The General Director of Memorial Dr. António Agostinho Neto, António Fonseca urged the Brilhante Foundation to “guide for more actions aimed at culture and the arts, with a view to safeguarding the cultural identity of the communities surrounding the diamond mining areas”. António Fonseca was speaking on the occasion of the launch of the literary work “The cultural thought of Dr. Agostinho Neto” which took place on the 30th of September on the occasion of
The Black Impact Foundation – a sponsor of the AEW 2022 Just Energy Transition Concert – will be hosting a roundtable on October the 20th at AEW 2022 to discuss how Africa can drive energy sector growth and socioeconomic development by leveraging its vast human and local resources Africa’s vast yet largely unexploited human and natural resources – including an estimated 125.3 billion barrels of crude oil and 620 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves
Global oil demand remains resilient despite slowing economies and is likely to hold up even if recessions materialize, executives at some of the largest commodity trading houses said on Tuesday. Oil consumption has surprised to the upside in recent months, and there hasn’t been significant demand destruction, as previously expected, economists and researchers at the top traders said at the Argus European Crude Conference in Geneva. “All the different factors suggest, yes, we may be
The African Energy Chamber is proud to announce that Mary Burce Warlick, Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency will attend and participate at African Energy Week 2022, shaping discussions around energy policies, investment trends, the energy transition and gender inclusivity across the sector Mary Burce Warlick, Deputy Executive Director, of the International Energy Agency (IEA), will be coming to Cape Town to attend and participate at the African Energy Week (AEW) (https://AECWeek.com/) conference
With three of the four pipelines delivering Russian natural gas to Europe out of commission, Hungary is now the only EU member state still receiving Russian gas, Forbes Hungary writes. There are four pipelines that could supply Russian natural gas to Europe: Due to the huge income Russia has made from soaring gas prices, coupled with a massive reduction in other trade with Europe, Russia has no interest in completely shutting down these pipelines. Although Hungary still receives gas, its price
Last week, rumors began circulating that OPEC+ was considering a production cut amid a substantial decline in oil prices over the last three months. Initially, reports said that the idea about a production cut had come from Russia, and it was for a cut of a million barrels daily in output. Later, the usual unnamed sources from the cartel came, who said OPEC+ was prepared to make an even deeper cut. Some have dismissed the talk about a deep
The world’s commodity and oil traders are playing a crucial role in securing supplies amid a global energy crisis and disrupted trade flows following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Last week, the world’s biggest oil and gas traders met in Singapore for one of their industry’s top conferences. The war in Ukraine has been a double-edged sword for these traders who historically have been leading shippers of Russian oil. On one hand, they have benefited from being able to
During the continent’s biggest energy event for the oil and gas sector, energy lawyer Jay Park will be leading an oil and gas training workshop (“How a Petroleum Regime can lead to Prosperity or Plunder”) aimed at scaling up capacity building and transferring critical skills This year’s edition of African Energy Week (AEW) (www.AECWeek.com) – taking place from October 18-21 in Cape Town – takes place under the theme, ‘Exploring and Investing in Africa’s Energy Future
Angola’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.6% in the second quarter compared to the same period in 2021, and accelerated by 0.5% compared to the growth recorded in the first quarter of this year. According to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE), the country recorded an accumulated growth of 3.2% in the first half of this year. Compared to the figures for the same period last year, the diamond sector represents the industry
The price of a barrel of Brent oil, which serves as a reference for Angolan exports, for delivery in December ended today on the London futures market up 0.98%, to US$88.82. Brent’s price rose amid speculation among investors about plans by the group designated OPEC+, which brings together members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies such as the Russian Federation, to reduce by one million barrels a day to boost the
