Petra Diamonds’ rough prices decreased at its latest tender as it noted seasonal weakness across all size categories. The sixth trading session, which took place in May, brought in $44 million from the sale of 371,104 carats, while like-for-like prices slipped 2.6% versus April, the miner reported last week. The sales value was down 11% from April’s $49 million but up 4.8% from the equivalent tender in May 2023. Sales volume increased 2% from April
QatarEnergy partners with ExxonMobil, acquiring a 40% stake in two offshore Egypt exploration blocks through a farm-in agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, which is subject to customary approvals by the government of Egypt, QatarEnergy will acquire a 40% working interest in each of the Cairo and Masry offshore concession agreements, while ExxonMobil, as the operator, will retain the remaining 60% working interest. The Cairo and Masry offshore exploration blocks were awarded to ExxonMobil
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne announced that the company has signed its first supply agreement with Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery. The announcement was made during a meeting with Aliko Dangote, although specific details of the agreement were not disclosed. “We met this morning; we made the first deal between both of us,” Pouyanne said during a panel at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda. “The two CEOs met with our head of trading, and we found
Nigeria’s Dangote refinery, Africa’s largest, is actively sourcing a portion of its crude oil from the United States. A Bloomberg report said the $20 billion refinery, established by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has issued a term tender to buy two million barrels per month. The tender for overseas oil—from a refinery that’s situated in Africa’s largest producer nation—highlights how significant the plant will be in global crude and fuel trading. It will be the
Egypt has signed a land access agreement with an Egyptian-Emirati consortium to construct a 10 GW onshore wind farm in Upper Egypt. The project, set to be one of the largest in the world, has a project value exceeding $10 billion, according to a statement by the Egyptian cabinet. The coalition includes Egyptian-Emeriti Infinity Power, the largest African renewable energy developer, Egyptian infrastructure company Hassan Allam Utilities, and the UAE’s flagship renewable energy company, Masdar.
On Tuesday, May 14, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) announced the start of the 2024 oil block licensing round. The Chief Executive of NUPRC, Gbenga Komolafe, announced this at the Miami, Florida, International Roadshow for the 2024 licensing round, hosted by the NUPRC, in collaboration with the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN). The commission said the 2024 block licensing round would last for approximately nine months. Mr. Komolafe, while unveiling the bidding
Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Group, announced that Nigeria will soon stop importing premium motor spirit (PMS), or petrol, due to the strategic initiatives of the Dangote Refinery. Speaking at the Africa CEO Forum Annual Summit in Kigali, Dangote revealed that the refinery has already commenced the supply of diesel and aviation fuel within Nigeria. Dangote confidently stated that the refinery has the capacity not only to meet the diesel and petrol needs of
Algeria is crafting a comprehensive energy roadmap to significantly boost renewable power generation and position itself as a leading exporter of green hydrogen, according to Oil Minister Mohammed Arkab. Speaking at an economic seminar in Italy on Friday, Arkab outlined Algeria’s ambitious plan to increase renewable energy power generation to 15,000 megawatts (MW), which will constitute nearly 30 percent of the country’s total energy mix by 2035. Arkab, as quoted by Elkhabar and other Algerian
Congolese Hydrocarbons Minister Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua shared plans to establish a national gas company by Q3 2024 at the Invest in African Energy forum, organized by Energy Capital & Power. Minister of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Congo (ROC) Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua shed light on the country’s oil and gas development plans on Wednesday, as the Invest in African Energy forum in Paris came to a close. The Minister confirmed that the government is prioritizing
First oil production from Senegal’s Sangomar oilfield is expected to commence within days, according to the national oil company, Petrosen. Representing Senegal’s first offshore oil development, the project aims to produce 100,000 barrels per day (bpd). Speaking at the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris, Petrosen’s Director General, Thierno Seydou Ly, stated, “We started development in 2020, and today, we are around 97% complete. We expect first oil in the coming days. This will
