Sonangol, Angola’s National Oil Company, along with its partners, has inaugurated the first phase of the Caraculo Photovoltaic (PV) Plant, a 25 MW solar power plant located in Namibe Province. The inauguration ceremony, held on May 30, saw the presence of Angola’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, H.E. Diamantino Azevedo, Minister of Energy and Waters, H.E. João Baptista Borges, Governor of Namibe, Archer Mangueira, and officials from Sonangol and Eni, an oil and
Tanzania has revised the cost of its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project upwards, estimating the total cost of the large-scale project to be $42 billion. Initially projected at $30 billion, Felchesmi Jossen Mramb, Permanent Secretary in Tanzania’s Ministry of Energy explained that, “The recent technical analysis shows that offshore drilling and piping will push the project to $42 billion,” making the development the largest energy project in Southern and Eastern Africa. Developed by energy majors Shell
Boasting the sixth-largest lithium reserves globally and representing one of Africa’s biggest producers of the commodity, Zimbabwe is poised to play a crucial role in advancing the global energy transition through the supply of lithium and related products. With untapped resources, a national agenda to develop the entire lithium value chain, and new investment flowing inwards due to growing global demand, the country is well on its way to becoming a global lithium hub. Untapped
Emirati companies Fertiglobe and Masdar, along with French firm ENGIE, are in discussions to establish a major green hydrogen plant in Abu Dhabi The proposed plant would have a production capacity of 100 to 200 megawatts. The green hydrogen initiative is part of Fertiglobe’s ambitious agenda for the upcoming COP28 climate summit, scheduled to take place in the UAE later this year. According to Fertiglobe CEO Ahmed El-Hoshy, the company is currently assessing additional projects aimed at green hydrogen and blue
Historically, oil and gas projects have been known to experience delays ranging from 5% to 20% of the project duration due to project complexity, significant capital requirements, and the multi-faceted nature of developments. In 2023, oil and gas projects across Africa are experiencing even further delays, a trend detailed in the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) recent market-focused report, The State of African Energy Q1, 2023 Outlook. The report paints a revealing picture of the challenges
The Ministry of Mineral Resources, Petroleum, and Gas encourages oil companies operating in the country to develop strategic measures to address oil spills. To achieve this goal, it is recommended that the regulations outlined in the National Contingency Plan for Oil Spills be adhered to in order to prevent harm to the environment. During a press statement at the conclusion of the ExxonMobil-sponsored Regional Exercise on Level Three Oil Spill Response, which was attended by
The executive president of the distributor of fuels and other oil derivatives Pumangol, Ivanilson Machado, declared that, despite the current circumstances of difficult balancing of the economic balance due to the difficulties inherent in subsidizing fuel prices, due to the delay in liberalizing prices, the company remains committed to developing its sustained growth strategy. Evanilson Machado made these statements on the sidelines of the inauguration of the company’s 80th filling station, in Luanda, at the
A barrel of Brent oil, a reference to Angolan exports, was traded yesterday until around 5 pm in Angola, at the price of US$78.29.Until that moment, the price represented an appreciation of 2.19 dollars, equivalent to 2.88 percent when compared to 76.1 dollars the day before. As can be seen from the indicators on the Investing.com platform, Monday’s trading peaked at $78.58. Over the past few days, oil prices have been steadily easing on fears
US oil company ExxonMobil is expected to leave Equatorial Guinea in 2026, after reducing production at the Zafiro well to 15,000 barrels per day. “We are currently evaluating the best way to leave, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons”, confirmed a spokeswoman for ExxonMobil, after news from the specialized press that reported the complete exit from the country. ExxonMobil reduced production in the Zafiro field from 45,000 to 15,000 barrels of
OPEC Member Countries and Non-OPEC Crude Oil Producers (OPEC+) decided to reduce oil production by two million barrels per day, considering that the measure had “a positive impact on the market, as it allowed to counter the decline market prices”. In a statement to the press on the latest production readjustment sent, this Wednesday, to Jornal de Angola Online by the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, it is read that in a period
