Crude oil prices have rallied over 12 percent this month so far, aiming for the best month since January 2022. On the daily chart, WTI broke above the 200-day moving average, a level not seen since August 2022. This recent surge has been bolstered by a near-term rising trendline from the end of June. WTI crude oil prices rose about 2.8 percent on Monday, marking the strongest 24-hour period since June 13th. If this push
Gwen Mwaba, Director & Global Head of Trade Finance at the supranational multilateral financial institution, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), will speak at this year’s edition of the Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) conference scheduled for 13 to14 September in Luanda. The event is organized by Energy Capital & Power (ECP) and takes place under the theme ‘Angola Oil & Gas: Energy Security, Decarbonization and Sustainable Development.’ AOG 2023 will host Mwaba in high-level panel discussions
Russian state-owned atomic energy corporation Rosatom has announced plans to start mining uranium in Namibia by 2029. The corporation through its global mining company, Uranium One plans to complete the prospecting and exploration phase of the project by 2026, dubbed the Wings project. Exploration started in 2010, with geological studies conducted between 2018 and 2021, confirming the presence of a large sandstone-type uranium deposit. With an initially projected lifespan of 25 years, the project will
A $27-billion agreement signed between Iraq and France’s oil giant TotalEnergies will support Iraq’s plans to expand its crude oil output and petrochemical industries, the Iraqi Oil Ministry said in a report on Tuesday. The agreement, which involves four major projects, will also significantly boost Iraq’s revenue and allow it to avoid wasting its gas wealth by ending flaring practices. “This is a strategic package that will largely support the Iraqi economy… it will help
The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil, which serves as a reference for Angolan exports, for delivery in September, ended today in the London futures market with an increase of 2.06%, reaching $82.74. File Brent maintained its upward trend as investors awaited the decisions that the European and US central banks will make this week regarding their respective benchmark interest rates. Analysts are confident in the maintenance of oil demand, even in the
Saudi Arabia’s investments in the oil sector are expected to accelerate further as top Saudi and Iraqi officials met in Baghdad. Aramco officials accompanied the Saudi minister and reviewed several investment opportunities in the energy sector, exploratory sites, and refining facilities, Arab News reported. The state news agency reported that Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani welcomed Saudi companies to invest in various sectors, including energy refining and infrastructure. According to the Iraqi News Agency,
Algerian National Oil Company Sonatrach has extended a production sharing contract (PSC) with majors TotalEnergies and Eni, and U.S. petroleum company Occidental Petroleum for blocks 404a and 208 with an additional 25 years in Algeria’s Berkine Basin. The extension of the PSC will enable the four parties to develop additional liquid hydrocarbon resources while reducing the carbon intensity of the blocks through the deployment of a carbon reduction-dedicated program. “This new contract on Berkine asset,
Energy ministers from G20 countries met on Saturday in India without reaching an agreement on a timeline to progressively reduce reliance on fossil fuels (oil, gas, and coal). Justifying the impasse, India, which currently presides over the G20 (comprising the 19 largest economies in the world and the European Union) until November, explained that some members wanted “a continuous reduction of fossil fuels” without relying on carbon capture or storage devices, “in accordance with different
The consultancy forecasts that Angola’s oil production will decrease by 1.6 percent this year to 1.12 million barrels per day, despite the recent reduction in production due to maintenance. .Due to the lost production in the Dalia field in February and March, we predict a 1.6 percent decrease in oil production, down to 1.12 million barrels per day in 2023,” according to a comment on the latest data about the sector in the country, which
The Brent crude oil barrel, which is a reference for Angolan exports, starts the week with a price of 80.88 dollars, the same value at which it closed in the previous trading sessions. Experiencing an increase of 1.25 dollars (1.57 percent) compared to the previous closing price, the Brent crude oil, during the period from June 23rd to July 21st, recorded an average price of 77.28 dollars. The highest price reached was 81.75 dollars, while
