De Beers has quietly begun selling rough diamonds at steep discounts to a select group of buyers — a rare and contentious move that is stirring tensions within an industry already grappling with sluggish demand and mounting uncertainty. In a departure from its traditional pricing model, the diamond giant has been offering discounts of 10% to 20% through confidential side deals, aimed at offloading growing inventories without making public price cuts. These covert sales, reported
The Director General of Luele Mining Company (SML), Rômulo Mucasse, announced in Saurimo that stable performance indicators in diamond extraction, processing, and recovery could enable the company to produce 6.7 million carats during the current fiscal year. He recalled that the Luele project, inaugurated by the President of the Republic roughly a year and a half ago, has become one of the key assets in Angola’s diamond sector. Alongside Catoca Mining Company, Luele now contributes
Alrosa has discovered a 468.30-carat fancy amber-colored diamond, the largest gem-quality rough stone ever found in Russia, surpassing the miner’s previous record of 401 carats set in 2013. The historic stone was recovered from one of Alrosa’s mines in the Yakutia region, the company announced last week. CEO Pavel Marinychev highlighted the timing of the discovery, which follows the unveiling of the “New Sun,” a fancy vivid yellow diamond over 100 carats—the largest ever manufactured
De Beers has held its first diamond auction in Botswana following the relocation of its sales operations from Singapore, marking a significant step in consolidating its global trading activities in Gaborone and boosting operational efficiency. The company announced the move on Friday, stating that the transfer reinforces Botswana’s status as a key player in the global diamond value chain. A small-scale pilot auction during De Beers’ third sales cycle attracted “substantial interest,” with strong customer
Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi held discussions with KNOC CEO Dong Sub Kim and his delegation to explore investment and cooperation opportunities in Egypt’s oil and gas sector. KNOC showed strong interest in expanding its investments, focusing on four areas in the Gulf of Suez and the Western Desert. Dana Petroleum Ltd. and the Petro Nefertiti joint venture are managing these investments. Badawi stressed that Egypt’s petroleum sector has the capacity and expertise to deliver large-scale
Kosmos Energy is investing $2 billion to expand its upstream operations in Ghana, signaling strong international confidence in the country’s petroleum industry and its regulatory direction. Ghana’s Minister of Energy, John Jinapor, announced the investment as a pivotal step toward the nation’s ambition to become West Africa’s premier energy investment destination. “This investment will transform Ghana’s energy sector,” Jinapor stated, noting the government’s commitment to regulatory reforms and transparency. He also revealed plans to revamp
Chevron is in advanced discussions with the Egyptian government to expand its presence in the West Star block, situated in Egypt’s deep offshore waters near the Cyprus border, just south of ExxonMobil’s Cairo and Masry blocks, according to the Middle East Economic Survey (MEES). In addition to these talks, Chevron has submitted bids for two of the 12 offshore blocks offered in the most recent licensing round by the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS),
Conoil Producing, owned by Nigerian billionaire Dr. Mike Adenuga, has officially begun exporting Nigeria’s newest crude oil grade, the Obodo blend—marking a major milestone for the country’s indigenous oil industry. Unveiled in April under Adenuga’s leadership, the Obodo blend represents a new chapter in Nigeria’s oil production. It is a medium sweet crude sourced from the onshore OML 150 block, operated under a production sharing contract with NNPC Limited. Continental Oil & Gas Limited, a
Scatec ASA has officially commenced construction of the 1.1 GW Obelisk solar power plant in Egypt, which includes a 100 MW/200 MWh battery energy storage system. Electricity generated from the project will be sold under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), backed by a sovereign guarantee and priced in U.S. dollars. The project will be developed in two phases. The first stage, featuring 561 MW of solar capacity
Egypt’s parliament has approved two new oil exploration and production agreements, paving the way for the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources to finalize contracts with Russian energy major Lukoil. The first agreement grants exploration and production rights in the South Wadi El-Sahl region of the Eastern Desert to the South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company and Lukoil Overseas Egypt Ltd. The second agreement authorizes a joint venture between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation and
