Botswana may not renew a five-decade sales agreement with De Beers if the diamond producer doesn’t offer a larger share of rough diamonds to the state’s gem trading company, Okavango Diamond Company (ODC). The move comes after the southern Africa nation acquired last month a 24% stake in Belgian diamond processing firm HB Antwerp for an undisclosed sum. Analysts saw this deal as a way for Botswana to loosen the Anglo American-owned miner’s grip on its diamond
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Botswana Diamonds has begun mining at Marsfontein in South Africa, as a proof-of-concept trial project that it expects will help improve operations at its larger Thorny River project. The company, which has faced challenges including plant delivery delays and adverse weather, said it’s now on track to start production at Thorny River in the second half of this year. Botswana Diamonds is working on bringing the two projects — Marsfontein and Thorny River — into production this
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Zimbabwe is confident of meeting its $1 billion revenue target from the sale of diamonds in 2023 due to improved production, a government official has said. “We will meet the target. All producers are selling now unlike last year when little was sold for the better part of that year,” Newsday quoted Mines permanent secretary Pfungwa Kunaka as saying at the ordinary meeting of the African Diamond Producers Association (ADPA) held in Victoria Falls last
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The AEC believes The Sentry’s report is a classic case where there is a sinister rush to judgment, an obsession to taint an African Energy Company, Trinity Energy and the South Sudan oil industry The African Energy Chamber rejects the accusations made by The Sentry as misleading, disrespectful, and unfair to South Sudan and Trinity Energy. The AEC believes The Sentry’s report is a classic case where there is a sinister rush to judgment, an
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This year’s MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power Conference and Exhibition will feature the participation of the ministries of energies and resources from Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau Energy Capital & Power (ECP) is pleased to announce the participation of the Ministries of energy, resources, and related sectors from Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau at this year’s MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2023 Conference and Exhibition. During this year’s edition, the respective Ministries will showcase the
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Thierno Seydou LY, Director General for Senegalese national oil company (NOC), Petrosen, will participate at the 2023 edition of the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power conference and exhibition as a keynote speaker. During the event, Seydou will share the NOCs action plan for the upstream sector following the milestone of first oil and gas production, expected late 2023, as well as insight into progress made regarding local content, gas-to-power and other investment opportunities across the Senegalese
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At a time when the country is facing a significant energy crisis, the report provides a consolidated overview of the electricity market from consumption to generation to financing The African Energy Chamber (AEC) serving as the voice of the African energy sector – has officially launched its South Africa-focused market report, providing a comprehensive overview of the state of play of the country’s energy sector. Serving to guide investors and project developers interested in South
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The African Energy Chamber (AEC), the voice of Africa’s energy sector, has announced that Egbert Faibille, CEO of the Petroleum Commission of Ghana, will speak at the Invest in African Energy Reception in Dubai on March 30, an event hosted with the aim of providing investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) an opportunity to connect with African executives and explore new partnership possibilities. Faibille will accompany Hon. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Ghana’s Minister of Energy,
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Following a series of successful project developments in Mozambique and Senegal, the French-based engineering and technology company is reaffirming its commitment to Africa’s energy future with a myriad of developments in Namibia French-based engineering and technology company Technip Energies has emerged as the partner of choice for African oil and gas producers, with the company deploying its state-of-the-art technology and developing a series of large-scale projects across the African continent. To date, the company has
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As a pioneer in the development of FLNG solutions, Technip Energies is not only consolidating its position as a global LNG service company but is positioning Mozambique as a competitive gas economy With over 100 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of proven natural gas reserves, Mozambique has quickly emerged as one of the most attractive gas plays worldwide, with three large-scale project developments placing the country on a positive trajectory towards long-term economic growth. While offshore
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