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Natural Gas Drives Algerian Economic Diversification

Algeria serves as a blueprint for how other gas-rich countries in Africa can leverage their resources to stimulate development across various sectors of the economy. The country has positioned its gas sector as a key driver of economic diversification, using revenue generated from Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exports to advance industrialization and electrification while correspondingly bolstering sustainability through renewable energy developments. Advancing Renewable Energy Developments With lack of investment representing a major barrier for most

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Afreximbank’s Trade Finance Head to Lead Energy Investment Dialogue at AOG 2023

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

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TotalEnergies’ $27 Billion Deal Details Revealed by Iraq

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

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TotalEnergies and Partners Expand the PSC for Algerian Onshore Blocks

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,

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Stalemate at G20 Summit: No Consensus Reached on Fossil Fuels

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

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National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) Encourages Increased Investment in the Oil and Gas Sector

The President of the National Agency for Oil, Gas, and Biofuels (ANPG), Paulino Jerónimo, appealed on Thursday in Luanda for oil companies to continue investing in the Oil and Gas sector to increase production levels so that the country can surpass the current levels evaluated at one million and 100 barrels per day. The CEO of ANPG, who spoke at the closing of the Sustainability Forum in the Petroleum sector, part of the Oil and

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Rio Tinto Invests in Malawian Graphite Project

Anglo-Australian multinational company Rio Tinto has announced its investment of A$40.4 million in the mining firm Sovereign Metals Limited. This investment will allow Rio Tinto to acquire a 15% stake in Sovereign and provide the necessary funding to advance the Kasiya Rutile-Graphite Project in Malawi. In a press release, Ben Stoikovich, Chairman of Sovereign, described the agreement with Rio Tinto as a landmark one, highlighting the potential for Kasiya to become a globally significant supplier

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Lucara provides Karowe underground expansion project update

Lucara Diamond Corp. has provided an update on the Karowe Underground Expansion project (the UGP). The Karowe UGP is designed to access the highest value portion of the Karowe orebody, extend the mine life to at least 2040, and deliver approximately US$4 billion in additional revenues using conservative diamond price assumptions which are unescalated and exclude exceptional stone revenues. Management initiated an update to the UGP schedule and budget in response to a slower than

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Saudi Arabia announces major change to overseas hiring

Saudi Arabia has made a major change to the skills required of some international workers. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD) has announced the launch of the Skill Verification Program (SVP) in Sri Lanka for five out of the 23 targeted professional specializations. The professional specializations included in the SVP are plumbing, electricity, automotive electricity, automotive mechanics, and refrigeration and air conditioning. The SVP expansion into Sri Lanka comes as part of

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Zambia’s Muntanga Uranium Project Increases Resources to 36.5 Mlb

Mineral resource company GoviEx Uranium has announced an increase in open-pit mineral resources at the company’s Muntanga uranium mine, located in southern Zambia. Comprising three mining permits, the Muntanga project contains five deposits: Dibbwi, Dibbwi East, Muntanga, Gwabi, and Njame. A 2023 updated Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) shows constrained total pit resources to measure 36.5 million pounds (Mlb) of uranium, with the quality of the resource considerably higher than previous estimates. Of the total 36.5

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