to start production at Thorny River in the second half of this year. Botswana Diamonds is working on bringing the two projects — Marsfontein and Thorny River — into production this
The National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), as National Concessionaire and holder of mining rights for prospecting, research, evaluation, development and production of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons throughout Angola, made known, at the end of March of this year, which on September 30, 2023, will proceed with the Launch of the Tender for the Attribution of Petroleum Concessions of Bid 2023, for the oil exploration of the Onshore Basins of the Lower Congo
