In a bid to strengthen its foreign reserves, Tanzania has called upon the country’s gold exporters to contribute to national efforts. According to Reuters, Tanzania’s mining regulator has mandated all gold-exporting companies to allocate at least 20% of their gold to the Central Bank of Tanzania (BoT). This initiative aims to support the bank’s strategy to diversify its foreign reserves. The central bank began acquiring gold from local traders and miners in the previous fiscal
In global finance, few metrics carry as much weight as a country’s foreign exchange and gold reserves. These reserves are like a financial safety net, helping countries weather economic storms, stabilize their currencies, and handle international debts. In global finance, few metrics carry as much weight as a country’s foreign exchange and gold reserves. These reserves are like a financial safety net, helping countries weather economic storms, stabilize their currencies, and handle international debts. At
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi believes that French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies is waiting for the results of the upcoming presidential, parliamentary, and provincial elections, scheduled for 9 October, before restarting its liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Cabo Delgado province. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday at the end of a four-day visit to New York, where he attended the United Nations General Assembly, Nyusi noted that TotalEnergies remains committed to resuming the project but
Uganda has received its first batch of line pipes for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The shipment arrived on Monday at the pipe yard in Kyotera District, following Tanzania’s earlier receipt of its initial batch for the joint project. This delivery of coated line pipes signals Uganda’s commitment to meeting the EACOP’s target date for full operations in 2026. According to the East African, the coating factory in Nzega, located in Tanzania’s Tabora
Italian oil company Eni has announced plans to begin onshore exploratory drilling in Libya’s Ghadames Basin next month, with an offshore drilling campaign in the Sirte Basin slated to start by late 2025. At the Libyan-Italian roundtable in Rome, Martina Obizzi, President of Eni’s North Africa and Levant region, underscored the significance of exploration in the energy sector. “Exploration is a key pillar of the energy industry,” Obizzi stated, as reported by Energy Capital &
Walter Kansteiner, Vice President of ExxonMobil, announced on Tuesday that the technical design for the natural gas extraction project in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, is expected to be completed within the next year. ExxonMobil is spearheading the construction and operation of all future natural gas liquefaction facilities for the Rovuma Basin Area 4 deep-water block, which is located off the Cabo Delgado coast. This project is operated by Mozambique Rovuma Venture (MRV), a joint venture
ExxonMobil expects to complete the technical design of its natural gas extraction project in northern Mozambique within the next year, according to Walter Kansteiner, the company’s Vice President for International Government Relations. Kansteiner made the announcement yesterday in New York after a meeting with the Mozambican President, who was concluding a visit to the United States. “We have announced our Front End Engineering Design (FEED), which is our advanced engineering and design phase. This process
ExxonMobil Corp has announced a $10 billion investment in offshore oil operations as part of a renewed commitment to Nigeria, Africa’s fourth-largest economy. This announcement was made by Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, following a meeting with ExxonMobil executives at the ongoing 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. This development comes despite Exxon’s recent agreement to sell its onshore assets to Seplat Energy for $1.3 billion and a downsizing of
Gem Diamonds has uncovered a remarkable 212.91-carat rough diamond at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, marking the 13th stone over 100 carats discovered by the company this year. The high-quality, type II diamond was found on September 19, just two weeks after the recovery of a 126.21-carat rough, making it the fifth large diamond retrieved in a little over a month. Earlier in September, the company also discovered a 122.20-carat stone, following a 129.71-carat rough
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has emphasized that now is the opportune moment for Nigeria to eliminate its fuel subsidy, especially as his refinery’s gasoline production is set to alleviate pressure on the nation’s struggling currency. In an interview with Bloomberg Television in New York on Monday, Dangote stated, “Subsidy is a very sensitive issue. Once you are subsidizing something, people will inflate the price, and the government will end up paying more than it
