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DANGOTE PETROLEUM REFINERY STARTS PRODUCTION

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has commenced production of diesel and aviation fuel. President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, elatedly thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his support, encouragement, and thoughtful advice towards the actualization of this project. Dangote also thanked the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and Nigerians for their support and belief in the historic project. “We

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Local News Petroleum

Sonangol confirms existence of Oil in the Cuanza onshore Basin

Sonangol confirmed, on Thursday, the existence of oil in almost the entire thickness of the Cuanza Onshore Basin, after drilling “considered very positive”. In a press release that was released today, the state oil company states that the discovery significantly increases the remaining potential of the Tobias field. “The production capacity of the well will be verified after tests are carried out to be carried out soon”, the note adds.  According to the document, the

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Mining Local News

Multinational Rio Tinto to explore base metals in Angola

The Angolan Government and the Anglo-Australian multinational Rio Tinto Explotation LTD will sign, next Wednesday, January 17th, a mining investment contract, for the prospecting and exploration of base metals. According to a source from the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, the project called “Moxico Concession” is located in the province of Moxico, and has an extension of 9,959 square kilometers. Operations in Angola Last year, the Australian multinational Rio Tinto, the second largest

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Oil Local News Petroleum

Minister of State: High price of a barrel of oil “no longer solves our problem”

The Minister of State for Economic Coordination, José de Lima Massano, stated, Wednesday, in Luanda, that the country is going through a moment in which it is not enough to just have “the highest price per barrel of oil or more oil production”, considering that “this is no longer what solves our problem”. When speaking at the 11th edition of CaféCIPRA, which is currently taking place under the theme “Impact of private investment in the

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Local News Oil Petroleum

Sonangol confirms additional oil in “Block Kon 11”

Sonangol announced, on Thursday 11th January, in a statement, that it had confirmed the prevalence of oil in a second evaluation well in Block 11 of the Kwanza Onshore Basin, called Kon 11, after drilling operations concluded on December 21, 2023. The document indicates that the operations were carried out by the   Exploration and Production Business Unit (UNEP), having occurred “at a considerable depth” and that the drilling, considered “very positive”, resulted in the confirmation of

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Diamonds Economy Local News

Endiama Initiates Asset Assessment and Capital Dispersion Strategy for Stock Exchange Debut in 2027

The National Diamond Company of Angola (Endiama) is quantifying the assets, heritage and reserves of all companies and concessions linked to the group, with part of the process for the dispersion of its capital on the stock exchange, starting in 2027. The information was provided by the chairman of the company’s Board of Directors, Ganga Júnior, in an interview given to the publication “The Energy Year”, in which he presented an overview of the company’s

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International News Oil Petroleum

Galp Makes Light Oil Discovery at Namibia’s Mopane-1X Well

Portuguese multinational energy corporation Galp – alongside project partners the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) and energy company Custos – has announced the discovery of light oil at the Mopane-1X well in Namibia. Located in Petroleum Exploration License (PEL) 83 in the Orange Basin, the discovery is the sixth in the country since 2022. According to Galp, drilling operations revealed a column of light oil in high quality reservoir-bearing sands. The project partners will

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Local News Transport and Logistics

Port of Lobito Records Improved Ship Movements

Angola’s second largest port, the Port of Lobito, has recorded an increase of 7.57% in ship movement since 2022, with 351 ships docked at the port handling 1,332,451 tons of cargo in 2023. Announced by Celso Rosas, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Port of Lobito, it was highlighted that the port collected revenues of more than $16.6 million in 2023. Despite an increase in ship movements, however, the Port of Lobito recorded

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International Gas News

Gimi FLNG Vessel to Arrive in Senegal this Week

Maritime infrastructure operator Golar LNG’s, Gimi Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) vessel is expected to arrive in Dakar, Senegal on 12 January, where it will serve the first phase of oil and gas supermajor bp’s, Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project, straddling the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal. Upon arrival, the FLNG vessel will be moored and connected to the GTA hub, where it will produce up to 2.7 million tons of Liquefied Natural Gas

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International News Renewable Energy

France Prioritizes Nuclear Over Renewables in New Energy Bill

France has introduced a new energy strategy that sees the development of up to 14 nuclear power plants to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The proposed draft law – set to be presented to the Cabinet next month – targets the construction of at least six new European Pressurized Reactors, while an additional eight reactors may be optioned to meet the country’s goal of reducing fossil fuel dependency from 60% to 40% by 2035. Despite

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