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Gemfields Evacuates Exploration Camp in Mozambique after Attack

Africa-focused Gemfields it had suspended operations and was evacuating personnel from its Nairoto exploration camp in Mozambique following an attack on a nearby village. The company’s project is located in the resource-rich northern Cabo Delgado province, which has become an epicenter of Islamic extremist insurgency. The violent rebellion, locally known as al-Shabab (though it is distinct from the similarly named group in Somalia), broke out in October 2017.  Since then it has claimed more than 4,500 lives and displaced over

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Energy Gas International News Oil

Africa Needs to curb Emissions to Attract Investments

The Institute for Development and Economic Planning (IDEP) held on Saturday 25 February a webinar on “How Africa can go green through a clean energy strategy” in preparation for the 9th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development scheduled to take place in Niamey (Niger) from 28 February to March 2nd, 2023. Urbanization and population growth are putting intense pressure on Africa’s energy infrastructure. Demand is significantly outstripping supply leading to power cuts

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Energy International News

Dubai to Host Invest in African Energy on March 30

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) the voice of the African energy sector – in partnership with global energy market research and intelligence company S&P will host the Dubai leg of the Invest in African Energy event on March 30, to showcase investment and partnership opportunities across Africa’s burgeoning energy sector. Following successful Invest in African Energy receptions held across Europe in London (U.K.) Oslo (Norway) and Frankfurt (Germany) in 2023, the Dubai edition aims to enhance energy cooperation

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Gas International News

Tanzanian tycoon Rostam Aziz Pledges Cheaper Cooking Gas

Tanzanian billionaire Rostam Aziz, who is building a multibillion-shilling cooking gas plant in Dongo Kundu, says he will tap innovative technologies to handle imports and supply chain, ultimately lowering consumer prices. The entry of Taifa Gas, a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) firm, into the local market is expected to trigger price wars for handling and evacuating cooking gas from the ships to the mainland, allowing dealers to transfer the cost relief to consumers. Construction of

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Gas International News Oil

Uganda Gives Priority to People Displaced by Oil Exploration, Petroleum Agency

During the next five years, the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) expects that Uganda’s land acquisition procedure for oil and gas infrastructure will be a model for best practices in megaprojects both within and outside of Uganda. The PAU director of legal and corporate affairs, Mr. Ali Ssekatawa, stressed via an article the necessity of a well-organized compensation and resettlement scheme for those impacted by any large infrastructure project to succeed. This subject has been

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Diamonds International News

Diamond Exports from DRC to Belgium See a 12% Surge in 2022

Diamond exports from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Belgium increased by 12% in 2022. During this period, the country officially exported 11.68 million carats of diamonds against 12.68 million in 2021. According to statistics made public in February 2023 by the Ministry of Mines, the share of the United Arab Emirates in these exports has fallen by 10%, from 60% to 50% in one year, while that of Belgium has increased. to reach

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Gas International News

Gas Demand Fell More Than Expected

The European Union managed to exceed the goal of cutting demand for gas this winter, according to new data from Eurostat. Eurostat data shows that the European Union’s winter demand has fallen by 19 percent compared to the five-year average, beating the 15 percent target it has set for itself to help it survive the winter.  The biggest drop was in Finland, which reduced its use by nearly 60 percent. Lithuania had the second biggest drop, down

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International News Oil

Saudi Arabia’s Oil Company Slips To World’s 3rd Largest Company

Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant, Saudi Arabia, is now the world’s third-largest company by market capitalization, according to the companiesmarketcap.com list. Aramco, with a market cap of $1.903 trillion, slid to the number three position behind Apple ($2.413T) and Microsoft ($1.920T). Just two months ago, in mid-December, Aramco held the Number two position with a market cap of $1.81T, behind only Apple. And before that, In May of last year, Aramco was sitting at the

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British and South African Oil Firms, Merge to form Africa’s Largest Energy Distribution Firm

Engen Petroleum, a South African oil firm that specializes in downstream refined petroleum products and associated companies, and Vivo Energy, a British downstream petroleum company with subsidiaries and operations in 23 countries across Africa, have merged their African operations to form one of the continent’s largest energy distribution firms. The merged group will have approximately 3,900 service stations and more than two billion liters of storage capacity, across 27 African nations. Engen, which is the

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International News Oil

Uganda’s Oil Exploration Still Viable Despite waves of Backlash

Despite increased opposition from a number of groups, Uganda maintains that its oil dream is still alive. This week, one of those groups filed a complaint against insurer Marsh in the US for brokering underwriting services for the $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop). Approximately ten environmental and human rights organizations from Tanzania and Uganda accused Marsh of breaking rules for ethical corporate conduct on February 7 because of the company’s participation in

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