The United Arab Emirates reaffirmed its commitment to “voluntary collective and individual adjustments” in oil production, as reported by the Saudi state news agency on Saturday 7th of October, 2023. It emphasized that the Oil Ministers of the six countries gathered on the sidelines of the MENA UN Climate Week event in Riyadh. Furthermore, the ministers reiterated the willingness of the Declaration of Cooperation (DoC) countries to take “additional measures at any time in their
Gold miner Gold Fields will spend up to A$15 million to earn a 75% interest in the Edinburgh Park gold project, in north Queensland, owned by ASX-listed Great Southern Mining. Under the earn-in agreement, Gold Fields will sole-fund up to A$15 million in exploration expenditure over a six-year period, to earn the majority stake in the project, which incorporates nine granted exploration licences and two exploration licence applications covering 1,750 km2. The licences surround the
The Antonini Group, an Italian engineering and construction company, has secured a $217 million contract for the construction of the Sabratha platform compression project in Libya. The project, commissioned by the Mellitah Oil and Gas Company a joint venture between Libya’s state-owned National Oil Corporation and the Italian firm Eniv will involve the creation of a compression unit to be installed on a gas platform situated 42 m above sea level and 120 m from
Oil prices surge 4% amidst escalating Israel-Hamas conflict The Israel-Hamas conflict drives oil prices up 4%, reaching $88.41 per barrel. Saudi Arabia calls for de-escalation amidst rising tensions. During the early hours of Saturday 7th October 2023, coinciding with a significant Jewish holiday, the Palestinian militant group Hamas initiated a multifaceted incursion into Israel, utilizing land, sea, and air, including paragliders. This attack occurred shortly after thousands of rockets had been launched from Gaza into
Joseph Anis, President and CEO of GE Vernova’s Gas Power business for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, sheds light on the emerging economic and environmental prospects associated with flare gas and related technologies in the MENA region. Globally, substantial volumes of natural gas are annually flared or released into the atmosphere at oil production sites, contributing to significant carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane emissions equivalent to the output of 83 million cars, as estimated
The Brent oil price for December delivery rose 0.64% to $84.57, according to the last update at 12:39 on October 8, 2023, in the London futures market. The North Sea crude, a benchmark in Europe and Angola, ended the session on the International Exchange Futures trading at 54 cents above the $84.03 it closed at last Thursday. Brent rebounded on Friday after positive economic data from the United States was released, which improved expectations for
ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company, which holds a 40% interest in the Lulo mine, in Angola, and a 70% interest in the Mothae mine, in Lesotho, has appointed Nick Selby as CEO and MD. Selby has served as interim CEO since August, following former CEO and MD Stephen Wetherall‘s resignation. Selby, an extraction metallurgist, joined Lucapa in October 2014 as COO and was appointed executive director of operations in September 2017. He began his career with De Beers, where
Anglo American unit De Beers and Botswana’s government signed a deal covering the main aspects of a new sales and mining agreement for their Debswana diamond venture in the African nation. The pact covers a new ten-year sales deal for Debswana’s rough diamond production through to 2033, along with a 25-year extension to the Debswana mining licences through to 2054, De Beers and the Botswana government said in a joint statement on Sunday. The latest incident happened in Chegutu, some 100 km
ENDIAMA has held a meeting, last month in Dundo- Lunda Norte province, to take stock of the half-yearly diamond production of the mining companies operating in Angola. In addition to maximizing the exchange of experiences, the aim of the meeting was to evaluate the functioning and discuss the procedures applied by the diamond producing companies. The event was led by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ENDIAMA- E.P, Ganga Júnior, and was also
The Indian diamond sector has recommended a two-month freeze on rough imports, its most drastic emergency measure since the Covid-19 crisis. The pause will run from October 15 to December 15, five leading trade organizations said in a joint statement. They came to the decision at a meeting of more than 100 industry representatives the same day, and said they would review the situation in the first week of December. The move is a response
