De Beers’ Sky Park Building Achieves Prestigious Green Ratings

Diamond miner De Beers’ new rough diamond sorting, valuation, and sales building, Sky Park, in Johannesburg, has received multiple prestigious green ratings from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA). The building has earned a five-star interior green rating and two four-star green building ratings. These ratings were awarded for sustainable design elements proposed and approved by the GBCSA, as well as the ‘As-Built’ rating, which evaluates the use of green and sustainable materials

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Australia Issues New Offshore Gas Exploration Permits to Address Supply Concerns

Australia announced new offshore gas exploration permits for its east and west coast markets on Tuesday, aiming to alleviate concerns about long-term supply gaps as the country transitions away from coal-fired power stations. The center-left Labor government considers gas a critical element in its move towards cleaner energy, despite its commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. In May, the government supported long-term gas drilling. “As ageing coal generation comes offline in the coming

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Egypt Greenlights AMEA Power’s 2 GW Renewable Energy Expansion Plan

The Egyptian Council of Ministers has approved a significant renewable energy project led by Dubai-based AMEA Power, which aims to connect 2 GW of green energy to Egypt’s grid by summer 2025. This plan includes expanding the Abydos solar project by 500 MW, boosting its total capacity to 1 GW. In addition to the solar expansion, AMEA Power is developing the 500 MW Amunet wind farm in Ras Ghareb, scheduled to commence operations in the

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Mozambique Grants Eni and ENH Concession for Offshore Petroleum Exploration

The Mozambican Government has approved a concession contract allowing Eni Mozambico and Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH) to explore and produce petroleum in the Angoche A6-C Offshore Area. This decision, announced by the Council of Ministers, grants exclusive rights to conduct petroleum operations and produce oil from deposits within the concession area, located offshore of Nampula and Zambézia provinces. The concession also includes non-exclusive rights to build and operate necessary infrastructure for production and transportation

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Elsewedy Electric Boosts Tanzania’s Power Output with New Hydroelectric Generators

Egypt’s Elsewedy Electric, in collaboration with The Arab Contractors, has successfully added three additional hydro turbine generators to Tanzania’s national power grid. This expansion boosts the Julius Nyerere Hydroelectric Power Project’s (JNHPP) total power output to 705 megawatts. The milestone was announced by Tanzanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Doto Biteko on July 16 during a site visit to JNHPP. This advancement represents a significant stride toward meeting the country’s electricity needs and

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Turkey Secures Exclusive Hydrocarbon Exploration Rights in Somalia

Turkey has signed an agreement granting it exclusive rights to explore and produce hydrocarbons in three blocks in Somalia, further strengthening a relationship that began several months ago. The agreement covers a combined area of 5,000 square kilometers. On Thursday, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar and Somalian Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Abdirizak Omar Mohamed attended a ceremony in Istanbul to mark the signing of the Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production Agreement. Bayraktar

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Egypt Advances Natural Gas Production with New Drilling in West Delta Fields

Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, along with several petroleum leaders, inspected the development of the West Delta fields in the Mediterranean. The focus was on the offshore drilling of two new natural gas wells at the Raven field, developed by BP. The production from the two wells, West Raven-4 and West Raven, is expected to increase to 200 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d) of natural gas and 8,000 barrels per

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Dangote Refinery Negotiates Crude Imports to Overcome Supply Challenges

The Dangote Refinery, located on the outskirts of Lagos and built by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is the largest in Africa. With a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day (bpd), it aims to reduce Nigeria’s reliance on imported fuels due to the country’s limited refining capacity. Since beginning operations in January, the refinery has struggled to secure enough crude oil despite Nigeria being Africa’s largest oil producer. The country faces issues of theft, pipeline

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Arkenu Oil Exports 1 Million Barrels of Crude from Libya

Arkenu Oil, a private oil and gas development and production company, exported 1 million barrels of Sarir/Mesla crude from Marsa el-Hariga port on July 10. The shipment was transported by the Suezmax vessel Zeus, chartered by the Chinese trading firm Unipec, according to shipping agent and port reports. The bill of lading indicates that the Libyan state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) sent the consignment on behalf of Arkenu. Historically, Libyan crude sales have been managed

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Namibia Poised for Economic Boom with Oil Discoveries

Namibia is on the brink of an economic transformation, driven by significant oil discoveries off its Atlantic coast. At the bustling Walvis Bay port, workers are preparing for a surge in activity as oil exploration equipment is staged alongside typical consignments of minerals and vehicles. Recent successes by TotalEnergies SE, Shell Plc, and Galp Energia SGPS SA have highlighted Namibia’s potential as a major new oil province. Since early 2022, drilling in the region has

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