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Uganda Moves Closer to $4 Billion Oil Refinery with UAE-Backed Partner

Uganda Advances $4B National Oil Refinery Project to Strengthen Regional Fuel Supply Uganda’s long-awaited national oil refinery has entered a critical phase, with the government nearing a $4 billion partnership with UAE-backed investor Alpha MBM Investments LLC, a development that could transform fuel supply dynamics across East Africa. After more than a decade of delays, the project is progressing toward a Final Investment Decision (FID), expected by July 2026, following the signing of key agreements

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Gold International News

Uganda’s Gold Exports Soar, Surpassing Coffee to Become Top Foreign Exchange Earner

Uganda’s Gold Exports Jump 76% to $5.8 Billion, Overtaking Coffee as Leading Export Uganda’s gold exports surged by 75.8% in 2025, reaching approximately $5.8 billion, marking a rapid transformation in the country’s export profile as gold overtook coffee as the leading source of foreign exchange. Data from the Bank of Uganda show shipments rose from about $3.3 billion in 2024, driven largely by record international gold prices that attracted new traders into the sector. Adam

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International Oil Petroleum

Senegal Cancels Atlas Oranto Petroleum License Over Inactivity and Financial Defaults

Senegal Revokes Cayar Offshore Shallow License from Atlas Oranto Petroleum The Senegalese government has officially withdrawn the Cayar Offshore Shallow exploration license from Atlas Oranto Petroleum, citing the company’s failure to provide required bank guarantees and limited exploration activity since the block was awarded in 2008, despite multiple deadline extensions. The offshore license covers approximately 3,600 square kilometers north of the Dakar peninsula. Industry data indicate the area is oil-prone but remains largely unexplored, with

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Corporate News Gas International

Seplat Starts Gas Production at 300 MMscfd ANOH Project in Nigeria

Seplat Brings ANOH Gas Project Onstream, Strengthening Nigeria’s Domestic Gas Supply Seplat Energy, Nigeria’s leading independent energy company, has confirmed the start of gas production at its ANOH gas project, a 300 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) facility that is expected to play a key role in boosting domestic gas supply and reducing routine flaring in the Niger Delta. Following completion of the 11-kilometer Indorama gas export pipeline and receipt of regulatory approval

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Corporate News International Oil

Dangote Awards $350 Million Contract to Expand Lekki Refinery into Global Mega-Complex

Dangote Group Selects Engineers India for $350m Expansion of Lekki Refinery to 1.4 Million bpd Nigeria’s Dangote Group has awarded a $350 million contract to Engineers India Limited (EIL) to significantly expand its Lekki oil refinery, a move that would increase capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day and reinforce Nigeria’s ambition to become a regional hub for refined petroleum products. Under the agreement, the Indian state-owned engineering firm will deliver a second processing train

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Corporate News International Oil

Eni and Partners Launch Libya’s First Deepwater Offshore Exploration Well

Eni, NOC, and BP Begin Deepwater Drilling in Libya’s Gulf of Sirte Eni North Africa and its partners, including Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), BP, and the Libyan Investment Authority, have begun drilling their first deepwater exploration well offshore Libya in the Gulf of Sirte, marking a significant step forward in the country’s offshore energy development. According to the NOC, drilling operations are being carried out using a drillship owned by Italian energy services company

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International News Oil

Cameroon’s Kribi Refinery Targets Early Start, Aiming to Cut Fuel Imports

Cameroon’s Kribi Oil Refinery to Begin Partial Operations in 2026, Nearly Two Years Ahead of Schedule Cameroon’s Kribi oil refinery is set to begin partial operations in the second half of 2026, almost two years earlier than its originally planned start date of June 2028, marking a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to strengthen energy security. In its initial phase, the refinery is expected to process around 10,000 barrels of crude oil per day—approximately

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Corporate News International Oil

TotalEnergies Resumes Exit from Nigeria’s Onshore Oil Assets with New Sale Agreement

TotalEnergies Agrees to Sell 10% Stake in Nigeria’s SPDC Asset to Vaaris After Failed 2024 Deal TotalEnergies has reached an agreement to sell its 10 percent non-operated stake in Nigeria’s onshore SPDC asset—now restructured as the Renaissance joint venture—to Vaaris, reviving its strategy to divest from mature onshore oil operations in the country. The deal comes after the collapse of a proposed sale last year to Mauritius-based Chappal Energies, which was blocked by Nigerian regulators

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Diamonds Corporate News International

Rare 42-Carat Blue Diamond Discovered at South Africa’s Cullinan Mine

Cullinan Mine Unveils 42-Carat Type IIb Blue Diamond Valued at $40 Million A rare blue diamond weighing 41.82 carats has been discovered at South Africa’s historic Cullinan Mine, reinforcing the site’s reputation for producing some of the world’s most exceptional coloured diamonds. Industry experts estimate the stone could fetch $30–$40 million at auction. Petra Diamonds, which operates the mine approximately 20 miles east of Pretoria, described the find as a “type IIb blue diamond of

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International News Oil Petroleum

Zambia and Tanzania Strengthen Petroleum Cooperation in High-Level Talks

Zambia, Tanzania Agree on Fuel Supply Arrangements to Secure Petroleum Deliveries via TAZAMA Pipeline The Ministers of Energy of Zambia and Tanzania today held a high-level bilateral meeting in Dar es Salaam, reaffirming their long-standing partnership in petroleum cooperation and regional energy security. The engagement brought together senior government officials from both countries to deliberate on petroleum supply logistics, infrastructure management, and policy coordination, with a shared goal of ensuring a stable and reliable fuel

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