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Diamantino Azevedo invites companies from the mining sector to invest in Angola

Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil, and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, urged mining sector companies to invest in Angola during the 30th edition of Mining INDABA-2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. Azevedo extended an invitation to business leaders to explore Angola’s numerous opportunities, robust infrastructure, and comprehensive geological data available for investors. The minister’s call was part of a forum titled “Angola: Mining Potential and Business Opportunities for Investors,” which attracted over 500 participants, as reported by

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Diamonds Economy Local News

Angola’s Diamond Sector Invests $235 Million in Social Responsibility Projects

The Diamond Subsector has contributed approximately $235.8 million to social responsibility projects from 2017 to the first half of 2023, revealed Sidónio Borges, Head of the Information Technologies and Marketing Department at Fundação Brilhante, during a workshop on social responsibility actions in Luanda. Of this total, $112.8 million has been allocated to completed projects, while $123.04 million is earmarked for ongoing initiatives. Leading contributors to these efforts include Sociedade Mineira de Catoca, Sodiam, Endiama, and

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Oil Local News Petroleum

Diamantino Azevedo asks Sonangol’s new executive director for greater dynamics

The Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, asked, last week for greater dynamism from the new executive administrator of Sonangol’s Board of Directors to achieve Sonangol’s objectives in increasing prospecting and research for more resources. By delegation of powers from the President of the Republic when inaugurating the new executive administrator of the Board of Directors of Sonangol, Belarmino Chitangueleca, appointed on Wednesday, Diamantino Azevedo requested greater commitment to the execution of

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Local News Oil Petroleum

Angola’s departure from OPEC raises Oil production forecasts

Angola’s exit from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will allow it to maintain the objective of increasing production and surpass the average value of 1.2 million barrels per day. This view is expressed in a note attached to the study presented by Deloitte on this week. Deloitte’s partner for the Energy, Resources and Industry Sector, Frederico Martins Correia, cited in the same document, reveals that in relation to the Angolan market, “the year

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Oil Gas News Petroleum

Angola’s Oil and Gas Sector Set to Attract USD 71 Billion in Investments

Angola’s oil and gas industry anticipates a substantial investment influx of over $71 billion in the next five years, announced Paulino Jerónimo, President of the Board of Directors of the National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG), during a press conference in Luanda. Jerónimo highlighted a significant surge in investment from approximately $5.6 billion to $12 billion between 2022 and 2023 alone, projecting robust growth for the sector. Over the past five years, the industry

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Oil Local News Petroleum

Belarmino Chitangueleca Appointed Executive Director of Sonangol

Belarmino Emilio Chitangueleca has been appointed Executive Director of the Board of the Directors for Angola’s national oil company Sonangol. Chitangueleca previously served as Executive Director of Angola’s national concessionaire the National Oil, Gas & Biofuels Agency (ANPG). Angolan President João Lourenço announced the appointment this week, thereby concluding Chitangueleca’s contract at the ANPG. Before taking on the role at the ANPG, Chitangueleca served as Production Director at Sonangol.

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Energy Gas News Oil

Africa to Dominate High-Impact Well Drilling in 2024

Africa is poised to dominate the global high-impact well (HIW) drilling market in 2024, according to a new report released by research firm Rystad Energy. The continent is projected to undertake 13 of the 36 HIW drilling campaigns anticipated for 2024. Up to 70% of wells drilled in Africa will be in frontier and emerging basins, including the Red Sea Basin in Egypt, Angoche Basin in Mozambique and Namibe Basin in Angola, according to the

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Energy International News

OPEC Fund Allocates $1.7B to Energy Transition in 2023

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) allocated $1.7 billion to finance 55 global projects in 2023, according to a recent statement from the organization. In a bid to address climate change, social and economic resilience and sustainable growth, 60% of the funds supported renewable energy initiatives. At 42%, Africa received the largest share of the funding, with recipient projects including solar power initiatives in Niger and Nigeria, as well as an energy security

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Diamonds Local News

Lucapa Sales Slip in Weak Market

Revenue decreased at Lucapa Diamond Company in the fourth quarter as demand for its rough slowed and prices dropped. Sales from the company’s mines slipped 1% year on year to $40.8 million for the period, it reported last week. The average selling price slid 9% to $2,458 per carat, outweighing a 9% rise in volume to 16,600 carats. At the company’s Lulo mine in Angola, revenue fell 4% to $34.9 million, with sales volume plunging

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Diamonds International

Diamond Industry Gears Up for Tighter Controls

New sanctions on Russia will fast-track the adoption of traceability programs across the supply chain. Should they wish to sell those diamonds into the Group of Seven (G7) countries, companies will have to prove their goods were sourced from non-Russian production. On December 6, the G7 — comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States — announced its latest sanctions, aimed at “limiting Russia’s ability to fund its illegal war,”

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