Globeleq, the leading independent power company in Africa, has agreed to purchase Scatec A.S.A.’s 52.5% stake in the 41 MW Central Solar de Mocuba solar PV power plant (Mocuba). Globeleq will also purchase KLP Norfund Investments A.S.’s 22.5% stake in the plant at the same time. On completion of these transactions, Globeleq will hold a 75% stake in Mocuba, and will become the owner and manager of the plant. Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), the national
Petra Diamonds has postponed its sixth tender for the financial year (FY) 2023 due to a temporary downturn in the market for rough diamonds. The miner said the diamonds originally earmarked for sale in June will now be tendered in August, which historically coincides with stronger demand due to the end of Northern Hemisphere summer holidays and the commencement of manufacturing orders being filled ahead of the seasonally strong end of year festive period. The
After months of decline following falling crude prices, gasoline and diesel prices have started rising thanks to soaring crude prices. The national average gas prices in the United States have inched up to $3.565 per gallon from $3.543 a week ago, while a gallon of diesel now averages $3.842 from $3.837 a week ago. Oil markets are looking to build on three straight weeks of increases, which coincides with the oil price rally. Oil markets
Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) is currently working on implementing a strategy for reviewing the terms and conditions of new contracts, according to a local media report. The company will consider not awarding the same scope of work to the same contractor for different areas in the future to avoid any potential failure to implement the assigned work. This strategy will include clauses specifying fines to impose on the contractor in case of such a
TotalEnergies aims to complete four multi-billion-dollar oil, gas, and renewables projects in Iraq by 2029. Phase 1 of these gas projects is expected to boost Iraq’s gas production by nearly 300 million cubic feet per day. During Phase 2, this quantity is set to double. The projects fall under a $27-billion agreement signed with TotalEnergies on July 10th 2023, with Iraq contributing $1.4 billion towards their realization. TotalEnergies is committed to completing these projects by
Crude oil prices continued to retreat from the 3-month peak seen last week on a soft economic outlook for China and easing political tensions in Libya, potentially lifting production capacity. The WTI front futures contract touched US$ 77.33 per barrel last Thursday before tumbling into the weekend and continuing lower to start this week, trading below US$ 74 per barrel. The Brent futures contract saw similar price action, nudging US$ 81.75 before visiting US$ 78.25
Following a rise in output last month, Nigeria’s crude oil revenues increased to nearly N1.68tn in June 2023, according to a study of the latest oil production numbers given by the Federal Government. According to data acquired last week from the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission’s June 2023 crude oil production report, the country’s daily oil output in the review month increased to 1,248,960 barrels. Nigeria produced 1,183,691 barrels of crude oil per day in
Oil prices fell by more than a dollar per barrel on Friday 14th of July due to profit-taking and a stronger dollar. Despite the drop, crude benchmarks still recorded their third-straight weekly gain. Brent crude futures settled at $79.87 per barrel, down $1.49, or 1.8%, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell $1.47, or 1.9%, to settle at $75.42 a barrel. The decrease in oil prices was attributed to profit-taking by oil traders who
Petrofac, a leading global oilfield services provider, has recently been awarded a significant facilities management contract by CNR International (CNRI) for offshore operations in the Ivory Coast, West Africa. This multimillion-dollar contract spans an initial three-year period and entails Petrofac’s Asset Solutions business delivering integrated services for the Espoir Ivoirien Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. Under this agreement, approximately 110 personnel currently supporting the FPSO, both onshore and on the vessel, will transition
The Bakwanga mining company (MIBA), a Congolese state holding company, produced only 16,664.12 carats of diamonds in the first three months of 2023. According to figures from the Ministry of Mines, the mining industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reached an estimated production volume of 2,035,090.71 carats of diamonds in the first quarter of 2023. The report indicates that 1,554,858.73 carats come from artisanal mining, i.e. 76.40% of total production;479,605.11 carats from industrial
