Supply zones filled one day prior the new price list The last hours of yesterday June 1st were marked by enormous queues of motorists looking to refuel their vehicles before the new gasoline pricing came into effect. A long line of motorists eager to refuel their vehicles for the last time at the price of 160 kwanzas was observed in Ilha de Luanda, considering that starting today, gasoline will cost 300 kwanzas per liter. The
India and China’s purchases of Russian crude oil in May are seen to have breached all-time highs. As buyers including these two big economies gorged on discounted supplies from Russia, it led to a fall in demand for oil from the Middle East and Africa, news agency Reuters reported citing ship tracking data. China, world’s No. 1 crude importer, India (world No. 3) are top buyers of Russian oil. In May In May, these two
State-owned Kuwait Oil Co (KOC) has announced plans to award 22 projects to local and foreign firms in the next few months, Zawya Projects reported, citing the Arabic language daily Alanba. KOC, which manages the OPEC member’s upstream oil industry, will gradually award those contracts after they are approved by the Central Agency for Public Tenders. The projects include installation of pipelines at KOC’s facilities in West Kuwait, providing maintenance services at KOC’s export terminals, building pipelines at Jurassic
Global oil and gas major TotalEnergies has renewed its production license for the OML 130 block offshore Nigeria with an additional 20 years. Commenting on the development, Henri-Max Ndong-Nzue, Senior Vice President Africa, Exploration and Production at TotalEnergies, said the renewal of the license will enable the firm to improve its contribution towards the development of the West African country’s hydrocarbons resources for energy security, economic growth and energy poverty alleviation. “This 20-year extension will enable us
Cairn Oil & Gas, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources owned by billionaire Anil Agarwal, has announced that its reserves and resources portfolio in India has surpassed 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe), according to media reports. This milestone makes Cairn Oil & Gas the largest private oil and gas company in India. The company has identified 20 new development projects to bring a significant portion of its resources into production within the country. The
In 2022, the African continent experienced the worst refined fuel supply crisis in the past 40 years. Although Nigeria is a major oil producer, it lacks the capacity to refine this raw material, so the country is forced to import it. One day after Nigerian President Bola Tinubu announced the end of fuel subsidies in his inauguration speech, most fuel stations closed. According to international press reports, on Tuesday, there were long queues of drivers
The Brent crude oil barrel, which serves as a reference for Angolan exports, was being traded at $76.56 until noon on Monday. This value is still above the $75 reference price set in the 2023 General State Budget (OGE), contrary to what we reported in our Sunday edition, where we mistakenly presented a price of $85. The daily variation ranged between $76.17 and $77.83, according to investing.com. It is already known, according to OPEC’s positions,
President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, announced on Monday the intention to remove fuel subsidies without setting a deadline. According to the BBC, at a time when inflation is reaching high levels in the country, the newly inaugurated Nigerian Head of State intends to end fuel subsidies to relieve the pressure on public finances. This measure will increase the cost of living in Nigeria, which, despite being rich in oil, does not have the capacity to
As the primary driver of its economy, the local content regime for the oil and gas sector in Angola is heavily dependent on a robust and efficient financial sector. Exploration and production (E&P) of the country’s oil and gas resources have set the stage for a strong economic outlook for Angola, with the country’s GDP projected to grow 5% between 2023 and 2026. As such, domestic financiers and insurers have called for increased synergy between
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited has announced the resumption of an oil drilling campaign at its Wadi-B well in Nigeria’s Borno State. The drilling activities had been inactive for several decades due to a lack of sufficient commercial oil quantities. The Group Managing Director (GMD) of NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari, stated that the company will adopt a new approach to exploration and conduct a comprehensive evaluation of all frontier basins in Nigeria. This
