The Brent crude oil, which serves as a benchmark for Angolan exports, traded lower on Wednesday 26th July, hovering around $82.80 per barrel. Price falls by 0.40 percent This price represents approximately 0.40 percent below the previous day’s quotes when it had reached highs not seen in several months. For example, Angola, one of the major oil exporters in Africa, along with Nigeria, has set a reference price of $75 per barrel for OGE/2023, which
The President of the Executive Committee of Sonangol’s Trading and Shipping Business Unit, Luís Manuel, stated on Tuesday in Luanda that the country’s oil production has remained stable and without significant declines in recent times, thanks to various ongoing actions. According to the manager, as reported to Lusa, oil production has remained stagnant for quite some time. “A series of actions have been taken to stabilize the declining progress. If you have been following, there
Oil prices remained stable on Tuesday 25th July, hovering around three-month highs, influenced by market developments such as signs of tighter supply and promises from Chinese authorities to strengthen the world’s second-largest economy, alongside lackluster Western economic data. Brent futures remained unchanged at $82.74 per barrel midway through the session, while U.S. crude oil, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), rose 1 cent, or 0.01 percentage point, to $78.75. Crude prices have already recorded four consecutive weekly
The Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) conference and exhibition was officially launched in Luanda by event organizer Energy Capital & Power (ECP) alongside the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas and partners including the National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG); the Oil Derivatives Regulatory Institute (IRDP); and national oil company Sonangol. The event was attended by key stakeholders from across the public and private sectors as well as media, and served to kickstart
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
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,
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
Russian oil and gas revenues in July, projecting a 60% rise from May receipts to 844 billion roubles ($9.3 billion). The boost in income is attributed to cyclical patterns and is expected to help alleviate Moscow’s budget deficit, which reached 2.6 trillion roubles ($28.7 billion) in the first half of the year. Russia’s Finance Minister, Anton Siluanov, had previously acknowledged that the country’s budget deficit in the coming year might exceed the expected 2% of
