The Mozambican Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy has announced a potential change in the partnership of Area 4 in the Rovuma Basin, located off the coast of Cabo Delgado province. This follows the decision by the Portuguese oil and gas company Galp to sell its stake to the Emirati oil company ADNOC. Galp has reached an agreement with ADNOC to sell its position in the Area 4 natural gas consortium for nearly 600 million
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Wednesday labeled synthetic gems a significant threat to the country’s economic foundation, as the government prepares to launch a $6-billion project to extend the life of its flagship Jwaneng diamond mine. The natural diamond market has faced challenges over the past two years due to rising consumer demand for cheaper lab-grown diamonds and global macroeconomic volatility. Masisi will attend the JCK Show in Las Vegas this week, the world’s largest
TE H2, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and EREN Groupe, along with Austrian electric company VERBUND, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tunisia to explore the development of a substantial green hydrogen project named H2 Notos. The H2 Notos project aims to produce green hydrogen using electrolysers powered by large onshore wind and solar projects, utilizing desalinated seawater. The green hydrogen produced will be exported to Central Europe. Initially, the project is expected
Oil prices ended the week with a 1% increase, closing at $82.12 per barrel, although they experienced a weekly decline due to concerns that strong US economic data could lead to prolonged high interest rates, subsequently reducing fuel demand. Brent crude futures for July delivery rose by $0.76 on Friday, reaching $82.12 per barrel. International experts anticipate an increase in summer demand in the United States starting this weekend, leading some investors to question whether
The United States is reconsidering the strictest aspects of a G7-imposed ban on Russian diamonds, following resistance from African countries, Indian gem polishers, and New York jewelers, according to seven sources cited by Reuters. The sanctions package, agreed upon in December and including an EU-wide ban, represents a major shift in the diamond industry. Two sources familiar with the negotiations stated that the U.S. has largely disengaged from G7 working groups on stringent controls, with
French oil giant TotalEnergies has committed $600 million to bolster its operations in the Republic of Congo, continuing to bypass investment in Nigeria. This decision, announced by TotalEnergies’ CEO Patrick Pouyanne during a visit to Kenya, follows the company’s earlier choice to allocate $6 billion to Angola instead of Nigeria, citing policy inconsistencies and other challenges in the West African country. The $600 million investment will be directed towards exploration and production activities in Congo’s
Nafusa Oil Operations BV has announced that the National Oil Corporation (NOC) has acquired its foreign partner’s share in the development of the North Hamada field. T his acquisition enables the resumption of exploration in Block 47 of the Ghadames Basin, which had been paused since 2014. In a statement released on Friday, Nafusa Oil Operations highlighted that this acquisition is expected to facilitate new discoveries in Block 47. These discoveries can be quickly developed
President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian government have inaugurated three significant gas projects aimed at strengthening the country’s energy sector. The projects include the expanded AHL Gas Processing Plant, the ANOH Gas Processing Plant, and the 23.3-km ANOH to Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) Custody Transfer Metering Station Gas Pipeline, all located in southeastern Nigeria. The inauguration ceremony was chaired virtually by President Tinubu from Abuja. The AHL Gas Plant is a collaborative venture involving the Nigerian National
The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) is advocating for rough-verification nodes outside the Group of Seven (G7) bloc as a way of enforcing sanctions on Russian goods, the organization said. “We believe this is a necessary step in the further development towards a control system that meets the interest of all stakeholders involved, in particular those of African producing countries,” according to a statement the AWDC released on Friday. “The conversations are progressing constructively, and
Independent upstream oil and gas company Invictus Energy Limited has signed an MoU with mine operator Dallaglio Investments and power generation firm Himoinsa Southern Africa Proprietary for a gas-to-power project in Zimbabwe. The project will generate electricity to power operations at the Eureka Gold Mine – one of the country’s largest. Under the partnership, gas extracted from the Cabora Bassa Project will fuel operations at Eureka – located 50km from the Mukuyu-2 wellsite. The African
