Ghana Launches $12 Billion Oil Refinery as Part of $60 Billion Petroleum Hub

Ghana Breaks Ground on $12B Oil Refinery, Paving Way for West Africa Petroleum Hub Ghana has officially launched its $12 billion oil refinery project in Jomoro, marking the first phase of a larger $60 billion integrated Petroleum Hub. The megaproject is designed to complement Senegal’s New Oil Refinery Project, positioning West Africa as a major petroleum hub on the continent. The initiative includes constructing a 300,000-barrel-per-day refinery, a petrochemical plant, and extensive storage and port

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De Beers Launches ORIGIN Diamond Range Across North America

De Beers Debuts Traceable ORIGIN Diamonds in US and Canadian Stores De Beers Group has launched its new branded polished diamond collection, ORIGIN, in retail stores across North America, marking the first time this provenance-focused range is available directly to consumers. The launch strengthens De Beers’ strategy to enhance confidence in natural diamonds through traceability and digital storytelling, enabled by Tracr, the group’s blockchain platform. Each ORIGIN diamond can be traced from discovery, with provenance

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FutureCoal CEO Calls for Balanced, Pragmatic Approach to Australia’s Energy Debate

FutureCoal Urges Australia to Focus on Innovation and Reliability in National Energy Policy FutureCoal Chief Executive Michelle Manook has called on Australia to restore balance, honesty, and engineering-based reasoning to the national energy debate, warning that ideological positions are overshadowing practical solutions. Speaking at the National Press Club of Australia on 18 November, with her address released publicly the following day, Manook stressed that the Paris Agreement does not mandate a phaseout of fossil fuels.

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TotalEnergies Denies Involvement in Alleged LNG Site Civilian Killings in Mozambique

TotalEnergies Rejects War Crimes Allegations Amid Mozambique LNG Project Restart TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne has strongly rejected accusations that the French energy company bears responsibility for the alleged killing of civilians at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) project site in Mozambique four years ago. The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) stated Tuesday that the company “is accused of having directly financed and materially supported” a Mozambican armed unit that allegedly detained, tortured,

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Mozambique Reinstates LNG Force Majeure, Blocks TotalEnergies’ Extension Bid

Mozambique Restores LNG Force Majeure Period, TotalEnergies Concession Extension Rejected The Mozambican Government has decided to reinstate the four-and-a-half-year suspension period during which the LNG megaproject in Cabo Delgado was under force majeure, rejecting TotalEnergies’ proposal for a ten-year extension of the concession to offset losses incurred during the halt. A source close to the process told Lusa that the resolution, approved at Tuesday’s Council of Ministers meeting, “in line with applicable regulations, reinstates the

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Provisional Liquidation Casts Uncertainty Over Namibia’s Elizabeth Bay Diamond Mine

Elizabeth Bay Mine Faces Uncertain Future as Sperrgebiet Diamond Mining Placed in Provisional Liquidation The Elizabeth Bay Mine in Namibia faces renewed uncertainty after the High Court ordered the provisional winding-up of its operator, Sperrgebiet Diamond Mining (Pty) Ltd, following an application by Lewcor Holdings (Pty) Ltd. Lewcor argued that the company is financially distressed and at risk of dissipating assets, prompting the court to freeze operations and place the mine under judicial oversight. High

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Zambia Approves Investor Licence for Ndola Oil Refinery Project

Zambia Approves $510 Million Oil Refinery Project in Ndola as ZDA Issues Investor Licence The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has issued an Investor Licence to China Zambia Petrochemical Energy Company Limited, paving the way for the launch of a USD 510.49 million oil refinery in Ndola, Copperbelt Province. The project, expected to create 454 jobs, will be developed through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) partnership between the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Xiang Xin Holding

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WDC Urges Kimberley Process to Adopt Modern Conflict Diamond Definition at 2025 Plenary

Kimberley Process Faces Crucial Vote as WDC Calls for Expanded Conflict Diamond Definition in 2025 World Diamond Council (WDC) president Feriel Zerouki opened the 2025 Kimberley Process (KP) plenary with a strong appeal for member states to endorse a modernised and expanded definition of conflict diamonds, marking a potentially historic shift for the global certification scheme. Zerouki emphasised that the proposal is the result of three years of drafting, negotiation and consensus-building led jointly by

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Libya’s NOC Announces Six New Oil and Gas Discoveries in 2025

Libya’s National Oil Corporation Discovers Six New Wells Adding 168 Million Barrels of Oil Reserves The National Oil Corporation (NOC) of Libya has announced the discovery of six new oil wells in 2025, with an estimated recoverable oil reserve of 168.1 million barrels and gas reserves of 52.019 billion cubic feet. According to NOC data, three of the wells have successfully passed testing, one is still under evaluation, and two have been temporarily suspended. The

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Aliko Dangote Plans 2,000 km Fuel Pipeline from Namibia to Zimbabwe

Dangote Group to Build Namibia–Zimbabwe Fuel Pipeline Following $1 Billion Investment Deal Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has announced plans to construct a 2,000-kilometre fuel pipeline running from Walvis Bay in Namibia, through Botswana, to Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. Dangote revealed the plan to Zimbabwean media after signing a US$1 billion investment agreement with the Zimbabwean government in Harare on Wednesday. The deal was finalised during a meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa. “I have signed an agreement

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