South African Court Halts TotalEnergies’ Cape Coast Drilling Plan

Court Halts TotalEnergies’ Offshore Oil Exploration Over Environmental Concerns A South African court has overturned an environmental authorization that allowed TotalEnergies and its joint venture partner Shell to explore for oil off the Cape coast, citing serious flaws in the company’s environmental review. The Western Cape High Court ruled on August 13 that TotalEnergies failed to adequately assess the potential socio-economic impact of oil spills and neglected to consider climate change in its application. “Total

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Seplat Energy Completes First Domestic LPG Supply, Boosts Nigeria’s Energy Security

Seplat Energy Delivers First Domestic LPG Supply to Cut Cooking Gas Imports and Strengthen Nigeria’s Energy Security Seplat Energy PLC has successfully completed its first domestic supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)—Butane from the Bonny River Terminal (BRT) in Rivers State, Nigeria. The inaugural shipment involved loading 12,600 metric tons (MT) of LPG, a milestone that underscores Seplat’s strategy to expand local energy availability and reduce Nigeria’s reliance on imported cooking gas. Until now, LPG

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Lucapa Diamond Secures Potential Lifeline with Proposed DOCA Backed by Gaston International

Lucapa Diamond Restructuring Plan Promises Full Creditor Repayment and Shareholder Returns Lucapa Diamond Company, the Perth-based miner behind the Lulo alluvial mine in Angola and the Merlin project in Australia, is eyeing a potential lifeline through a planned Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA). The arrangement could ensure full repayment to creditors and offer a partial return to shareholders. Administrators Richard Tucker and Paul Pracilio of KordaMentha were appointed in May after Lucapa faced falling diamond

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Alrosa Reports 25% Revenue Drop Amid Sanctions, Geopolitical Headwinds

Sanctions-Hit Alrosa Sees Revenue Fall 25% in H1 2025, Profit Boosted by Angola Asset Sale Russia’s state-controlled diamond miner Alrosa has reported a 25% year-on-year drop in first-half revenue, citing persistent geopolitical and macroeconomic pressures as sanctions, high interest rates, inflation, and rising taxes weigh on demand and profitability. The Group of Seven (G7) banned direct imports of Russian diamonds in January 2024, later expanding the restrictions—together with the EU—to prohibit imports of Russia-origin stones

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Lucara Recovers 2,036-Carat Diamond in Botswana Amid Financial Strain

Lucara Unearths 2,036-Carat Diamond at Karowe Mine, Faces Going Concern Risks Lucara Diamond Corp, headquartered in Canada, has recovered its second diamond weighing more than 2,000 carats from the Karowe mine in Botswana—cementing the mine’s reputation for producing some of the world’s largest and most valuable stones, even as the company grapples with financial covenant breaches and uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. “The Karowe diamond mine continues to validate its

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De Beeers Group and Endiama Discover News Kimberlite Field in Angola

De Beers Group, together with Angola’s national diamond company, Endiama, yesterday announced a significant step forward in their joint exploration efforts with the discovery of kimberlite, the host rock for diamonds, in Angola. In July 2025, the De Beers-Endiama joint venture successfully intersected kimberlite in its first drill hole into a high-priority cluster of targets, identified from the airborne surveys completed in March 2025. This breakthrough represents the discovery of the first new kimberlite field

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OPEC+ Oil Production Increase to Impact Angola Starting September 2025

OPEC+ Boosts Oil Production by 547,000 Barrels Daily from September 2025 — What This Means for Angola’s Oil IndustryThe Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) announced on Sunday a decision to increase oil supply by 547,000 barrels per day, effective from September 1, 2025. This move comes amid a globally stable economic outlook, with eight participating countries agreeing on the production adjustment in a virtual meeting. The decision was made by

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Mozambique and TotalEnergies Near Deal to Restart $20B LNG Project After Four-Year Hiatus

Mozambique, TotalEnergies in Final Talks to Restart $20B LNG Project and Unlock 17 LNG Carrier Orders Maputo — Negotiations between Mozambique and TotalEnergies to restart the long-delayed liquefied natural gas (LNG) megaproject have reached their final phase, raising expectations for long-awaited LNG carrier orders from South Korea’s HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries. The Mozambique LNG project — the largest foreign investment in African history — was halted in 2021 after TotalEnergies

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Barrick Mining Faces $1.04 Billion Charge After Mali Seizes Loulo-Gounkoto Gold Complex

Barrick Mining Books $1.04 Billion Loss Following Mali Military Seizure of Gold Mine Shares of Barrick Mining Corporation declined after the Canadian gold producer recorded a $1.04 billion charge linked to the seizure of its extensive Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex by Mali’s military junta. The company described the loss as a “deconsolidation” of the operation following a change of control, as detailed in its second-quarter earnings report released Monday. This significant charge was partly offset by

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Renaissance Energy Meets NLNG Gas Supply Commitment After Five Years

Renaissance Energy Achieves First Gas Supply to NLNG in Five Years with 40% Crude Production Increase Renaissance Energy has fulfilled its contractual gas supply obligations to Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited for the first time in five years, marking a significant step toward stabilizing operations and expanding production capacity across its onshore assets. The company announced this milestone during the 2025 Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE) organized by the Society of Petroleum

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