An appeal regarding the contentious oil projects in Tanzania and Uganda by the energy corporation TotalEnergies was dismissed by a French court on yesterday, 28th February In the two projects, the Tilenga oil development and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, six French and Ugandan activist organizations accuse the French firm of not doing all possible to safeguard people and the environment (Eacop). Both TotalEnergies and the plaintiff organizations were silent as of press time.
An official from Botswana’s finance ministry stated today 1st March that Botswana anticipates its mining sector’s production to remain flat this year as the diamond business loses its luster as a result of a decline in consumer spending and reduced demand for diamond jewelry. In 2022, the total mining production increased by 8.2%. Although Botswana is the continent’s biggest producer of diamonds, this year’s improvements in copper and coal will not make up for the
Energy engineering and technology company TechnipFMC announced that it has secured a $250 million contract with oil and gas multinational TotalEnergies for the engineering, procurement and supply of flowlines and connectors for the Girassol Life Extension (Girlfex) project. , located in Angola offshore Block 17. According to a document that JA had access to, the installation of flexible pipes is expected to extend the useful life of the Girassol field, bypassing the outdated rigid pipe
One hundred and fourteen young people recently concluded, in the city of Saurimo, province of Lunda-Sul, training in diamond cutting at the Training Center in Evaluation and Lapidation of the National Diamantifer Society (Sodiam). In the message, during the ceremony for awarding certificates to the finalists of the first and second cycles, the recent graduates expressed their “willingness and availability” to face new challenges and contribute to the development of the diamond subsector in Angola.
The minister of Education, Luisa Grilo, inaugurated Thursday, 23, in Namibe province a primary school No. 113, named after “Manuel Francisco Peú”, which is located at Valódia neighborhood, in the Moçâmedes municipality. Fully equipped, the school was built from scratch with funding from SODIAM – E.P., and it is the result of a protocol signed between the government of that province, the National Company of Diamond Commercialization of Angola and Fundação Brilhante, the social face
The minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, will travelled this Friday, 24, to the province of Lunda Sul, for a two-day visit, where he inaugurated a school for Primary Education and the First Cycle of Secondary Education, with a capacity to accommodate 1080 students. The construction of the school, fully equipped, took eight months and was funded by SODIAM-E.P., valued at over 800 million kwanzas. According to a press release, Diamantino Azevedo
Sonangol has already sold a total of 24 assets, which yielded 130 million dollars, and is in negotiations to privatize another seven year, the chairman of the board of directors of the state-owned oil company said last Friday, 24th February. “This total of alienated assets allows us to say we have contracted, in terms of alienation, the equivalent of a collection of 130 million dollars”, said Gasper Martins, in a press conference. The chairman of
The Institute for Development and Economic Planning (IDEP) held on Saturday 25 February a webinar on “How Africa can go green through a clean energy strategy” in preparation for the 9th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development scheduled to take place in Niamey (Niger) from 28 February to March 2nd, 2023. Urbanization and population growth are putting intense pressure on Africa’s energy infrastructure. Demand is significantly outstripping supply leading to power cuts
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) the voice of the African energy sector – in partnership with global energy market research and intelligence company S&P will host the Dubai leg of the Invest in African Energy event on March 30, to showcase investment and partnership opportunities across Africa’s burgeoning energy sector. Following successful Invest in African Energy receptions held across Europe in London (U.K.) Oslo (Norway) and Frankfurt (Germany) in 2023, the Dubai edition aims to enhance energy cooperation
Lucapa Diamond Company Limited (ASX: LOM), along with its Lulo partners Endiama and Rosas & Petalas, have announced the discovery of a 150-carat white Type IIa diamond from the Lulo Alluvial Mine in Angola. This marks the 36th time a diamond of over 100 carats has been recovered at Lulo, with the 150-carat diamond being the fifth such discovery in Mining Block 28 (“MB28”). In addition, Lucapa has received the dividend approved by the shareholders
