Kenya has sold former oil refinery, Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL), to the state-owned Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), paving the way for the facility’s conversion into a gas-to-power plant. The transaction will enable the rehabilitation of the refinery – which has been inactive for over ten years – so that it is equipped to generate power from Liquefied Natural Gas imported from Tanzania. The sale follows the completion of a feasibility study conducted by U.S.-based
Subsea engineering and applied technology company Oceaneering International, through its Offshore Projects Group segment, has been named a consortium partner to support transportation and installation work on the Girassol Life Extension project in Block 17, offshore Angola. The scope of work will include the provision of air and saturation diving services, project management, engineering and procurement activities and will be done to support the prime contractor’s recovery and replacement of 12 risers. Oceaneering will also provide Angolan personnel
De Beers Group has announced the successful sale of the Buffels Marine Mining Right, and associated assets, to Kleinzee Holdings Proprietary as of 7 August 2023. The Buffels Marine Mining Right was De Beers’ last remaining mining right at Namaqualand Mines. De Beers has been conducting rehabilitation activities since it ceased operations on the Buffels Marine Mining Right in 2010, while looking for a responsible operator for the mining right. Kleinzee Holdings is a consortium led by
Gem Diamonds reported a loss in the first half of 2023 as a slowdown in the market and a drop in production of large stones negatively impacted the average price. The miner posted a loss attributable to shareholders of $1 million for the six months ending June 30, compared to a profit of $3.8 million a year ago, it said last week. Profit after tax slid to $1.5 million from $8.3 million a year before. Revenue fell
The government of Wallonia, Belgium, has provided iTraceiT with a grant worth EUR 250,000 (around $273,000) that will enable it to expand its diamond traceability solution to the Indian and US markets. The Antwerp-based technology and service provider is also set to receive additional money later in the year from the government’s investment fund, W.IN.G (Wallonia Innovation and Growth), it said last week. With the initial cash, iTraceiT will beef up its advertising and sales programs to
Sociedade Mineira do Lulo plans to bid, at auction, for three heavy diamonds, weighing 12, 50 and 180 carats, benefiting from the fact that the stones from that concession continue to be attractive and attract buyers on the international market, despite the price crisis. The president of the Management Board of that Minas Gerais company, Alfredo Machado, stated that, besides these three rare stones, the company does not have any other production in stock, given
With a consumption of 420 metric tons of butane gas per year, Angola is self-sufficient and has a wide supply of this fuel known as cooking gas, with three operators deployed in production. José Barroso, who was speaking at a seminar called “Everything about Butane Gas”, organized by the Petroleum Derivatives Regulatory Institute (IRDP), added that the specifications of liquefied petroleum gas used in the country comply with established standards. The majority of production is
Within five days, Sonangol Pesquisa&Produção begins exploring for oil and gas in the Tubias well, in the Kwanza Terrestrial Basin block (KON-11), located in the municipality of Cabo Ledo, Luanda province. At this moment, the rig still needs to complete five percent of the technical work, in order to move forward with oil and gas drilling activity in the Tubias well, of which 95% has already been completed. The well is between 700 and 800
Angola’s oil export level will rise to 1.18 million barrels per day in October, reaching the highest value since July, reported financial information agency Bloomberg. According to Bloomberg, which cites the final cargo manifest, Angola will export 1.18 million barrels of oil in October, increasing compared to the 1.047 million daily barrels forecast for this month. For October, the final program foresees 38 cargoes with a combined volume of 36.52 million barrels of oil, given
Petrobras, a Brazilian state-owned oil company, decided to end the divestment processes at the Urucu, Bahia Terra and Campo de Manati hubs. The order, which also involves Petrobras Operaciones SA (a subsidiary of the state-owned company in Argentina), was communicated on 4th September and takes into consideration “the strategic adherence to the portfolio, as well as the profitability profile”, according to Carta Capital, citing the company. The decision tends to impact Petrobras’ Exploration/Production and Gas/Energy
