Dangote Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot price of premium motor spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, to N899.50 per litre. This follows a previous price adjustment to N970 per litre on November 24. Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief...

Brent oil futures for delivery in February 2025 closed at $73.14 yesterday, down from $73.91 at the start of the trading session. This decline represents a 1.04% decrease, translating to a drop of approximately 77 cents. In the 2025 State...

Angola’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum, and Gas, Diamantino Pedro Azevedo, has been named “African Minister of the Year 2024” by Leadership Magazine, a UK-based publication. According to sources from Jornal Economia & Finanças in the editorial office of Leadership...

In November, Angola produced over 33.8 million barrels of oil, averaging approximately 1.1 million barrels per day, according to the National Agency for Oil, Gas, and Biofuels (ANPG). The official monthly report on oil production, accessed by VerAngola, revealed that...

Houston-based VAALCO Energy has signed a contract with UK-based Borr Drilling to provide a jack-up rig for its 2025/2026 drilling program off the coast of Gabon. This partnership signals a rise in offshore drilling activity across Africa and reflects the...

Angolan President João Lourenço visited South Africa last week to strengthen economic ties and explore strategic partnerships between the two nations. The visit aimed to enhance bilateral trade and investment, focusing on key sectors such as energy, mining, infrastructure, and...

Shell, through its Nigerian subsidiary Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited, has made a Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Bonga North Deepwater Development in Nigeria. This project, an extension of the active Bonga field in OML 118, is...

Canada-headquartered Lucara Diamond Corp has named two extraordinary diamonds recovered at its Karowe mine in Botswana. The 2,488-carat diamond, found in August, has been named Motswedi, which means “a water spring” or “the flow of underground water that emerges to...