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Nigeria Surpasses Angola to Become Africa’s Second-Largest Oil Producer

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) revealed that Nigeria’s oil production in August 2023 rose to 1.18 million barrels per day (bpd), up from 1.08 million barrels in July. This increase allowed Nigeria to move from third place to second place among Africa’s largest crude oil producers, trailing behind Libya. OPEC’s monthly oil market report attributed Nigeria’s improved output to direct communication for the month of August 2023. Although Nigeria’s 100,000 barrel increase

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Economy Gas International News

Surging Gasoline and Diesel Costs Drive Up U.S. Inflation for August

The higher gasoline and diesel prices pushed U.S. inflation higher in August, prompting the White House to reach out to the oil and gas industry to ensure stable supply. Consumer prices in the United States rose by the most in 14 months, Reuters, although the annual increase was a modest one. The big driver behind the price surge was gasoline. The price of the most popular passenger car fuel rose by a significant 10.6% last

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International News Oil

Chevron’s Australian LNG Facilities Grapple with Escalating Worker Strikes

Workers at two LNG projects operated by Chevron have escalated their industrial action that began earlier this week and plan further escalations in the coming weeks. While the unions representing the workers have not specified how many hours every day the workers at Gorgon and Wheatstone would strike, Chevron said that it had been notified of rolling 24-hour work stoppages beginning in the early morning today. The industrial action has not yet affected LNG exports

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Economy Gold International News Oil

Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodity Markets

Benchmark US crude oil for October delivery fell 32 cents to $88.52 a barrel on Wednesday. Brent crude for November delivery fell 18 cents to $91.88 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for October delivery increased by 1 cent to $2.74 per gallon. October heating oil saw an 11-cent rise, reaching $3.44 per gallon. October natural gas declined by 6 cents to $2.68 per 1,000 cubic feet. Gold for December delivery dropped by $2.60 to $1,932.50 per

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Gas International News Oil

AOG 2023 Commences with Minister Diamantino Azevedo’s Inaugural Address

Under the theme ‘Energy Security, Decarbonization, and Sustainable Development,’ the fourth edition of the Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2023 Conference and Exhibition officially kicked off with addresses by Angola’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum, and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo; Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Minister of Hydrocarbons, Didier Budimbu Ntubuanga; OPEC Secretary-General, Haitham al Ghais, and Executive Chairman for the African Energy Chamber, NJ Ayuk. The Opening Ceremony also featured a Special Address by

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Economy International News Oil

Dollar and Oil Prices Decline While Gold Surges on Tuesday

Benchmark US crude oil for October delivery rose $1.55 to $88.84 a barrel on Tuesday 12th of September,2023. Brent crude for November delivery rose $1.42 to $92.06 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for October delivery rose by 1 cent to $2.73 a gallon. October heating oil fell by 3 cents to $3.33 a gallon. October natural gas rose by 13 cents to $2.74 per 1,000 cubic feet. Gold for December delivery fell by $12.10 to $1,935.10

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International News Oil

International Oil Companies Invited by Iraq to Explore New Oil and Gas Opportunities

Iraq has invited global oil companies to bid for new oil and gas concession areas as part of its sixth round of licenses announced in June. In an address at an oil project conference and exhibition that was opened in the capital Baghdad on Sunday 10th September 2023, Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdel Ghani said Baghdad is pursuing a drive to maximize the country’s gas deposits to slash imports from nearby Iran. “We hope that

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International Renewable Energy

G20 Divided on Oil as Renewable Energy Commitment Triples

The future of fossil fuels, the main cause of the increasingly severe climate crisis, is this year at the center of international negotiations that will culminate in December, at COP28. The G20 expressed itself, last Saturday, deeply divided in relation to oil, deciding not to call for an exit from fossil fuels, but rather to support, for the first time, the tripling of renewable energies by 2030. The G20’s commitment to renewable energies, reached at

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Diamonds International

Alrosa Finds Russia’s Largest Diamond in a Decade

Alrosa has recovered a 390.7-carat diamond from its Mayat mine in Yakutia, the largest gem-quality rough discovered in Russia in 10 years. The stone is irregularly shaped, bears a light color, and is bordered by a yellow-brown halo, the company said Sunday. The miner found the diamond during the night-washing of rough from the Ebelyakh portion of the deposit, along with a colorless diamond with a traditional octahedron shape weighing 37.7 carats. In 2013, Alrosa

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Gold International Mining

Thor Explorations Discovers Gold in Senegal

Canadian mining firm, Thor Explorations, has discovered gold at the Makosa project in Senegal. The firm announced the discovery of 23.35 grams of gold per ton from drillhole DTRC807, marking a significant milestone in the company’s ongoing exploration operations.  Thor Explorations CEO Segun Lawson said “The main purpose of the drilling has been to advance the project towards development by upgrading more of the resource to indicated classification and also to commence detailed metallurgical test work that is

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